The awards were created in 2010 with a mission to honour those whose work has made an outstanding contribution to London and its lifestyle to the ultimate benefit of Londoners and visitors.Kinky Boots has become a favourite with UK theatregoers having won every major Best Musical award.
Kinky Boots has won three Olivier Awards for Best New Musical, Best Costume Design and Best Actor in a Musical for Matt Henry who plays Lola. Kinky Boots also won the London Evening Standard BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical as well as three WhatsOnStage Awards for Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical for Matt Henry, and Best Choreography.
Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig said: “We are absolutely delighted that Kinky Boots has received such a special award, recognising how our beloved show reaches out to the heart and soul of enthralled audiences.”
The show has extended into 2017.
The Adelphi Theatre, Strand, London, WC2R 0NS, 020 3725 7060.