Producers of the production have recently announced that the acclaimed Footloose: The Musical will return to the stage in 2016 for a UK tour, beginning at Bridlington Spa in January. Fans don't have much time to wait to see the toe-tapping production, in which city boy Ren is forced to move to a rural town in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren soon has the whole town up on its feet and dancing away.
The Footloose production will star Gareth Gates (the star of Pop Idol, Les Miserables, Legally Blonde) as Willard from 29 January until 16 April. He will then return to the show from 20 June, with further casting to be announced. The show will feature all the classic 80s hits, including "Holding Out for a Hero", "Let's Hear it for the Boy" and the title track, "Footloose". The explosive musical - and the 1980s screen sensation - took the world by storm with its youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music.
The announcement of the show's return came 17 years - to the day - since the musical based on the 1984 film (starring Kevin Bacon) first opened on Broadway. Footloose has music by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and is adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. It is directed by Racky Plews (American Idiot), with choreography by Matthew Cole, and is produced by David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree for Sell A Door Theatre Company and Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment.
This four-time Tony Award nominee musical is not to be missed, playing at a number of cities around the UK.
Footloose
Stacey MacNaught |
Producers of the production have recently announced that the acclaimed Footloose: The Musical will return to the stage in 2016 for a UK tour, beginning at Bridlington Spa in January. Fans don't have much time to wait to see the toe-tapping production, in which city boy Ren is forced to move to a rural town in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren soon has the whole town up on its feet and dancing away.
The Footloose production will star Gareth Gates (the star of Pop Idol, Les Miserables, Legally Blonde) as Willard from 29 January until 16 April. He will then return to the show from 20 June, with further casting to be announced. The show will feature all the classic 80s hits, including "Holding Out for a Hero", "Let's Hear it for the Boy" and the title track, "Footloose". The explosive musical - and the 1980s screen sensation - took the world by storm with its youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music.
The announcement of the show's return came 17 years - to the day - since the musical based on the 1984 film (starring Kevin Bacon) first opened on Broadway. Footloose has music by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and is adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. It is directed by Racky Plews (American Idiot), with choreography by Matthew Cole, and is produced by David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree for Sell A Door Theatre Company and Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment.
This four-time Tony Award nominee musical is not to be missed, playing at a number of cities around the UK.