The highly acclaimed, smash hit musical Kinky Boots that swept the Tonys is Cindy Lauper's??? Do you know what a big deal that is? Having a big successful musical on Broadway is HUGE $$$.
And she won a Tony in 2013 and a Grammy in 2014 for it?
Prior to the June 9, 2013 Tony Awards, Kinky Boots had trailed its box office competitor, Matilda the Musical,[47] in advance sales.[48]However, less than a month after opening, Kinky Boots surpassed this rival in weekly box office gross.[49] Kinky Bootswon a season-high six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The next day, the show sold $1.25 million tickets, and its advance ticket sales for future dates became a hot commodity.[48] In the weeks following its Tony wins, the show became so popular that in the beginning of July a special ticket lottery system was created to keep fans from camping outside the theatre.[50] Kinky Boots set a new box-office record at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre,[51] and "recouped its $13.5 million capitalization in a relatively quick 30 weeks of performances",[52] which was "faster than any big budget musical in recent history."[53][54] In October 2013, Kinky Boots had the second highest premium-price tickets on Broadway behind only The Book of Mormon.[55] As of 17 November 2013, the show had grossed nearly $52 million.[56]
And this year it's expanding nationwide and to Canada.
