FOOTLOOSE to Cut Loose on 2017 UK Tour and in the West End
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 21, 2016
The tour will include a strictly limited West End season at the Peacock Theatre, playing for three weeks from Tuesday 12 September 2017. Check out the full tour schedule below!
Based on the 1984 screen sensation starring Kevin Bacon, Footloose: The Musical tells the story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on its feet. Featuring classic 80s hits including Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise, Let's Hear it for the Boy and the unforgettable title track, Footloose: The Musical is set to take the world by storm once again, bursting with youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music.
When the film was released in 1984, it became the highest-grossing February release in US film history. The soundtrack album ended the year-long reign of Michael Jackson's Thriller at number one and went on to top album charts all over the world, eventually selling in excess of 17 million copies. Footloose was nominated for a Golden Globe, and both the title song and Let's Hear It for the Boy received Academy Award nominations. Footloose: The Musical first opened on Broadway in 1998 where it ran for 709 performances, with a London production following in 2006.
Gareth Gates and Maureen Nolan will reprise their roles as Willard and Vi Moore.
Gareth Gates rose to fame through the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2001, going on to sell over 5 million records worldwide and have hits across the globe. His version of Unchained Melody sold over a million copies in the UK and is the 3rd best-selling single of the Noughties. Gareth is also the youngest ever-male solo artist to debut at number 1. More recently Gareth has enjoyed a successful career on stage, with credits including LES MISERABLES, Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. In 2014 Gareth appeared in the final series of Dancing on Ice, and joined boyband 5th Story as part of ITV's second series of The Big Reunion, touring arenas with bands including Blue and Five.
Gareth will not appear in Wimbledon and Chester.
Maureen Nolan has been singing with her sisters since she was nine years old, when they became one of Europe's first girl bands, The Nolans. Best known for their smash hit single I'm in the Mood for Dancing, The Nolans enjoyed phenomenal record sales worldwide, and worked with some of the world's most respected artists including Frank Sinatra. On stage, Maureen has played Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers in the West End and on tour to critical acclaim. She was the fourth Nolan sister to play the role, earning them entry into the Guinness Book of World Records. Other credits include Sadie in Girl's Behind, Jill in Mum's the Word and Sarah in The Naked Truth.
Further casting is to be announced.
Footloose: The Musical has music by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and is adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. It is based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford. It is directed by Racky Plews (American Idiot, West End) with choreography by Matthew Cole, design by Sara Perks and musical supervision by Mark Crossland. It is produced by David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree for Selladoor Productions, Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Jason Haigh-Ellery and Stephen McGill Productions. It is presented by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe.
For more about the show, visit www.footloose-musical.com.
2017 UK TOUR:
Friday 21 - Saturday 22 April 2017
NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE
Box Office www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-wimbledon-theatre | 020 8545 7900
Gareth Gates will not appear in Wimbledon
Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 May 2017
YORK GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Box Office www.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york | 0844 871 3024
Monday 8 - Saturday 13 May 2017
WYCOMBE SWAN THEATRE
Box Office www.wycombeswan.co.uk | 01494 512 000
Monday 15 - Saturday 20 May 2017
RICHMOND THEATRE
Box Office www.atgtickets.com/richmond | 0844 871 7651
Monday 22 - Saturday 27 May 2017
QUEEN'S THEATRE, HORNCHURCH
Box Office www.queens-theatre.co.uk | 01708 443333
Tuesday 30 May - Saturday 3 June 2017
BUXTON OPERA HOUSE
Box Office www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk | 01298 72190
Monday 5 - Saturday 10 June 2017
VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
Box Office www.venuecymru.co.uk | 01492 872000
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 June 2017
COVENTRY BELGRADE THEATRE
Box Office www.belgrade.co.uk | 024 7655 3055
Monday 19 - Saturday 25 June 2017
SWANSEA GRAND THEATRE
Box Office www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseagrandtheatre | 01792 475715
Monday 10 - Saturday 15 July 2017
GUILDFORD G LIVE
Box Office www.glive.co.uk | 0844 7701 797
Wednesday 19 - Saturday 22 July 2017
CHURCHILL THEATRE, BROMLEY
Box Office www.churchilltheatre.co.uk | 020 3285 6000
Wednesday 26 July - Sunday 6 August 2017
KURSAAL OOSTENDE, BELGIUM
Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 August 2017
DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE, EASTBOURNE
Box Office www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk | 01323 412 000
Monday 21 - Saturday 26 August 2017
THE TOWNGate Theatre, BASILDON
Box Office www.towngatetheatre.co.uk | 01268 465 465
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 9 September 2017
STORYHOUSE THEATRE, CHESTER
Box Office www.storyhouse.com | 0845 241 7868
Gareth Gates will not appear in Chester
Tuesday 12 - Saturday 30 September 2017
THE PEACOCK THEATRE, LONDON
Performances Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm, Sun 4.00pm
Box Office www.peacocktheatre.com | 020 7863 8222
ON SALE FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER
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