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Holding Out
for a Hero
Footloose: The Musical
Starring Gareth Gates
Newcastle Tyne Theatre
and Opera House
Tuesday 12th to Saturday 16th July 2016
Worldwide
smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical will burst back onto the stage in
2016, playing at Tyne Theatre & Opera House from Tuesday 12th to Saturday
16th July 2016 as part of a major new UK Tour.
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Photo: Darren Bell
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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 in this
brand new production, bursting with youthful spirit, dazzling dance and
electrifying music.
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Photo: David Ellis for Boom
Ents
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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 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, opening at the Novello Theatre following a UK Tour.
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Photo: David Ellis for Boom
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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, who was responsible for Carrie The Musical LINK: Review LINK).
It is directed and choreographed by Racky Plews (American Idiot, West End
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It is produced by David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree for Sell A Door Theatre
Company and Tristan Baker & Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment. It
is presented by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe.
Tickets:
Footloose
comes to Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre and Opera
House on Tuesday 12th to Saturday 16th July 2016
Tickets:
£32.50 Premium, £28.50 Stalls, Grand Circle & Limited View,
£25.50 Upper Circle, £22.50 Gallery.
(plus booking fees when booking online and over the phone)
The
Tyne Theatre & Opera House Box Office is open 10am-3:30pm Monday to Friday and
event days
Booking
and Information Line: 0844 2491 000 (10am – 6pm Monday to Friday)
More
information at our Website: www.tynetheatreandoperahouse.uk
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Theatre
Address: 109 – 119 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG
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