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Cyndi Lauper Can Hardly Believe She Gets a Sardi’s Caricature

The pop sensation turned musical theater composer has become one of the immortals of Broadway.

Cyndi Lauper with her brand new Sardi's caricature.
Cyndi Lauper with her brand new Sardi’s caricature.
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Cyndi Lauper, whose new musical Kinky Boots has made her a 2013 Tony nominee, was awarded one of Broadway’s most exciting honors. A caricature of her will hang on the walls of famed midtown restaurant Sardi’s. Lauper received and signed her caricature at a ceremony at the restaurant on June 5.

Kinky Boots, the new drag queen-themed Broadway musical for which Lauper wrote the music, is the story of a Charlie Price, a young man whose recently deceased father has left him a nearly bankrupt shoe factory. He teams up with a sassy drag performer named Lola to save the family business.

The “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” singer’s previous Broadway experiences include a starring role opposite Alan Cumming in the 2006 revival of Brecht and Weill’s Threepenny Opera.

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