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Who doesn’t love a story about drag queens saving a local business? Charlie Price inherits his family’s nearly-bankrupt shoe factory in Northampton, while his snobby fiancée just wants to move to London and escape the perils of small-town life. When Charlie meets Lola, a feisty and vivacious drag queen, at a nightclub in the city, he has an idea: What if the factory entered a niche market? Fast forward to Lola and her entourage visiting Price & Sons, to some of the workers’ chagrin, to request some reinforced steel in their 4 and a half inch heels. Charlie seems just the man for the job. “The sex is in the heel,” after all. Together, Lola and Charlie form an unstoppable partnership and teach each other and their friends about love, acceptance, and learning to “just be who you wanna be.”

Based on the 2005 film of the same name (starring a young Chiwetel Ejiofor as Lola), the musical won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 2016 Olivier Award in 2016 for the West End premiere. Broadway legend Jerry Mitchell directed and choreographed the show, with book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. “The New York Times’s” Ben Brantley advises, “Try to resist if you must,” and you’ll leave the theater dancing with a warm heart and inspired mind. Everybody say yeah!

Appropriate for ages 10 and up. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

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