Broadway Veteran Todrick Hall Begins Performances in Kinky Boots
Broadway veteran and YouTube personality Todrick Hall joins the Broadway company of Kinky Boots in the role of Lola today. His run will be through March 5 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
Hall's Broadway credits include The Color Purple and Memphis. He was a contestant on the ninth season of American Idol. Hall will serve as a guest judge on the upcoming season of RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race.
Inspired by the 2005 British film of the same title, Kinky Boots features a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. The musical tells the story of Charlie Price, the owner of a failing shoe factory who realizes that a sassy drag queen named Lola has the key to the business' success.
The current Broadway cast of Kinky Boots also includes Aaron C. Finley (as Charlie Price).