Editing Cyndi Lauper (section)

=== 2005–2007: ''The Body Acoustic'' ===
She released her ninth studio album ''[[The Body Acoustic]]'' and made appearances on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s hit show ''[[Queer as Folk (American TV series)|Queer as Folk]]'' in 2005, directed a commercial for ''Totally 80s'' edition of the board game ''[[Trivial Pursuit]]'' in 2006, served as a judge on the 6th Annual Independent Music Awards and made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the Tony-nominated ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' as Jenny. She performed with [[Shaggy (musician)|Shaggy]], [[Scott Weiland]] of [[Velvet Revolver]] and [[Stone Temple Pilots]], [[Pat Monahan]] of [[Train (band)|Train]], [[Ani DiFranco]], and [[the Hooters]] in the [[MTV Classic (United States)|VH1 Classic]] special ''[[Decades Rock Live!]]''. In 2006, she sang "[[Message to Michael]]" with [[Dionne Warwick]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/message-to-michael-mt0007339649|title=Message to Michael – Cyndi Lauper, Dionne Warwick {{!}} Song Info|website=[[AllMusic]]|language=en-us|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref> and "Beecharmer" with [[Nellie McKay]] on McKay's second studio album, ''[[Pretty Little Head]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pretty-little-head-mw0000573131|title=Pretty Little Head – Nellie McKay {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=January 27, 2020}}</ref>

On October 16, 2006, Lauper was inducted into [[The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame|The Long Island Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.limusichalloffame.org |title=Long Island Music Hall of Fame &#124; Preserving & Celebrating the Long Island musical heritage |website=Limusichalloffame.org |access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> In 2007, she served as a guest performer on the song "Lady in Pink" on an episode of the [[Nick Jr.]] show ''[[The Backyardigans]]''.