CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THE UK TOUR OF KINKY BOOTS,
LONDON’S SMASH HIT AND WINNER OF EVERY MAJOR BEST
MUSICAL AWARD
Kinky Boots, the winner of every major Best Musical award, is pleased to announce casting for the upcoming UK tour. Callum Francis will play Lola until 15 December 2018 and Kayi Ushe will play the role from 17 December 2018. Paula Lane, known for her role as Kylie Platt in Coronation Street will play Lauren and Joel Harper-Jackson will play Charlie.
The tour will open at Royal & Derngate in Northampton on 19 September 2018, returning to the home of this heart-warming British story, whilst the West End production continues at the Adelphi Theatre until 12 January 2019.
Also joining the Kinky Boots cast will be Demitri Lampra (Don), Adam Price (George) Helen Ternent (Nicola) who will be accompanied by Charlie Allen, Nicola Avino, Lizzie Bea, Joshua St Clair, Connor Collins, Daniel Conway, Shaun Dalton, John Dempsey, Niki Evans, Mary Fox, Scarlet Gabriel, Damon Gould, George Grayson, Portia Harry, Joshua Lovell, Jacob McIntosh, Chileshe Mondelle, Alfie Parker, Fred Smiley, Toyan Thomas-Browne, Andy Watkins and Jason Winter
Current tour dates include:
Royal & Derngate, Northampton (19 September – 6 October 2018)
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (16 – 27 October 2018)
Newcastle Theatre Royal (29 October – 10 November 2018)
Manchester Opera House (12 November – 1 December 2018)
Edinburgh Playhouse (10 December 2018 – 5 January 2019)
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (14– 26 January 2019)
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on Trent (28 January – 9 February 2019)
Venue Cymru, Llandudno (11 – 16 February 2019)
New Theatre Oxford (18 – 23 February 2019)
Bristol Hippodrome (25 February – 9 March 2019)
Birmingham Hippodrome (11 – 23 March 2019)
Liverpool Empire (25 March – 6 April 2019)
Leeds Grand Theatre (8 April – 20 April 209)
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen (23 April – 4 May 2019)
Kings Theatre Glasgow (6 – 18 May 2019)
Theatre Royal Nottingham (27 May – 8 June 2019)
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield (10 – 22 June 2019)
Sunderland Empire (24 June – 6 July 2019)
Theatre Royal, Plymouth (8 July – 20 July 2019) – Public booking opens 13 July 2018
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (22 July – 3 August 2019)
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (3-14 September 2019)
Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre has become a favourite with UK theatregoers having won three Olivier Awards for Best New Musical, Best Costume Design and Best Actor in a Musical for Matt Henry who played Lola. Kinky Boots also won the London Evening Standard BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical as well as three WhatsOnStage Awards for Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical and Best Choreography.
With a book by Broadway legend and four-time Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage aux Folles), and songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind.
Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new
stilettos.
With direction and choreography by two-time Tony® Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Legally Blonde, Hairspray), Kinky Boots is the winner of every major Best Musical award including three Olivier Awards, three WhatsOnStage Awards as well as six Broadway Tony® Awards.
Callum Francis (Lola/Simon) most recently starred as Lola in the Australian Tour of Kinky Boots – for which he won the 2017 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical – direct from the Original London Production at the Adelphi Theatre. His other theatre credits include Miss Saigon (Prince Edward Theatre); The Lion King (Lyceum Theatre); Ghost (Piccadilly Theatre); Hair (European Tour); Ultimate Broadway (Shanghai Culture Square Theatre); Naked Boys Singing (Charing Cross Theatre) and Fame (Manchester Opera House).
Kayi Ushe (Lola/Simon) has several theatre credits including The Crucible, A Little Night Music (Storyhouse, Chester); Motown the Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre); Wonderland (UK Tour); The Book of Mormon (Prince of Wales Theatre); Avenue Q (UK Tour); Kisses on a Postcard (North Devon Theatres); Fame the Musical (Italian tour) and Crazy for You (London Palladium).
Joel Harper-Jackson (Charlie Price) has numerous theatre credits including Pieces of String (Mercury Theatre); Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus (The Other Palace); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (UK Tour), Jesus Christ Superstar (Regents Park Open Air Theatre); Beautiful – The Carole King Musical (The Aldwych Theatre); Little Women (Hope Mill Theatre); Picture Perfect (St James); Pacific Overtures (Union Theatre); Rent (UK Tour) and West End Women (UK Tour). His film credits include The Curse and Abu Ghraib.
Paula Lane (Lauren) has appeared on stage in Be More Martyn (Southwark Playhouse) and The Bengal Lily (Manchester Royal Exchange). Her television and film credits include Coronation Street; Doctors; Heartbeat; The Royal; Going Postal and War Wounds.
Demitri Lampra (Don) has appeared on stage in both The Jungle Book (Image Musical Theatre) and The Wind in the Willows (UK tour).
Helen Ternent (Nicola) has several theatre credits including Jersey Boys (Piccadilly Theatre); The Pajama Game (Shaftesbury Theatre); Stephen Ward (Aldwych Theatre); Viva Forever (Piccadilly Theatre); Hairspray! (UK Tour); High School Musical 2 (UK Tour) Fame (UK Tour); We Will Rock You (Vienna/Zurich); The Three Musketeers (Berlin); Mamma Mia! (Cyprus).
Adam Price (George) has multiple theatre credits including Privates On Parade (MGC, Noel Coward Theatre); Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre); Hairspray (UK Tour); Blood Brothers, Oliver Twist, Ghosts of Scrooge (Library Theatre); Babes in Arms, The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); The Boys From Syracuse (Crucible, Sheffield); Guys & Dolls, Fat Pig
– The Musical (Leicester Haymarket); The Red Balloon (Bristol Old Vic); Notre Dame (Oxford); The Merry Widow, Ghosts Of Ruddigore (Opera Della Luna); Make Some Noise, One Step Beyond (Stratford East); A Hole In The Fence (White Bear Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Hampstead Theatre) and The Dark Side (UK Tour). His television and film credits include Family Affairs; Eastenders; May To December; Coppers; The Cuckoo Sister; Grange Hill; Just Good Friends; Executive Stress and Young Soul Rebels.
Kinky Boots is produced by Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig and Playful Productions, in association with Cameron Mackintosh.
Book: Harvey Fierstein
Composer & Lyricist: Cyndi Lauper
Director & Choreographer: Jerry Mitchell
Musical Supervision, Arranger & Orchestrator: Stephen Oremus
Scenic Design: David Rockwell
Costume Design: Gregg Barnes
Lighting Design: Kenneth Posner
Sound Design: John Shivers
Hair Design: Josh Marquette
Further tour dates to be announced in due course.
Official UK Website: www.kinkybootsthemusical.co.uk/uk-tour
Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/KinkyBootsUK
Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/KinkyBootsUK
TOUR DETAILS
Royal & Derngate, Northampton
19 September – 6 October 2018
Website: www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Box Office: 01604 624 811
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
16 – 27 October 2018
Website: www.grandtheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01902 429 212
Newcastle Theatre Royal
29 October – 10 November 2018
Website: www.theatreroyal.co.uk
Box Office: 08448 11 21 21
Manchester Opera House
12 November – 1 December 2018
Website: www.atgtickets.com/venues/opera-house-manchester
Box Office: 0844 871 3018
Edinburgh Playhouse
10 December 2018 – 5 January 2019
Website: www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse
Box Office: 0844 871 3014
Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
14 – 26 January 2019
Website: www.marlowetheatre.com
Box Office: 01227 787 787
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
28 January – 9 February 2019
Website: www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7649
Venue Cymru, Llandudno
11 – 16 February 2019
Website: www.venuecymru.co.uk
Box Office: 01492 872 000
New Theatre Oxford
18 – 23 February 2019
Website: www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-theatre-oxford/
Box Office: 0844 871 3020
Bristol Hippodrome
25 February – 9 March 2019
Website: www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome
Box Office: 0844 871 3012
Birmingham Hippodrome
11 – 23 March 2019
Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com
Box Office: 0844 338 5000
Liverpool Empire
25 March – 6 April 2019
Website: www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire/
Box Office: 0844 871 3017
Leeds Grand Theatre
8 April – 20 April 209
Website: www.leedsgrandtheatre.com
Box Office: 0844 848 2700
His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen
23 April – 4 May 2019
Website: www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/venues/his-majestys-theatre
Box Office: 01224 641112
Kings Theatre Glasgow
6 – 18 May 2019
Website: www.atgtickets.com/venues/kings-theatre/
Box Office: 0844 871 7648
Theatre Royal Nottingham
27 May – 8 June 2019
Website: www.trch.co.uk
Box Office: 0115 989 5555
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
10 – 22 June 2019
Website: www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Box Office: 0114 249 6000
Sunderland Empire
24 June – 6 July 2019
Website: www.atgtickets.com/venues/sunderland-empire/
Box Office: 0844 871 3022
Theatre Royal, Plymouth – Public booking opens 13 July 2018
8 July – 20 July
Website: www.theatreroyal.com
Box office: 01752 267222
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
22 July – 3 August 2019
Website: http://www.wmc.org.uk/
Box office: 029 2063 6464
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
3-14 September 2019
Website: https://www.mayflower.org.uk/
Box office: 02380 711811