Brendon Urie to make Broadway debut with 'Kinky Boots'

Rocker Brendon Urie is venturing into acting this year with a Broadway debut in the award- winning 'drag' musical "Kinky Boots" coming this summer.
He'll play the lead character in the Jerry Mitchell directed show starting in May.
The Panic At The Disco frontman will be playing Charlie Price on Broadway this summer; a character that was originally played by Stark Sands, though most recently by Killian Donnelly in London.
He's a man who reluctantly takes over his father's failing shoe factory after his death and finds a way of getting back in business by targeting a niche market: drag queens!

"I'm thrilled to be making my Broadway debut with this fantastic company. I'm a huge fan of Kinky Boots and musical theatre, and am honored to be joining the cast," Urie says.
J Harrison Ghee will be playing drag queen Lola, while Taylor Louderman plays factory worker Lauren.
Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell is back as director and choreographer on the show, with a score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein.
"Kinky Boots" will open on May 26 and will continue until August 6th at The Hirschfeld Theatre.