List of awards and nominations received by Kinky Boots (musical)
List of awards and nominations received by Kinky Boots (musical) — simplified
Kinky Boots is a Broadway musical that opened in 2013 and earned many awards. It won six Tony Awards for the Broadway run and also collected a Grammy and several other honors. Here’s a concise rundown of its major awards and nominations by production.
Original Broadway production (2013)
- Tony Awards (Broadway)
- Won: Best Musical
- Won: Best Original Score (Cyndi Lauper)
- Won: Best Actor in a Musical (Billy Porter)
- Won: Best Choreography (Jerry Mitchell)
- Won: Best Orchestrations (Stephen Oremus)
- Won: Best Sound Design of a Musical (John Shivers)
- Other Tony nominations included categories like Best Book, Best Direction, Best Scenic/Costume/Lighting Design, Best Featured Actor/Actress, and Best Actor in a Musical (Stark Sands) (these were nominations, not wins)
- Drama League Awards (Broadway)
- Won: Distinguished Production of a Musical
- Nominations for Distinguished Performance (Billy Porter, Stark Sands)
- Outer Critics Circle Awards (Broadway)
- Won: Outstanding New Broadway Musical
- Won: Outstanding New Score (Cyndi Lauper)
- Won: Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Billy Porter)
- Drama Desk Awards (off-Broadway/ Broadway)
- Won: Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Billy Porter)
- Nomination: Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Annaleigh Ashford)
- Artios Award (Casting)
- Won: Outstanding Casting in a Broadway Musical
- Grammy Awards
- Won: Best Musical Theater Album
Original West End production (2015)
- Evening Standard Awards (London)
- Won: Best Musical
- Nomination: Best Musical Performance (Killian Donnelly)
Original Australian production (2017)
- Helpmann Awards (Australia)
- Won: Best Choreography in a Musical (Jerry Mitchell)
- Won: Best Male Actor in a Musical (Callum Francis)
- Nominations: Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Music Direction (Luke Hunter), Best Female Actor in a Musical (Sophie Wright), Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Teegan Wouters)
Notes
- Kinky Boots’ Broadway run earned a total of six Tony Awards in 2013, including the top honor Best Musical.
- In addition to these wins, the show also received numerous nominations across many major awards during its productions.
This page was last edited on 29 January 2026, at 07:18 (CET).