Kinky Boots Original Cast

[Missk1717]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#1

Posted: 4/21/14 at 8:19pm

Does anyone know if any of the other OBC(Original Broadway Cast) is leaving?.I love this cast and show. I want to go see it for a third time, but only if some of the OBC is still there. Thanks!

[wdwfreak]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#2

Posted: 4/21/14 at 8:25pm

Replacements don't kill a show. Personally I have enjoyed the replacements in this show more than the originals.

[KathyNYC2]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#2

Posted: 4/21/14 at 8:58pm

I very much miss some of the originals but I really like the replacements as well. If you want to go again, I would definitely go.

[darreyl102]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#3

Posted: 4/21/14 at 10:26pm

I MISS STARK SANDS!!!! Andy Kelso is both too old for the part and can't sing anywhere near as good as Stark did- especially Soul of the Man- I was very disappointed.

Darreyl with an L!

[Sutton Ross]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#4

Posted: 4/21/14 at 10:52pm

Too old for the part? Stark Sands was older than him!

[darreyl102]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#5

Posted: 4/21/14 at 11:00pm

Yes, but Stark passes for a guy in his Twenties- while Andy looks almost 40 (which is too old for Charlie)

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[ClydeBarrow]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#6

Posted: 4/21/14 at 11:07pm

Andy looks almost 40

Have you ever seen a 40 year old man? This ain't it.

"Pardon my prior Mcfee slip. I know how to spell her name. I just don't know how to type it." -Talulah

[darreyl102]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#7

Posted: 4/21/14 at 11:35pm

Whatever, he still looks at least a decade older then Stark.

And using a Resume photo as evidence doesn't make much sense considering the airbrushing and retouching that goes on with a lot of them. I mean, I really think he looks like a guy in his mid thirties, not his early twenties (Which is how old I picture Charlie)

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[darreyl102]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#8

Posted: 4/21/14 at 11:37pm

But the most important part is that his Vocals were not as good as Starks- IMO.

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[macnyc]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#9

Posted: 4/22/14 at 12:22am

I did miss Stark Sands and Annaleigh too when I saw the show last week (third time). I think Annaleigh was funnier and wackier. But the replacements are quite good, and someone seeing the show today for the first time would not be disappointed in the slightest. I'm glad Billy Porter stayed on, and it will be interesting to see what happens when he leaves. I think the show is in very good shape.

[KathyNYC2]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#10

Posted: 4/22/14 at 7:14am

I miss Stark too but I thought Andy was terrific (and I didn't think he looked a bit older than Stark at all and Stark never passed for anyone in his 20's IMO either.). I missed Annaleigh more but if I had not seen her previously, I don't think I could have faulted her replacement. New Nicola is fine but the role is sort of meh.. Outside of kid Lola and a few of the factory workers, pretty much everyone else is the same.

Whenever Billy leaves, that will make a huge difference in the show but I have seen one of the angels Kyle as his understudy and he was really good. So who knows..If they get the right person, it might work fine. I have heard the audiences like the replacements for the shows where Billy is out..

Updated On: 4/22/14 at 07:14 AM

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#11

Posted: 4/22/14 at 7:21am

I actually saw Jenna in Wicked on tour and she was wonderful. Glad to see her do well. And yeah, like darreyl says, I think Andy looks like he's 40. Regardless of age, he looks too old for Charlie

[Theater'sBestFriend]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#12

Posted: 4/22/14 at 7:29am

Billy Porter is unarguably fantastic as Lola, but it is a fantastic role. Most definitely other actors could put their signatures on it and make it their own.

[dramamama611]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#13

Posted: 4/22/14 at 7:47am

I don't agree that Charlie should be in his 20s. I have no problem with a 30 OR 40 year old Charlie. A man that is unsatisfied with his life and without direction finds it.

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[Mister Matt]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#14

Posted: 4/22/14 at 12:16pm

Billy Porter is unarguably fantastic as Lola, but it is a fantastic role.

No, that is definitely arguable.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[Theater'sBestFriend]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#15

Posted: 4/22/14 at 12:27pm

Well I guess you could take it up with the Tony voters who awarded him Best Actor. My point was that others can make the role their own.

Updated On: 4/22/14 at 12:27 PM

[Mister Matt]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#16

Posted: 4/27/14 at 12:43pm

Well I guess you could take it up with the Tony voters who awarded him Best Actor.

Why? Do you agree with every Tony that has been awarded?

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[KathyNYC2]

Kinky Boots Original Cast#17

Posted: 4/27/14 at 3:14pm

I personally don't agree with every Tony award winner for sure - though I did in this case. I am sure some people will disagree but the majority did..hence Billy's win.

But I do feel that people are rarely nominated for no reason. I am sure others will disagree here too...but for the most part, if you are nominated for a Tony, there is a good reason for it. I am usually more upset that there are too many talented people around in a particular category and not everyone who deserves a nomination gets one. And no matter how happy I am for any particular winner, it's always a little sad because there are deserving talents that were certainly qualified to win as well...and didn't.


Updated On: 4/27/14 at 03:14 PM