Character guide
Lola
from Kinky Boots
Lola is the fierce, glamorous drag performer at the heart of Kinky Boots, the 2013 musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper.
- Show
- Kinky Boots
- Premiered
- 2013
- Role
- Lead
- Composer
- Cyndi Lauper
Who is Lola?
Lola is a cabaret performer who becomes an unlikely business partner and friend to Charlie Price, the struggling owner of a shoe factory. When Charlie needs a fresh idea to save his family's business, Lola's expertise in designing sturdy, stylish boots for drag performers points the way forward. Lola brings glamour, humor, and hard-won wisdom to a story that is ultimately about acceptance and finding common ground with people who seem different from you.
Beyond the sequins and heels, Lola carries real emotional weight in the show, including a complicated relationship with a disapproving father and a guarded heart that slowly opens as the factory workers come to respect her talent and courage.
Lola's role in Kinky Boots
Lola is a lead role and one of the most demanding in modern musical theatre, requiring a performer with a powerful, flexible voice, real dance stamina, and the confidence to command a stage in heels. The part calls for big, belting numbers alongside quieter, more vulnerable moments, so whoever plays Lola needs both showmanship and genuine emotional depth.
Because the role is built around drag performance as a central plot device, it also asks for charisma and a strong sense of comic timing, balanced against scenes that reveal Lola's insecurities and past hurts.
Frequently asked
What show is Lola from?
Lola is the central character in Kinky Boots, a musical with songs by Cyndi Lauper that opened in 2013.
Is Lola a lead or supporting role?
Lola is a lead role and one of the most vocally and physically demanding parts in the show.
Who wrote the music for Kinky Boots?
Cyndi Lauper wrote the music and lyrics for Kinky Boots.
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