Following the hit 80's movie starring Kevin Bacon, a brand new production of Footloose The Musical will open at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in early February 2004.

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Following the hit 80's movie starring Kevin Bacon, a brand new production of Footloose The Musical will open at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in early February 2004.

This will be followed by a major tour and a possible West End transfer. Based on the 1984 film, this hit Broadway musical has an equal mix of big dance numbers and songs.

Footloose Cast members

Featuring a live band and a cast of 27 talented performers, Footloose the Musical is a fast-paced drama with fantastic dancing and unforgettable 80's anthems including 'Holding Out for a Hero', 'Let's Hear It for the Boy', 'Almost Paradise' and of course the title track 'Footloose'.

Footloose is based on a true story. In 1979 the small town of Elmore City, Oklahoma faced a community crisis. The seniors of Elmore High School wanted to plan a senior prom, but dances were against the law thanks to a not-forgotten ordinance from the late 1800s that forbade dancing within the city limits.

A storm of controversy pitted the high school students against city council members led by the local minister, who declared dancing a tool of the devil!

This tempest in a teapot that rocked the rural community rocked and rolled the rest of America too, when just five years later the smash hit movie Footloose, based on their story, set the nation dancing.

Original Footloose cover

Released in 1984, the film Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer and Sarah Jessica Parker, captured the heart of America and made it beat to the music of a solid-gold soundtrack.

In 1998 the musical Footloose first played the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Later that year it opened on Broadway at the Richard Rogers Theatre and the following year, the musical went on a hugely successful tour of the US.

Like the film, the stage version tells the story of a free-spirited boy, who reminds a local minister that it is no sin to be young. With music that speaks to three generations, he takes an uptight town and sets it "Footloose".

Dean Pitchford, who wrote the story, screenplay, and lyrics for the film, was also the key creative force behind Footloose the musical. Dean collaborated with a variety of composers, including Kenny Loggins and Eric Carmen, to write the nine songs featured in the film.

Wired for Sounds!

The score for the musical features hit songs from the movie as well as 9 new songs written with Tom Snow, who was responsible for Let's Hear It For The Boy.

The new production of Footloose due to tour the UK promises to have audiences on their feet. A clever new set, stylish costumes and slick dance routines, by the West End choreographer Karen Bruce, transform this classic tale of teenage angst into a captivating stage show.

Performed by a sexy and energetic young British cast, under the skilled direction of the acclaimed Paul Kerryson, Footloose the musical has the winning formula to get audiences and your phones buzzing!