Tickets are now on sale for the Minisink Valley High School Drama Club’s production of its spring musical, “Footloose the Musical.”
Shows are Thursday, April 3 at 4 p.m.; Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $17 for adults; $12 for students over 12 and senior citizens; and $10 for students under age 12.
All tickets are $7 for the special Thursday afternoon show at 4 p.m.
Tickets are available via OnTheStage Tickets.
This show’s plot begins 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. But he’s not prepared for the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, who is determined to exercise control over the town’s youth.
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 pins a father longing for the son he lost against a young man aching for the father who walked out on him.
To the rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated Top 40 score, augmented with dynamic new songs, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people while guiding them with a warm heart and open mind.
Footloose was released 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 40 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 Oct. 22, 1998. The next day, the show broke the box office record for the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it continued to entertain audiences through July 2000.
After the Broadway run, the creators made changes throughout the libretto, excised three songs from the original score, and restored one (“Still Rockin’”). The reaction to the "new" Footloose was immediate and enthusiastic. In 2011, Paramount Pictures’ remake of Footloose brought this heartwarming story and electrifying music to a whole new generation.