Footloose

If you have seen the movie Footloose, you were struck by the award-winning soundtrack that played in the background of this '80s film. Even if you haven't seen the movie, you're probably familiar with many of the songs, including "Let's Hear It For The Boy," "Almost Paradise," "Holding Out For A Hero," "The Girl Gets Around" and "Footloose."

The musical version was created after the movie. It brilliantly incorporates all the wonderful pop/rock songs listed above into the script, so they are sung by the characters as part of the story. Another half-dozen or so songs were composed to fill out the score of this show.

The story embraces a pivotal period in a small town racked by recent tragedy ... a pivotal decision to be made by a loving but heavy-handed father and minister ... a pivotal law to be reconsidered by town fathers who wish they knew the right thing to do ... and an extraordinarily frustrating experience for a likable teen who can no longer have the life he liked, and who can't like the life he now has.