Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Boots’ could be a high-strutting delight

‘Kinky’ fun

SHOE-IN: Kyle Taylor Parker, center, stars as the drag queen Lola and leads the charismatic cast of the touring company of ‘Kinky Boots,’ now at the Boston Opera House.

"KINKY BOOTS”

Boston theater Through August. 30.

“Kinky Boots” is that the best based-on-a-movie trendy musical concerning associate degree unlikely band of misfits World Health Organization gather simply in time to avoid wasting the day.

Oh wait, what concerning “Newsies?” And what concerning “Bring It On” and “Sister Act” and ... OK, “Kinky Boots’ ” stilettos strut down a reasonably well-worn catwalk. however that doesn’t mean the Cyndi Lauper/Harvey Fierstein show, that runs through August. thirty at the capital of Massachusetts theater, lacks charm.

Adapted from the 2005 British film of a similar name, that was supported a real story, “Kinky Boots” follows reluctant, indecisive shoe works owner Charlie and his anomaly decide to save the failing family business: partner with drag queen Lola to supply thigh-high heels — or as Lola calls them “two-and-a-half-feet of irresistible, hollow sex.”

Strange that a story regarding a retardant queen and backwater British shoe works sounds like acquainted territory. however it will. Any fan of the “ragtag misfits” storyline — be it “Bring It On” or “The unhealthy News Bears” or “Pitch Perfect” — can see the would-be twists coming back. can Charlie ditch his snotty betrothed for the lovable, humble mill-hand he’s celebrated since childhood? Yup. can the stubborn, bestial foreman modification his ways that and learn to just accept individuals for World Health Organization they are? Yup.

But the sure thing doesn’t ruin “Kinky Boots” (it additionally didn’t ruin its Tony possibilities — the blockbuster won six in 2013). Lauper’s joyous original songs and Fierstein’s easy however sharp dialogue keep the energy high. and also the forged — particularly Kyle Taylor Parker as Lola and Lindsay Nicole Chambers as that cute, humble mill-hand Lauren — has tremendous personal appeal.

The first twenty minutes drag with an excessive amount of exposition. Then Lola shows up. each scene with Parker’s wild, wounded drag queen options a large song-and-dance variety or a young ballad. The musical blooms with the discotheque romp (on the ground of the dingy factory) “Sex is within the Heel.” once a conflicted Lola returns to her town to perform during a home wherever her father lives, she delivers the foremost emotional song within the show with “Soul of a person.”

By distinction, Chambers’ Lauren won over the gang with smaller moments. As her crush on Charlie blossoms, the silly, smitten blonde belts out the humorous  “The History of Wrong Guys” whereas propulsion loafers off a conveyor.

Everything ties up showing neatness within the finish, that is to be expected — this is often street in any case. however nobody’s planning to “Kinky Boots” for meaning or depth. whereas the theme of transcending intolerance runs through the show, the cross-dressing forged in bejewelled, fire-engine-red boots tramples subtlety. This isn’t “Torch Song Trilogy”; it’s “The unhealthy News Bears” work drag queens for small League players and also the fabulous Lola for Tatum O’Neal.