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Broadway's Kinky Boots Welcomes J. Harrison Ghee

Lola is currently played on Broadway by Todrick Hall.

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February 13, 2017

J. Harrison Ghee is the new Lola in Broadway's Kinky Boots.
J. Harrison Ghee is the new Lola in Broadway's Kinky Boots.
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J. Harrison Ghee will join the Broadway company of Kinky Boots at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in the role of Lola beginning March 6. Ghee is currently playing the role on the show's national tour, and succeeds Todrick Hall, who currently plays the role on Broadway.

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 includes Killian Donnelly (as Charlie Price), Taylor Louderman (as Lauren), Daniel Stewart Sherman, Shannon O’Boyle, Marcus Neville, Sean Patrick Doyle, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Fred Odgaard, Kyle Post, Eric LaJuan Summers, Hernando Umana, Adinah Alexander, Eugene Barry-Hill, Stephen Berger, Damien Brett, Devin Trey Campbell, Christopher Convery, Holly Davis, Jesus Del Orden, Stephane Duret, Christy Faber, Mia Gentile, Blair Goldberg, Natalie Joy Johnson, Jake Katzman, Jeff Kuhr, Ross Lekites, Eric Leviton, Ellyn Marie Marsh, John Jeffrey Martin, Michael Milkanin, Nathan Peck, Jennifer Perry, and Stephen Tewksbury.

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