ON! Theater's "Footloose: Youth Edition" (5PM)

Footloose first burst onto the silver screen in 1984 and proved to be one of the year’s most successful motion pictures. The soundtrack recording reached #1 on the Billboard charts, and went on to sell over 17 million copies worldwide, generating such Top Forty hits as its title song and “Let’s Hear It For The Boy" (both of which received Academy Award nominations), 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.

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One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, he is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend's rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin' rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated Top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 17 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.

Our summer cast of 3rd-12th grade performers put this production together in just under *3* weeks!

Show runtime: Approximately 90 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.

Doors will open 20 minutes prior to the start of the show.

Concessions, as well as cast candy grams and flowers, will be available in the lobby prior to the performance and during intermission. Food & drink are not permitted inside the theatre.

Parking:

The Colony Theatre is located at the corner of 3rd Street and Cypress Avenue, and shares a parking garage with the Burbank Town Center Mall, where there is plenty of free parking.

Opening Night Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing musical theatre enrichment to schools and communities across the los angeles area. Learn more at openingnighttheater.com.