Article posted: 9/28/2012 6:00 AM

‘Kinky Boots’ next in quirky British genre

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A group of unemployed and average guys put on a Chippendales-style strip show in the 2000 Broadway musical "The Full Monty," an adaptation of the 1997 British film of the same name. Pictured here are the leading men in the 2008 production staged by the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.

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For the past 15 years, a certain kind of British film has helped inspire a few big Broadway and London theatrical adaptations. The films all have this basic premise: A down-and-out individual or group (typically Northern English) becomes inspired by an out-of-the-way idea that brings about a change for a vital moment (or in some cases, a lifetime) of success. The 2005 British film Kinky Boots is the latest film to inspire a Broadway or West End show, but let's look at a few of its predecessors:

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