Wayne Brady Sets Departure Date From Kinky Boots on Broadway

Wayne Brady has set an exit date from the land of Lola. The Emmy winner will depart Broadway's Kinky Boots on March 27 after beginning performances at at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on November 21. No word yet on who will replace him in Lola's big red boots.

Brady received Emmys in 2003 for Whose Line Is It Anyway and The Wayne Brady Show. He made his Broadway debut in 2004 as Billy Flynn in Chicago and also appeared in Rent at the Hollywood Bowl in 2010. He is currently the host of the CBS reboot of Let’s Make a Deal.

The musical, featuring a score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein, won six Tonys in 2013 including Best Musical.

Kinky Boots also currently stars Andy Kelso as Charlie and Jeanna de Waal as Lauren.