Hollering Out My Opinions

Jul 03

Yes, it’s true. I love musicals. I once flew into NYC for one day, just to see Bye, Bye, Birdie. What? John Stamos is a hunk. I have no regrets, other than him not reading my fan letter & performing the role of Albert Peterson in the nude.

Speaking of clothing, I nearly pissed my drawers when I read that the U.K. movie, Kinky Boots, is being made into a musical. Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Triology & La Cage Aux Folles) has written the book and Cyndi Lauper is writing the lyrics and music.

The website, playbill.com, provides the following synopsis.

“In Kinky Boots, Charlie Price is forced to step in and save his family’s shoe factory in Northern England, following the sudden death of his father. Help comes from the unlikeliest angel, a fabulous drag performer named Lola. Together, this improbable duo not only revitalizes the nearly bankrupt business, but helps one another grow into the men their fathers always dreamed their sons would become and transforms an entire community through the power of acceptance.”

It’s premiering in Chicago on October 2 and is expected to hit Broadway next year. Looks like I’ll be visiting Chicago this October.

If you stop by the musical’s website you can download “Sex is in the Heel”, one of the songs from the show.

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