Date 13/08/2015 - News People
Wayne Brady will have some big boots ? red, thigh-high, sequined, stiletto boots ? to fill on Broadway this fall, as the actor steps into the musical ?Kinky Boots? in the starring role of drag queen Lola. Brady takes over for Billy Porter, who won a Tony for his turn in the show in 2013 and has played more than 800 performances in the role. He?ll exit in November, with Brady taking over days before Thanksgiving, usually a big-money holiday frame for Broadway. Brady, the host of CBS game show ?Let?s Make a Deal,? previously appeared on Broadway in a 2004 stint in ?Chicago,? and also starred in the 2010 Hollywood Bowl staging of ?Rent? and in last year?s Pasadena Playhouse production of ?Kiss Me, Kate.?
