Kinky! Strange!
By Alison Willmore on 07/08/2008
Filed under: Stage
"Kinky Boots," Julian Jarrold's comedy about how a sassy but soft-hearted (sigh) drag queen, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, saves a struggling, stodgy shoe company (sigh) by teaching them to make footwear for cross-dressers, is the latest film set to become a Broadway musical. From the Hollywood Reporter:
The British comedy and 2006 Miramax release has been acquired for the stage by veteran Broadway producers Daryl Roth ("August: Osage County") and Hal Luftig ("Movin' Out"), who aim to turn it into a Broadway musical. Jerry Mitchell, who directed the Broadway adaptation of "Legally Blonde," is in talks to direct the stage project...Mitchell is no stranger to film-to-stage adaptations. The Tony winner served as the choreographer for the Broadway productions of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "Hairspray" and "The Full Monty," which like "Kinky Boots" is a raunchy but goodhearted British comedy with class overtones.
Stage to screen is a two way street -- Spike Lee is filming the current Broadway production of "Passing Strange" for a film that, according to Entertainment Weekly, will probably air on TV. The musical was developed at the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab in 2004 and 2005.
[Photo: "Kinky Boots," Miramax, 2008]
+ Broadway set to get 'Kinky' (Hollywood Reporter)Tags: Jerry Mitchell, Julian Jarrold, Kinky Boots, Passing Strange, Spike Lee
+ Spike Lee to film Broadway's 'Passing Strange' for TV (Entertainment Weekly)
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