This week we chat with choreographer Issie Radley about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the feel-good drag-sensation of a musical - Kinky Boots!
Ben Brantley of The New York Times gave a warm review, calling it "inspired" and comparing the work to other successful recent Broadway musicals: "Like The Full Monty (choreographed by Mr. Mitchell) and Billy Elliot the Musical, it is set in a hard-times British factory town, where jobs are in jeopardy and spirits need lifting. Like La Cage aux Folles and Priscilla Queen of the Desert, it presents drag queens as the show’s official spirit lifters. And like Hairspray, the musical this production most resembles in tone, Kinky Boots is about finding your passion, overcoming prejudice and transcending stereotypes."
- FURTHER READING -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(musical)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinky_Boots_(film)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434124/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/kinky-boots/id571018792
https://open.spotify.com/album/0VfNZpKsykX5WPuyEdBilR
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