Full Cast Announced for UK & Ireland Tour of Kinky Boots the Musical

The full cast has been announced for the brand-new Made at Curve production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Kinky Boots The Musical, directed by Nikolai Foster, which will tour the UK and Ireland from January 2025. 

Joining the company are Newtion Matthews (ONCE ON THIS ISLAND) playing Lola at certain performances and Simon Snr for all other performances, Kara Lily Hayworth (CILLA THE MUSICAL) as Nicola, Joe Caffrey (BILLY ELLIOT) as Don, Kathryn Barnes (GUYS & DOLLS) as Pat, Lucy Williamson (FAME!) as Trish, Jonathan Dryden Taylor (FIDDLER ON THE ROOF) as Mr Price, Scott Paige (I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY) as George and Liam Doyle (HEATHERS) as Harry.

 The cast is completed by Kofi Dennis (HAMLET), Ru Fisher (SOMETHING ROTTEN! LIVE IN CONCERT), Ben Middleton (GREASE), Ashley-Jordon Packer (A CHORUS LINE), Cerys Burton (THE ODYSSEY), Cole Dunn (THE WIZARD OF OZ), Kaya Farrugia (THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME), Jordan Isaac (EVITA), Deena Kapadia (GREASE), Tori McDougall (BILLY ELLIOT) and Liam McEvoy (LEGALLY BLONDE).

 They join the previously announced Johannes Radebe (STRICTLY COME DANCING) as Lola, Dan Partridge (GREASE) as Charlie Price and Courtney Bowman (LEGALLY BLONDE) as Lauren.

 Kinky Boots The Musical is based on a true story and movie of the same name released in 2005. It tells the story of Charlie Price, who inherits his family’s failing shoe factory. When he meets Lola, a drag queen whose sparkle and unsteady heels might just hold the answer to saving the struggling business.

Kinky Boots features a score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. It will be directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (THE WIZARD OF OZ, A CHORUS LINE, BILLY ELLIOT).

 

 The tour starts at Leicester Curve on 17 January 2025 and will play at venues across the UK and Ireland until July. Find out more at www.kinkybootstour.com

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