Kinky Boots: A Choral Medley: SATB Choral Octavo
A Choral Medley
Words and music by Cynthia Lauper / arr. Andy Beck
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Winner of six 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score, Broadway's new high-heeled hit delivers a powerfully uplifting message of acceptance. This nine-minute feature medley includes seven standouts from the original score, as written by iconic eighties pop star Cyndi Lauper.
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Publisher:
Alfred Music
Page Count:
40
SKU:
00-PO-0001979
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About the Composer: Cynthia Lauper
Cynthia Lauper rose to prominence as an innovative pop singer in the 1980s, known for her genre-defying approach and fearless artistic vision. Beyond her recording career, she has composed for Broadway, bringing the same bold sensibility and emotional authenticity to theatrical music that defined her pop hits.
Why we love this
Andy Beck's arrangement captures the emotional heart of Lauper's score while making it completely singable for mixed choirs. This medley works as a statement piece—nine minutes of uncompromising pop-theater energy that feels contemporary without requiring extensive production design. Programming it signals that your choir isn't afraid of living music, and audiences respond to that courage.
What to expect
Kinky Boots radiates joy without being saccharine, combining accessible pop melodies with genuine emotional stakes. The music embraces vulnerability and celebration in equal measure, creating moments that feel both immediate and moving.
Who it's for
High school, college, and community choirs seeking a contemporary choral feature that lands with both singers and audiences. Ensembles comfortable with pop idiom and looking to expand beyond traditional concert repertoire will find an immediate home in this score.
How to get the most out of it
- Lean into the pop rhythms rather than smoothing them into a concert-hall sound. Let the syncopation live in your singers' bodies.
- Balance the recorded accompaniment so it enhances but never drowns the vocals. The arrangement's strength comes from the choir's delivery, not the track.
- Mark your structural transitions carefully, especially between the seven different song segments. Rehearse the medley's connective moments so they feel inevitable, not stitched together.
- Cast your soloists early and give them rehearsal time in sections before bringing the full choir in. Some passages demand clarity that only emerges from confident solo singing.
How to use it
This works beautifully as a concert anchor, a standalone feature that can carry an entire set or anchor the second half of a varied program. Consider pairing it with one or two shorter works that complement its contemporary energy rather than fighting it.
Skills your students will build
- Reading and performing contemporary pop-influenced rhythms in a choral context
- Executing stylistically appropriate vocal production in musical theater idiom
- Navigating extended medley structures with multiple song segments and transitions
- Balancing solo lines and section singing within an SATB framework