British adaptations of Roald Dahl's Matilda and 2005 film Kinky Boots also broke the million dollar barrier.
"Look, they don't break your balls that much here, " Lauper said of the experience of composing "Kinky Boots, " her debut musical.
" Harvey Fierstein, the Tony-nominated book writer for "Kinky Boots.
" Elsewhere on Broadway, Cinderella may have her expensive slippers, but it's likely she'd really love to snag a pair of what's on offer at "Kinky Boots.
The "Kinky Boots" haul did not match the record number of nominations for a musical, which is 15, set by "The Producers" in 2001 and "Billy Elliot" in 2009.
At "Kinky Boots, " the dancing is done by factory workers, who would be out of character breaking into fancy footwork, and drag queens in six-inch stilettos, which aren't designed for pirouettes.
Both "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" will compete for the best musical prize with the acrobatic "Bring It On: The Musical" and "A Christmas Story, The Musical, " adapted from the beloved holiday movie.
As the Grammy Award winner began work on the exuberant "Kinky Boots, " it took her back to her childhood, where she was likely to be found listening endlessly to cast albums on a record player.
"Kinky Boots, " which opens April 4, is based on an obscure 2005 British film about a British shoe factory on the brink of ruin that retrofits itself into a maker of fetishistic footwear for drag queens.
Among the flurry of nominations, "Kinky Boots" also earned Fierstein a nod for best book, David Rockwell got one for sets, Jerry Mitchell for both directing and for choreography, and nominations for its two leading men, Billy Porter and Stark Sands.
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