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Footloose - The Musical

Description: Footloose is only one of a batch of dance-movies-turned-musicals from the late-'90s, but it's probably the best. Unlike ... more

Footloose - The Musical ... Fame, it gives an audience the movie songs it expects to hear, and unlike Saturday Night Fever, it complements those songs with newly written, honest-to-goodness book songs that support the plot (written by Dean Pitchford and Tom Snow, who wrote songs for the original film). Like the 1984 Kevin Bacon film that inspired it, Footloose follows the story of Ren (Jeremy Kushnier), who moves with his mother (Catherine Cox) to a small town where dancing is prohibited by law. Teens will be teens, of course, so Ren ends up at odds with the town and especially the local minister, Reverend Moore (Stephen Lee Anderson). Along the way, the characters sing familiar songs from the movie ("The Girl Gets Around," "Holding Out for a Hero," "Let's Hear It for the Boy," "Almost Paradise," and of course the title tune), but the new songs are enjoyable as well. Footloose: The Musical doesn't exactly break new ground, but it's a good listen, particularly if you like the movie. The booklet includes a detailed synopsis, photos, and full lyrics.

Newest Review: ... around and Let’s hear it for the Boy with some not so well known . On the whole it had a young , fresh cast who were full of life and so keen , despite having done 2 performances on the Saturday before ours . So much so that the rest of the cast had to practically drag Tommy Sherlock from the stage at the end . As it was the final show that week there was a terrific encore . The cast did a ... more

... cross between a line dance and river dance . The scenery was sufficient but basic . Whether this was lack of stage space or the norm I don’t know . Some basic things were wheeled on a couple of times . This meant though that there were no distractions f...more

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Footloose - The Musical: You make me feel like dancing . (886 words)
by eiley123 - written on 15/03/07 (Very useful, 2418 readings)
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As those of you who have read my Hull New Theatre review already know , I went to see Footloose The Musical last Saturday . I saw the film with Kevin Bacon in the lead role many years ago and really enjoyed it . The stand out memories of the film were the dancing and the music . That also was definitely true of the stage musical . The plot of both has the same basic theme . Footloose the Musical starts with Ren McCormack , played by Tommy Sherlock , telling his friends he and his Mom are moving from Chicago to a backwoods , hick town called Beaumont . If there is anyone who hasn’t seen Footloose I won’t spoil it for you . Suffice to say that ...

EVERYBODY loves to dance, sing and act... (1106 words)
by curious_tan - written on 08/11/06 (Very useful, 2191 readings)
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FOR THE SECOND TIME around I watched Footloose( The Musical) in the Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland early this year. The show did a limited engagement around the UK and had a week run in Northern Ireland. I watched the production for the first time in 2005 prior to my trip to Belfast at the Meralco Theater, Manila, Philippines. This is an adaptation of the film (of the same title) released in 1984 starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose was one of the classical-teenage films like Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, Fame and Grease. It was first adapted for the Broadway production in 1998 and had its debut UK tour in 2004 which could be compared to other screen-to-stage ...

Footloose - The Musical: Let's Hear It For The ... Girl? (1043 words)
by zoe_page_1 - written on 11/03/06 (Very useful, 1874 readings)
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I walked out of the theatre having seen Footloose wishing I could go straight back in and watch it again. If you were after a quickie summary of the show, that’s it. It’s good. Really good. When I danced, back in the day, I did numerous ballets and musicals, but Footloose is always a fond memory for me because it was the last one I did before I quit dancing to, um, ace my A Levels. The only version I knew apart from ours was the Kevin Bacon film one, so when I heard the stage musical was touring the UK, I immediately logged on and got a ticket. A gas station. A church. A school gym. They’re not the most normal of settings for a musical, but they all ...

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