Chicago tries on 'Kinky Boots'

The tuner adaptation of 2005 pic "Kinky Boots" has kept in a Chicago tryout this fall, just before a possible Broadway run specific for spring 2013. In line with the U.K.-set Miramax movie in regards to a guy who rescues his family's shoe factory with the aid of a drag artist, the musical includes a book by Harvey Fierstein and tunes by Cyndi Lauper in her own stage creating debut. Jerry Mitchell ("Legally Blonde") helms and choreographs. Show has developed in the works for quite some time now and was lately seen by legiters inside a industry reading through in Gotham. Producers Daryl Roth ("The Standard Heart") and Hal Luftig ("Evita") have arranged the musical's trial run at Chi's Bank of America Theater for October, with exact dates still to become introduced. No casting has yet been set. "Kinky Boots" may be the latest Broadway-bound work for Fierstein, potential symbolized around the Rialto with Disney Theatrical Prods.' "Newsies," that he composed it. Only previous Rialto credit for Lauper is really a thesping gig within the 2006 revival of "The Threepenny Opera." Dates, theater along with other particulars still be introduced for that anticipated Broadway run of "Kinky Boots." Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com