Jerry Mitchell, Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper make up the powerhouse creative team behind “Kinky Boots,” playing at the Bank of America Theatre.
Billy Porter, who stars as Simon (pictured), also plays Lola in the stage musical “Kinky Boots.” | Matthew Murphy photo
Nicola (Celina Carvajal) and Charlie Price (Stark Sands) during an Oct. 7 preview of “Kinky Boots” at the Bank of America Theatre. | Brian Jackson~Sun-Times Media
Lace ’em up, test your balance and start to dance. “Kinky Boots,” the new Broadway-bound musical that opens in its official “Chicago tryout” Oct. 17 at the Bank of America Theatre, is based on the 2005 British film about Charlie Price, a young man trying …