Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes audiences from a gentlemen's shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father's expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the factory's future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. The Balancing Act correspondent, Amber Milt, sits down with Tony and Grammy Award ® -winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper to discuss the importance of embracing individuality and the ability to change the world by changing your mind – an uplifting message the show is bringing to audiences across the globe. The segment also offers a glimpse into the production's "Raise You Up" Community Youth Program, a partnership with the True Colors Fund ( https://truecolorsfund.org/ ) that gives LGBT youth and their allies a look at careers in the commercial theatre industry by spending a day
