Kinky Boots, the 2013 Tony winner for Best Musical, will end its run April 7 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. At the time of closing, the hit musical will have played 2,507 regular performances and 34 previews—making it the 25th longest-running production in Broadway history.
Take a look back at the Tony-winning production, directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell, and several of the actors who have brought the Harvey Fierstein-Cyndi Lauper musical to life in the videos below.
Highlights from the out-of-town tryout in Chicago
Billy Porter, who won a Tony for his performance, journeys from Billy to Lola in this backstage video
Highlights from the original Broadway company, featuring Porter and Stark Sands
In the recording studio with Porter as he records “Sex Is in the Heel”
In the recording studio with Sands as he records “Soul of a Man”
Wayne Brady, who played several stints as Lola, joins the Broadway company
Pop star Brendon Urie, who bowed on Broadway as Charlie, belts out “Soul of a Man”
Lauper discusses writing the Kinky Boots score
A look at the cost of putting on a Broadway musical like Kinky Boots