Tony nominations' heart is with 'Kinky Boots,' 'Matilda'
They earn 13 and 12 nods, respectively, as the committee honors largely relatable works including 'Lucky Guy,' 'Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.' NEW YORK — About seven years ago, the Broadway producer Daryl Roth saw an oddball British movie called "Kinky Boots," about a struggling shoemaker who turns to the fetish-footwear business, and had a flash of inspiration.