Footloose the Musical
the dance moves are some of the most ambitious, energetic and well executed in recent musical theatre
| 15 Feb 2006
Footloose the Musical
Think Grease, Flashdance, Fame and Saturday Night fever - big musicals are always crowd pleasers, and Footloose the Musical is no different. As the popular pop-rock score explodes onto the stage, the audience know they are in for a theatrical delight. The plot follows the account of Chicago a city teen called Ren, superbly played and danced by Derek Hough, who ends up in a small Texas town in which dancing - along with just about anything else that is fun - is illegal. After finally settling in and making a few friends (and a few enemies), he decides it is time to fight the "law", in the form of Reverend Shaw, for the right to party. The music was already a hit, but the dance moves, choreographed by Olivier nominee Karen Bruce, are some of the most ambitious, energetic and well executed in recent musical theatre, and every cast member deserves tribute. And good luck getting that song out of your head - "Loose, footloose, kick off your Sunday shoes... "[Simone Gray]
King's Theatre, Glasgow, Jan 16-21.
King's Theatre, Glasgow, Jan 16-21.
Think Grease, Flashdance, Fame and Saturday Night fever - big musicals are always crowd pleasers, and Footloose the Musical is no different. As the popular pop-rock score explodes onto the stage, the audience know they are in for a theatrical delight. The plot follows the account of Chicago a city teen called Ren, superbly played and danced by Derek Hough, who ends up in a small Texas town in which dancing - along with just about anything else that is fun - is illegal. After finally settling in and making a few friends (and a few enemies), he decides it is time to fight the "law", in the form of Reverend Shaw, for the right to party. The music was already a hit, but the dance moves, choreographed by Olivier nominee Karen Bruce, are some of the most ambitious, energetic and well executed in recent musical theatre, and every cast member deserves tribute. And good luck getting that song out of your head - "Loose, footloose, kick off your Sunday shoes... "[Simone Gray]
King's Theatre, Glasgow, Jan 16-21.
King's Theatre, Glasgow, Jan 16-21.