Producers ROYO and Curve are delighted to announce a brand-new Made at Curve manufacturing of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Kinky BootsThe Musical, which is able to tour the UK and Eire from 17 January 2025.
Kinky Boots The Musical contains a rating by Cyndi Lauper and a ebook by Harvey Fierstein. Will probably be directed by Curve’s Creative Director Nikolai Foster (THE WIZARD OF OZ, A CHORUS LINE, BILLY ELLIOT) and can star TV dance sensation and worldwide champion Johannes Radebe as Lola and rising star Dan Partridge as Charlie Worth.
Kinky Boots The Musical was a Broadway and West Finish phenomenon primarily based on a real story and film of the identical title launched in 2005. After inheriting his household’s failing shoe manufacturing facility and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to be very difficult for Charlie Worth. That’s till he meets Lola, a drag queen whose sparkle and unsteady heels may simply maintain the reply to saving the struggling enterprise.
Assured to RAISE YOU UP and have fun everyone’s individuality, don’t miss Kinky Boots on tour commencing January 2025!
Cyndi Lauper mentioned “Kinky Boots is without doubt one of the issues I’m proudest of in my profession, and I’m so excited that audiences will get to see it once more, in a brand new manufacturing. It’s like a contented tablet – and we might all use a few of that proper now! I can’t consider a greater time or place to relaunch this particular present as a replacement of origin.”
Harvey Fierstein added “An all new manufacturing is an exhilarating occasion within the lifetime of a well-loved present. And to have that rebirth happen within the place of its origin makes all of it a billion instances extra thrilling. I can’t wait to welcome KINKY BOOTS house.”
Curve’s Chief Govt Chris Stafford and Creative Director Nikolai Foster added:
“Everyone knows Johannes for his extraordinary artistry on the dance flooring, however seeing him inhabit the astonishing world of Lola in Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper’s proud, punchy and passionate Kinky Boots has been an electrifying and profoundly shifting expertise.
“Johannes is joined by Curve common, the magnificent Dan Partridge, as Charlie Worth and a world class artistic staff, led by designer Robert Jones and choreographer Leah Hill.
“We’re past thrilled to have the chance to create a brand-new Kinky Boots at Curve, alongside our terrific co-producers at ROYO, returning the story to its native Midlands and manufacturing heartland of Leicester, the place our theatre proudly stands in the present day. It is a story of British industrial heritage, advised by Fierstein’s fiercely clever phrases, and Lauper’s explosive songs, in a really joyful musical about overcoming adversity, celebrating individuality, the facility of a very good pair of heels and neighborhood spirit.
“We will’t wait to share this explosion of pleasure with audiences subsequent yr.”
Born within the township Zamdela Sasolburg, South Africa, Johannes Radebe began dancing when he was seven. On the age of 21, Johannes left South Africa to work on the internationally famend Italian cruise liner Costa and in 2018, he was invited to hitch the debut season of the worldwide hit present, Dancing With The Stars, in South Africa.
Johannes toured the world within the worldwide dance present Burn The Ground earlier than being headhunted by Strictly Come Dancing. He moved to the UK to bop on the flagship BBC present. In his second sequence, he was partnered with Catherine Tyldesley and danced the primary same-sex routine with fellow Strictly star Graziano Di Prima. In 2020 he danced with actress Caroline Quentin and in 2021, he and his superstar accomplice, John Waite, made historical past by being the primary all-male partnership to compete on the present. The pair made it to the ultimate and lately received the British LGBT Award for Media Second of the 12 months. In 2022, he was partnered with comic and actress Ellie Taylor, and made it to the semi-finals within the sixth sequence with accomplice Annabel Croft in 2023.
2022 noticed his movie choreography debut with the characteristic Fairly Pink Costume (Teng Teng Movies, in collaboration with the BFI, BBC Movie, and the Sundance Institute) which premiered at London Movie Competition. In 2023, he additionally was requested to be a Co-Producer on the Olivier nominated A Unusual Loop at The Barbican.
His first ebook Jojo: Lastly Residence was revealed on 7 September 2023 and have become a Sunday Occasions best-seller. It was lately introduced that South African movie firm Arrested Industries run by Anthony Kimble, and Oscar nominated Helena Spring Movies, have optioned Jojo: Lastly Residence for a movie, with additional particulars to come back.
His debut solo UK tour Freedom and comply with up present Freedom Unleashed bought out throughout the UK together with per week in London’s West Finish on the Peacock Theatre. He’s at present on tour with this third present: Home of Jojo, which incorporates performances on the London Palladium.
Johannes was invited to Buckingham Palace to offer the keynote speech for The Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme, to award the Gold Award winners for the primary time because the pandemic. He returned to the Palace after a private invitation from King Charles III and The Queen Consort to The State Banquet for The President of South Africa – a real honour for a boy from Zamdela. In 2024, he lead a dance workshop at Buckingham Palace for volunteers from The Royal Voluntary Service which was attended by Queen Camilla. Johannes offered her majesty with a pair of faucet footwear.
Dan Partridge has an in depth record of theatre credit together with Magaldi in Evita (Curve, Leicester), Danny Zuko in Grease (Dominion Theatre, West Finish, Curve & Nationwide Tour), Rum Tum Tugger in CATS (European Tour & South Korea Tour), Hyperlink Larkin in Hairspray (UK Tour) and Pepper in MAMMA MIA! (West Finish).
His TV and Movie credit embody: Randolph Scott in Archie, the story of Cary Grant’s life for ITV, Jamie Wells in Casualty (BBC) and Jez Gordon in Docs (BBC).
Dan additionally received Finest Actor on the ‘This Is England’ Movie Competition in Rouen, France for his work on the quick movie ÉTÉ directed by Gregory Oke.
Kinky Bootsis directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography by Leah Hill, set and costume design by Robert Jones, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher and casting by Harry Blumenau CDG CDA.
17 – 25 January Leicester Curve 28 January – 1 February Woking New Victoria 4 – 8 February Manchester Palace Theatre 11 – 15 February Glasgow Kings Theatre 18 – 22 February Edinburgh Playhouse 25 February -1 March Truro Corridor for Cornwall 4 – 8 March Norwich Theatre Royal 11 – 15 March Milton Keynes Theatre 18 – 22 March Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre 25 – 29 March Brighton Theatre Royal 15 – 19 April Birmingham Hippodrome 22 – 26 April Plymouth Theatre Royal 29 April – 3 Might Stockton Globe 6 – 10 Might Newcastle Theatre Royal 13 – 17 Might Bristol Hippodrome 20 – 24 Might Leeds Grand Theatre 27 – 31 Might Southampton Mayflower Theatre 3 – 7 June Southend Cliffs Pavilion 10 – 14 June Canterbury Marlowe Theatre 17 – 21 June Belfast Grand Opera Home 24 – 28 June Sheffield Lyceum Theatre 1- 5 July Nottingham Theatre Royal 8 – 12 July Liverpool Empire 15 – 19 July Dublin Bord Gais Vitality Theatre 22 – 26 July Oxford New Theatre
Please notice, Johannes Radebe won’t be acting at each efficiency on the tour. Patrons are suggested to examine the web site for his efficiency dates and additional info.
** Johannes Radebe won’t be showing on this venue.
