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When ‘Kinky Boots’ arrives at Pantages, Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper will get stars on Walk of Fame

Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper already have Tony Awards and now they are going to have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Their smash Broadway musical, Kinky Boots, opens at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre on April 13 and the ceremony unveiling their stars – to be located in front of the famed theater – will take place two days before the opening.

‘A star on the Walk of Fame! Yikes. There goes my anonymity,’ Fierstein joked on Twitter today after the announcement was made by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

The openly gay Fierstein wrote the book for Kinky Boots and Lauper, a staunch LGBT ally and activist, wrote the score. The show earned 13 Tony nominations and had six wins including Best Musical and Best Score.

The musical is based on the 2005 film Kinky Boots which was inspired by true events. It tells the story of Charlie Price, who inherits a shoe factory from his father and to save it, he forms an unlikely partnership with cabaret performer and drag queen named Lola.

With Lola’s help, Charlie develops a plan to produce a line of high-heeled boots and in the process, he and Lola discover that they are not so different.

Lauper’s star will be dedicated in the category of Recording, and Fierstein’s star will be dedicated in the category of Live Performance. The event will be live-streamed exclusively on www.walkoffame.com.

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  1. I’m so excited for them!!!! 2 extremely talented people!!!!

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