What a treat.

Today’s entry for the Genre-ary was a filmed version of the musical stage play, Kinky Boots. I found this on Vudu and I was curious about it. I only had a slight knowledge of this play and it surprised me how much I loved this.

Charlie Price (Killian Donnelly) took over his late father’s show factory and, in an attempt to save it, adjusted the plan of products into a niche market for kinky boots directed toward transvestites and drag queens. Charlie had been inspired by Lola (Matt Henry), a feisty drag queen that he met in London.

Based on a book by Harvey Fierstein, the music of Kinky Boots was written and scored by Cyndi Lauper. I did not know any of the songs from Kinky Boots, but they were catchy, energetic and thoroughly entertaining. 

The stage show was amazing. I especially enjoyed the “Everybody Say Yeah” routine with the choreography and the treadmills. It was spectacular.

I found myself feeling vey emotional at the end of the film too. I did not expect that and it was a welcome situation.

I would love to see more Broadway plays filmed in this format and available for those of us who are not near these productions. Kinky Boots: The Musical was a joy this morning.