PHOTO FLASH: Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Mitchell, Billy Porter, Stark Sands at Kinky Boots Meet and Greet

The Broadway-bound musical Kinky Boots held a meet and greet on Monday, August 20. The production will play Chicago's Bank of America Theatre, October 2-November 4 prior to a Broadway run at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, beginning March 5, 2013 with an opening on April 4.

Featuring a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, the show is based on the 2005 British film of the same name and centers on how Charlie Price works to save his family's shoe factory in Northern England by enlisting the help of a fabulous drag performer named Lola.

Jerry Mitchell will direct and choreograph the production, which stars Stark Sands (Charlie) and Billy Porter ( Lola).

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Stark Sands stars as Charlie in the Broadway-bound musical Kinky Boots
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Billy Porter portrays drag star Lola in the Harvey Fierstein-Cyndi Lauper musical Kinky Boots
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Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein wrote the book for the musical Kinky Boots, adapted from the 2005 British film of the same name
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Jerry Mitchell is both director and choreographer of the new musical Kinky Boots
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Celina Carvajal and Annaleigh Ashford are among the cast members for the Broadway-bound musical Kinky Boots
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Josh Caggiano and Aaron Bantum play Young Charlie and Young Lola, respectively, in the new musical Kinky Boots
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Annaleigh Ashford, who plays Lauren, with casting director Bernie Telsey at the Kinky Boots meet and greet
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Director/choreographer Jerry Mitchell and scenic designer David Rockwell chat during the Kinky Boots meet and greet
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