Theatre to  Perform hit musical “Kinky Boots” for 20th anniversary season.

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Luke Neves

The theatre department prepares for the musical coming in December, for their 20th anniversary season.

Luke Neves

 

This year Southwest will be performing “Kinky Boots,” the musical, LSW was asked to perform the musical by “Music Theatre International,”  written by Harvey Fierstein, it’s an all-student cast. Showings will begin in early December.

  

“Kinky Boots” is about a father and son owned shoe business, “Price and Son,” but when Mr. Price unexpectedly passes, his son is forced to take over his father’s failing business. After he meets Lola, a drag queen, he comes up with an idea that could save his family’s failing company.

 

The musical will be performed on Dec. 2,3,4 and Dec. 9,10,11. All showtimes are at 7:00 pm.                          

 

The musical will be performed by a student-only cast. Tickets will cost $10 for students and $15 for adults. They can be purchased at showtix4u.com. Tickets will go on sale on Nov. 2. Parents will be allowed to attend in person. Unlike last year when parents could only Livestream due to the pandemic.

 

It will be the LSW theatre department’s  20th anniversary season. 

“I think it will be a good show”, LSW theatre has always held itself to a high standard and will continue to do so,” senior John Roth said.