Footloose The Musical http://footloosethemusical.co.uk UK Tour returns for 2011 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:59:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Eagle Radio interview with Steven Pinder http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/06/eagle-radio-interview-with-steven-pinder/ http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/06/eagle-radio-interview-with-steven-pinder/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:59:52 +0000 Marika http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/?p=445 Click the link to hear Steven Pinder talk to Eagle Radio’s Lewis Mason about Footloose http://tinyurl.com/3g6qs7o

]]> http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/06/eagle-radio-interview-with-steven-pinder/feed/ 0 New video with Harry Neale http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/04/new-video-with-harry-neale/ http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/04/new-video-with-harry-neale/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:33:43 +0000 Marika http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/?p=430 Click on the footage tab for a backstage interview with Harry Neale who plays Chuck Cranston

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]]> http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/03/footloose-on-stv-north/feed/ 0 Let’s Hear it For a 4* Review http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/03/lets-hear-it-for-a-4-review-2/ http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/03/lets-hear-it-for-a-4-review-2/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:21:36 +0000 Marika http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/?p=364 By Lorne Jackson

In 1987, when I was in my early teens, I bumped into Madeleine Arnold while I was out riding my bike.

I’d always had a thing for Mads, her being an older woman (fourteen and three-quarters). She was also well-travelled, having spent two weeks holidaying with her parents in Miami.

We chatted for half an hour, though I never had the guts to ask her out. Then I cycled away, and a few weeks later moved town, never seeing Madeleine again.

Still, it was a nice half hour.

Probably the only decent half hour anybody enjoyed in the entire decade that was the 1980s.

The 80s was a time of Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, Out, Out, Out, Reganomics, miner strikes, Falkland Wars, big hair, high unemployment and shoulder pads.

It was also a terrible decade for movies.

Flashdance, Top Gun, Footloose…

High on concept, low on intelligence.

I wasn’t looking forward to Footloose – The Dance Musical.

How surprised was I, then, when it turned out to be a fab night out.

The plot is basic. Ren, a cool Chicago kid is dragged by his mom to Hicksville USA, where he discovers dancing is banned.

Ren is hellbent on changing that. He also plans to woo the preacher’s rebellious daughter Ariel.

The original film isn’t a musical. It’s a teen flick with a smattering of pop video moments. So songs have been added, and dance numbers, too.

The changes work, and the youthful cast have drive and energy.

No slack performances, though the stand-out star has to be Giovanni Spano as Willard Hewitt, the thick as a brick hick.

Footloose is a delight from beginning to end.

Almost as good as 30 minutes in the company of Madeleine Arnold – and you can’t say fairer than that.

Until March 19.

Rating * * * *



]]> http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/03/lets-hear-it-for-a-4-review-2/feed/ 0 Matt Willis confirmed for Aberdeen and Manchester http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/02/matt-willis-confirmed-for-aberdeen-and-manchester/ http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/02/matt-willis-confirmed-for-aberdeen-and-manchester/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:32:26 +0000 Marika http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/?p=358 Matt Willis has confirmed that he will play Chuck Cranston in Aberdeen (21 – 26 Mar) and Manchester (28 Mar – 2 Apr) – book your tickets now!

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http://www.facebook.com/FootlooseMusical#!/video/video.php?v=10150138725840100

]]> http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2011/02/2011-show-footage-now-online/feed/ 0 Max Milner as ‘Ren’ http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2010/12/max-milner-as-ren/ http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2010/12/max-milner-as-ren/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:07:27 +0000 binarylab http://footloose.binarylab.com/?p=58 Star of the future Max Milner will grace the UK’s stages as ‘Ren’ throughout 2011

]]> http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2010/12/max-milner-as-ren/feed/ 0 Matt Willis Joins the Cast http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2010/12/matt-willis-joins-the-cast/ http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2010/12/matt-willis-joins-the-cast/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:48:22 +0000 binarylab http://footloose.binarylab.com/?p=46 Matt Willis star of Busted and I’m A Celebrity winner, will headline his first national theatre tour in FOOTLOOSE – THE DANCE MUSICAL. Willis will play Chuck up to and including Birmingham Hippodrome on Saturday 19th March in Footloose.






Date Venue Box Office Book Online
21 Jan to 29 Jan Newcastle Theatre Royal 08448 11 21 21 Buy tickets
31 Jan to 5 Feb Southampton The Mayflower 02380 711811 Buy tickets
7 Feb to 12 Feb Milton KeynesTheatre 0844 871 7627 Buy tickets
14 Feb to 19 Feb Edinburgh Playhouse 0844 847 1660 Buy tickets
28 Feb to 5 Mar Plymouth Theatre Royal 01752 267222 Buy tickets
7 Mar to 12 Mar Liverpool Empire Theatre 0844 847 2525 Buy tickets
14 Mar to 19 Mar Birmingham Hippodrome 0488 338 5000 Buy tickets
]]> http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2010/12/matt-willis-joins-the-cast/feed/ 0 Steven Pinder (Brookside) takes on the role of Reverend Shaw Moore http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2010/12/steve-pinder-brookside-takes-on-the-role-of-reverend-shaw-moore/ http://footloosethemusical.co.uk/2010/12/steve-pinder-brookside-takes-on-the-role-of-reverend-shaw-moore/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:58:22 +0000 binarylab http://footloose.binarylab.com/?p=52 Award winning actor Steven Pinder (Brookside) takes on the role of Reverend Shaw Moore, a welcome addition to an already star studded cast.

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