The Ignite Project CIC presents Footloose: The Musical
Date: 31 August 2023 - 2 September 2023
Venue: The Millennium Forum Theatre and Conference Centre, 3 Newmarket St, Londonderry, Derry, BT48 6EB
After the success of last year's production of Little Shop of Horrors, The Ignite Project CIC (est. 2021) are excited to bring Footloose The Musical to the Millennium Forum stage this summer! With a soundtrack full of 80's nostalgia such as Holding Out For A Hero, Let's Hear it For The Boy and the title track Footloose, high energy choreography and hilarious one liners, this timeless classic will have audiences dancing in their seats. This amateur production is brought to you by The Ignite Project CIC with a cast of young performers from across the North West.
After the success of last year's production of Little Shop of Horrors, The Ignite Project CIC (est. 2021) are excited to bring Footloose The Musical to the Millennium Forum stage this summer!
Footloose first burst onto the silver screen in 1984 and proved to be one of the year's most successful motion pictures. The soundtrack includes such hits as its title song and "Let's Hear It For The Boy", plus "Almost Paradise," "Holding Out For A Hero," and "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)." 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
Footloose is the story of Ren McCormack, a teenage boy from Chicago. He and his mother move to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons them. Upon arriving, Ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including Reverend Moore. The Reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing, which Ren finds unbelievable. With the help of the Ariel (the Reverend's daughter) and Willard (a country hick who becomes his best friend), Ren attempts to convince the Reverend to let the teenagers dance, and in the process help the town to heal from a tragedy that affected them all.
The heartfelt story that emerges pins a father longing for the son he lost against a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.
With a soundtrack full of 80's nostalgia such as Holding Out For A Hero, Let's Hear it For The Boy and the title track Footloose, high energy choreography and hilarious one liners, this timeless classic will have audiences dancing in their seats.
This amateur production is brought to you by The Ignite Project CIC with a cast of young performers from across the North West.