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Poster for the Australian production of Kinky Boots

Catalog Data

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 33 in x 23 1/2 in; 83.82 cm x 59.69 cm
Object Name:
poster
Associated Place:
Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made:
around 2016
Description (Brief):
Poster for a performance of the musical Kinky Boots at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne during the show's 2016 Australian tour. The poster features an image of the eponymous sparkly red boots, forming the "K" of the title of the play. Above the title is printed "The Unexpected Story About Saving a Family Business".
Kinky Boots is one of the most popular and acclaimed musicals of the 21st century, having won a season-high six Tony Awards of 13 nominations in 2013 including Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Choreography. The musical Kinky Boots was an adaptation of from the 2005 British film of the same name, itself an adaptation of a 1999 episode of the BBC2 documentary series Trouble at the Top exploring the story of an English shoe company executive who faced the prospect of having to close his family’s factory due to rising costs and declining profits. He saved the company by transitioning to producing fetish footwear for men despite workers’ initial discomfort. Broadway producer Daryl Roth recruited acclaimed writer, performer, and LGBTQ advocate Harvey Fierstein to write the book and pop musician Cyndi Lauper to write the music for the show, which opened on Broadway April 4, 2013. The musical version of Kinky Boots tells the same story of the Price & Son shoe factory In Northampton, England, but in its dialogue and music stresses the themes of inclusion, tolerance, and self-acceptance.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Theater  Search this
Musical Theater  Search this
LGBTQ Rights  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Gay Rights  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Daryl Roth Productions
ID Number:
2018.0247.06
Accession number:
2018.0247
Catalog number:
2018.0247.06
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-51f7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1917529