Music and Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. Book by Harvey Fierstein

This exhilarating true story about a struggling shoe factory will lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! A six-time Tony® Award-winning musical, Kinky Boots Broadway and has been universally adored by critics and audiences. Now it’s TCR’s turn to try these shoes on for size!

Charlie Price is a reluctant shoe maker. Lola is a fierce drag queen. The pair could not be any more different — but when they find common ground in shoes, they see a whole new world of possibilities open up to them that may turn their small town upside down AND save Charlie’s failing shoe factory.

With a Tony® Award-winning score by Cyndi Lauper and book by Harvey Fierstein, Kinky Boots tears up the stage and never lets go. From its glorious costumes to its dizzyingly tall heels and songs you’ll be humming for days, no show on Broadway has captured what it means to do what you love and love what you do as much as Kinky Boots.

As always, TCR strives to make your experience as safe and enjoyable as possible. Up-to-date visitor information may be found here. 

TCR is proud to support our deaf community. Kinky Boots will have an ASL interpreted performance on Friday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. To order tickets in the reserved section with the best view of the interpreter, call the box office at 319-366-8591, email tickets@theatrecr.org, or stop by in person: 102 3rd St SE, Downtown Cedar Rapids. Box office hours are M-F 12pm-5pm.

Cast

• Will Adams – Charlie Price
• Cameron Byrd – Simon/Lola
• Emily Reiter – Lauren
• Tina Conroy – Trish
• Kara Ramirez – Nicola
• Aaron Pozdol – Don
• Justin Sands – George
• Emma Drtina – Pat/Lauren Understudy
• Cooper Gasper – Young Charlie/Ensemble
• Robbie Witcraft – Young Lola/Ensemble
• Miguel Davidson – Angel/Dance Captain
• Calvin Boman – Angel
• Seth Engen – Angel
• James Odegaard – Angel/Charlie Understudy
• Jenub Wan – Angel/Lola Understudy
• Nancy Andreasen – Ensemble/Swing/Trish Understudy
• Avery Cassell – Simon Sr./Ensemble
• Jabari Clark – Ensemble/Swing
• Lucy Conroy – Ensemble/Swing
• Jon Day – Mr. Price/Swing
• Christi Englemann – Ensemble/Swing/Featured Dancer
• Kayla Lansing – Ensemble/Swing/Featured Dancer
• Ava Macek – Ensemble/Swing/Featured Dancer
• Caleb Marner – Ensemble/Swing/Featured Dancer/Don understudy
• Sara Maslowski – Ensemble/Swing
• Shane Noel – Milan Stage Manager/Swing/Mr Price and George Understudy
• Meg Norris – Ensemble/Swing/Pat Understudy
• Adam Timko – Richard Bailey/Swing/Harry Understudy
• Jon Turk – Harry/Swing

Production Team

• Lisa Kelly – Director
• Mic Evans – Associate Director
• Forrest Green – Music Director
• Aaron Malec – Choreographer
• S. Benjamin Farrar – Scenic and Lighting Designer
• Joni Dee Sackett – Costume Designer
• Jess Helberg – Costume Designer
• Shawn Poellet – Sound Designer
• Ben Lauer – Technical Director
• Jason “Blue” Herbert – Associate Technical Director
• Ray Vanek – Stage Manager
• J. Tucker – Assistant Stage Manager
• Alison Holmes-Bendixen – Vocal Coach
• Katy Hahn – Dialect Coach
• K. Michael Moore – Fight Choreographer
• Sarah Fried – Wig Designer
• Courtny Rocarek – Propsmaster
• Carrie Pozdol – Intimacy and Safety Coordinator
• Jenny Titus – Sound Assistant
• Zhen Rammelsberg – Covid Safety Officer
• Lucie Green, S. Benjamin Farrar, Bob Huffman – Painters
• Ben Lauer, Jason “Blue” Herbert, Zachary Bagley – Carpenters
• Devin Schuup, Merric Bower, Emily Haywoord – Electrics
• Production Management – Angie Toomsen, Lisa Kelly

Musicians

• Forrest Green – Piano Conductor/Key I
• Janelle Lauer – Key II
• Jason Shadrick – Guitar I
• Nathan Stuckey – Trumpet I
• Ken DeKeyser – Bass
• Ryan Smith – Clarinet
• Anthony Williams – Trombone
• Ryan Hoagland – Drums

Backstage Crew

• Max Cline
• Bob Huffman
• Madi Knaack
• Chelsea Prior
• Courtny Rocarek

Follow Spots

• Jackson Green
• Beth Nelsen
• Emily Haywood
• Jennifer Waskow

Costume Crew

• Deanna Holtzman
• Emily Irwin
• Liz Krueger
• Emma Miller
• Nancy Patrick
• Debra Winter