Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper is a singer, songwriter and Broadway composer whose work spans “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” “True Colors” and Kinky Boots, alongside years of advocacy for women and LGBTQ people.
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BroadwayOverview
- Roots
- Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, New York.
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, Broadway composer and actress.
- Breakout
- She’s So Unusual, her 1983 solo debut.
- Before going solo
- Blue Angel, whose debut album came out in 1980.
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, Cyndi began singing in local cover bands. She started writing with keyboardist John Turi, and their band Blue Angel released an album in 1980. A solo deal with Portrait Records followed in 1983.
Finding her voice.
She’s So Unusual made her a familiar face on MTV and became the first debut album by a woman to produce four top-five singles. “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “Time After Time” showed two sides of her voice: playful and outspoken, then tender and direct.
Beyond the pop charts.
Her recordings have explored dance music, blues and country. For Kinky Boots, she wrote both the music and lyrics, becoming the first woman to win the Tony for Best Original Score on her own. Her acting also earned an Emmy for Mad About You.
Making room for others.
Cyndi co-founded True Colors United in 2008 to help end LGBTQ youth homelessness. In 2022 she launched the Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights Fund to support women’s rights and health. Her current projects include a musical adaptation of Working Girl.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music and theatre
- 2026True Colors: 40th Anniversary Expanded EditionSinger and album artist
- 2013Kinky BootsComposer and lyricist
- 1986True ColorsSinger and album artist
- 1983She’s So UnusualSinger and songwriter
- 1980Blue AngelBand member and singer
Television
- 1995Mad About YouMarianne Lugasso, Emmy-winning guest performance
Awards
- Rock & Roll Hall of FameInducted in 2025, with an introduction by Chappell Roan.
- Grammy Award2014 · Best Musical Theater Album, Kinky Boots.
- Tony Award2013 · Best Original Score, Kinky Boots, music and lyrics.
- Emmy Award1995 · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Mad About You.
- Grammy Award1985 · Best New Artist.
Quotes
I was always hoping to become a great artist.Cyndi Lauper, official True Colors anniversary announcement
Reflecting on the album’s 40th anniversary in September 2026, she described wanting to grow and push musical boundaries.
Trivia
- The Bangles sang backing vocals on “Change of Heart,” and Billy Joel sang on “Maybe He’ll Know.”
- Her “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” video passed one billion YouTube views in 2022.
- She made her Broadway acting debut in The Threepenny Opera alongside Alan Cumming in 2006.
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