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Kinky Boots – Bank Of America Theatre

Broadway-Preview Performance of “Kinky Boots” (Up to 38% Off). Five Showtimes Available.

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In a Nutshell

Mild-mannered shoe factory owner meets drag queen who might help save the family business; original score by Cyndi Lauper

The Fine Print

Musicals have always brought impossible dreams to life on stage, from cats that can talk to humans who can sing in public without feeling weird. Escape from reality with this GrouponLive deal to see Kinky Boots at Bank of America Theatre. This musical comedy premieres exclusively in Chicago before the production heads to New York for its Broadway debut. Seating will be in the orchestra, dress circle, or mezzanine sections. Choose from the following performances:

  • For $63, you get one ticket for Thursday, October 11, at 7:30 p.m. (up to a $100.45 value, including all fees).
  • For $69, you get one ticket for Friday, October 12, at 7:30 p.m. (up to a $110.71 value, including all fees).
  • For $69, you get one ticket for Saturday, October 13, at 2 p.m. (up to a $110.71 value, including all fees).
  • For $69, you get one ticket for Sunday, October 14, at 2 p.m. (up to a $110.71 value, including all fees).
  • For $63, you get one ticket for Sunday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. (up to a $100.45 value, including all fees).

Doors open 30 minutes before the show.

The Plot

Adapted from the 2005 film of the same name (itself based on a true story), Kinky Boots centers its story on Charlie Price, who has never liked shoes all that much and inherits his father’s shoe factory with a sense of resignation. The failing business has forced him to lay off many of his employees, including the beautiful and vivacious Lauren, but he still can’t bring himself to abandon what has been in the family for generations. When Charlie serendipitously strikes up a friendship with Lola—an upfront and fearless drag queen fed up with the flimsy heels of women’s footwear—he builds his new ally a pair of glossy boots from the sole up and realizes he has stumbled on an oft-forgotten but ravenously shoe-hungry market. Rehiring Lauren and recruiting Lola to the cause, Charlie aims to reinvigorate the family business—even if that means donning a pair of kinky boots himself.

The Players

Some of the biggest names in Broadway and pop culture form the creative team of this wacky yet heartfelt production. Scribed by ardent suffragette of gender-specific fun Cyndi Lauper and the legendary Broadway storyteller Harvey Fierstein, the score seamlessly shifts from classically orchestrated showstoppers to disco-flavored anthems to pop tunes that, in the words of star Billy Porter, “sound like something that could be on the radio today.” Rounding out the star-studded ranks of the behind-the-curtain team is director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, whose fancy footwork has earned seven Tony nominations, along with two wins.

Kinky Boots assembles a cast of familiar faces with diverse theater and television resumés to embody its eclectic characters. Stark Sands, a Tony Award nominee for his role in Journey’s End, endears himself to audiences as he wears the shoes of main character Charlie Price, and Annaleigh Ashford calls upon her screen time in the television series Legally Blonde to shine in the role of Lauren. No stranger to the Broadway stage, former Grease star Billy Porter channels all things glamorous as he takes on the role of the lovable drag queen Lola.

Bank of America Theatre

Whether you’re walking to or from Millennium Park, it’s difficult to miss Bank of America Theatre’s golden marquee, giant posters of upcoming shows, and the incandescent meteor impacted into its cornice. Built in 1906 by Broadway’s first benefactors, the Shubert brothers, the theater glitters from floor to ceiling with its crimson, gold-trimmed curtain and ornate, amber-colored rafters.

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Kinky Boots

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    Bank Of America Theatre

    18 W Monroe St.
    Chicago, Illinois 60602
    (312) 977-1701
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  • Contact Bank Of America Theatre at (312) 977-1701 for questions or hours.

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