Footloose, The Musical
Presented by Court Atkins Group
November 11-13 & 18-20, 2022
Join our incredible cast of actors on a journey of self-discovery. Full of high-energy dancing and singing, this is a show you don’t want to miss! Footloose, The Musical is packed with top-ten hits from the past like “Almost Paradise,” “Let’s Hear It for the Boy,” “Holding Out for a Hero,” and “Footloose.” With powerhouse hits from its bestselling Oscar-nominated score, Footloose celebrates the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another, and the power of forgiveness.
“Energetic, bursting to life with music, romance, and dance. It’s a show you want to stand up and dance to!”
Based on the hit film, and the true story of Elmore City, Oklahoma which banned dancing for 90 years, Footloose is back! When big city teenager Ren moves to a small town, he finds that wide open spaces sometimes come with very narrow minds. As the town copes with the tragedy, the influential Reverend Moore has banned dancing and rock music. Pretty soon, Ren is the rebel with a cause, winning over the hearts (and feet!) of the whole community.
Thank you to our local Sponsors
We are exceedingly grateful for the support we receive from the community! A special THANK YOU to the generous businesses and organizations who are sponsoring our upcoming performance of Footloose and the 2022 theatre season.
FOOTLOOSE, THE MUSICAL is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford.
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Directed by Diane Fisher Simmons
Music by Tom Snow
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie
Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford
Additional Music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, Jim Steinman
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Photo Credit: 2019 Kennedy Center Production (Jeremy Daniel) concordtheatricals.com
To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated Top 40 score, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people while guiding them with a warm heart and open mind.
Footloose first burst onto the silver screen in 1984 and proved to be one of the year’s most successful motion pictures. The soundtrack recording reached #1 on the Billboard charts, and went on to sell over 17 million copies worldwide, generating such Top Forty hits as its title song and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy" (both of which received Academy Award nominations), plus “Almost Paradise,” “Holding Out For A Hero,” and “I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man).” With a screenplay and lyrics by Oscar winner Dean Pitchford, the story focused on young people, much like his previous, and wildly successful movie musical Fame.
Footloose opened on Broadway on October 22, 1998. The next day, the show broke the box office record for the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it continued to thrill audiences through July 2000.
After the Broadway run, the creators made changes throughout the libretto, excised three songs from the original score, and restored one (“Still Rockin’,” available on the newly mastered Broadway CD from Ghostlight Records). The reaction to the ‘new’ Footloose was immediate and enthusiastic; a tour in the U.K. led to a West End engagement, which in turn triggered excitement throughout Europe and around the globe.