Thigh high red sequined boots are at the sparkly spangly soul of that big hearted musical for all shoe fetished people: "Kinky Boots." Based on a true story, it has won six Tony Awards and is coming to Waterbury's Palace Theater from December 6 to December 11 and you're invited to try it on for style, comfort and fun. The brain child of Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein, "Kinky Boots" follows Charlie Price (Adam Kaplan) whose dad has just died and left him with a shoe factory one heel and sole away from bankruptcy.
Charlie is less than enthusiastic about his inheritance and no more wants to be at the helm of a footwear factory than he wants to raise boa constrictors for a living. The reality is he must try to rescue the business his father loved or at least give it a Jimmy Choo try.
Hold on to your shoe laces and shoe horns and think unconventional, quirky, exotic and bizarre as Charlie takes off running for the finish line. A chance meeting with a cross dressing entertainer is an eye opening experience. His new friend Lola (J. Harrison Ghee) happens to mention that he(she) can't find a pair of performance heels that can hold his weight without breaking. Charlie has already come to the conclusion that men's oxfords and loafers are a shoe of the past.
Can Charlie solve Lola's problems and his own in the same shoe box? Can he create a sturdy but stylish pair of fabulous boots that will propel Lola and Price & Sons to profits and perfection?
The mature male dancer needs the proper foot wear in addition to beads, boas and bustiers. The tall and tapered red patent leather beauties are a symbol of friendship and allow for a super energized dance party of joy. Come put on a pair of mile high stilettos of your own and kick up your heels.
For tickets ($50-100 ), call the Palace Theater, 100 East Main Street, Waterbury at 203-
346-2000 or online at www.palacetheaterct.com. Performances are Tuesday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Before the Thursday and Friday night shows and after the Sunday matinee, the Palace offers a pre-fixe four course dinner by Verbena Catering in the Poli Club, on the mezzanine level of the theater. Reservations can be made for $65, plus tax and service charge per person with an open bar, at the box office.
Watch how Charlie and Lola team up to solve a multitude of problems and create a new level of shoe heaven in the process.
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