“Kinky Boots” (2005) would make about $9mil internationally to middling reviews despite accolades for Chiwitel Ejiofor. In 2013 it was adapted into a musical by Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein starring Billy Porter and it won 6 Tony Awards and ran continuously for nearly 7yrs
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“Kinky Boots” is based on the real story of WJ Brookes, a Northamptonshire factory, that in the face of financial crisis in the early 90s began making shoes for femmes, trans women, GNC men and cross dressers,etc.. Sadly, the factory closed on 2000.
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The shoe showcase in Milan is basically what happened in real life. WJ Brookes owner Steve Pateman couldn’t find models for his boots so he wore them himself
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