British pop star Conor Maynard stepped into the role of Charlie Price in the Tony-winning Kinky Boots November 19 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Maynard is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, YouTube star, and actor from Brighton who rose to success in 2012 when he won MTV's Brand New for 2012 Award. His debut single, "Can't Say No," was released in the U.K. that year and has been streamed over 13 million times.
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Maynard succeeds Mark Ballas, who played his final performance November 18. Maynard is currently scheduled to stay with the hit musical through January 10, 2019.
“I am honored and beyond excited to be able to join the incredible company of Kinky Boots,” Maynard said in an earlier statement. “I’ve always truly admired the talent that performers on Broadway possess, and performing alongside them is going to be a real challenge. I’m so lucky to have the most devoted fans on the planet, and I can’t wait to show them another side of me.”
The current Broadway cast also includes J. Harrison Ghee as Lola, Carrie St. Louis as Lauren, Daniel Stewart Sherman as Don, Caroline Bowman as Nicola, and Marcus Neville as George.
