Footloose ever back on Broadway?

So I was just in my schools production of Footloose and honestly I had so much fun doing it! The music is so catchy and the dancing was fun too. But would it EVER and I mean EVER come back to Broadway? Its original run in 1998 wasn't awful but wasn't the best either as it ran for about a year and half but it got pretty meh reviews and got only a few tony nominations (and best musical was not one of them) and even though I loved doing it lets be serious the plot and characters (just like the film) in the show aren't very interesting and need a lot of work to make the show good as its pretty much high school rebellion the musical....but what do you guys think? Maybe it will return? By a landslide? We never thought Promises Promises was gonna come back but hey! It did!

It's certainly possible!

A show's enjoyment level PERFORMING a show has little to do with the quality of a show.



When I wouldn't expect a revival any time soon, stranger things have happened.

>> "Its original run in 1998 wasn't awful but wasn't the best either as it ran for about a year and half but it got pretty meh reviews and got only a few tony nominations (and best musical was not one of them) and even though I loved doing it lets be serious the plot and characters (just like the film) in the show aren't very interesting and need a lot of work to make the show good as its pretty much high school rebellion the musical....but what do you guys think?"

I think you managed to list all the reasons why it wont.

SeanMartin said: ">> "Its original run in 1998 wasn't awful but wasn't the best either as it ran for about a year and half but it got pretty meh reviews and got only a few tony nominations (and best musical was not one of them) and even though I loved doing it lets be serious the plot and characters (just like the film) in the show aren't very interesting and need a lot of work to make the show good as its pretty much high school rebellion the musical....but what do you guys think?"

I think you managed to list all the reasons why it wont.



Sean, as you so eloquently stated in the Hello Dolly Extending Its Run thread:

"ITS, not IT'S. How many times do people have to be reminded of the basics of freaking grammar???"

I agree. So in the spirit of the passion we both share, let me help you out here buddy. It's WON'T, not WONT.

Updated On: 3/27/17 at 03:49 AM

Wearing leggings as pants have been a growing trend, too. That doesn't make it right.

I wouldn't mind seeing Footloose come back in a better production. The show itself can be quite fun and a crowd-pleaser, but that original Broadway production was WOEFULLY misguided. There were so many WTF choices made in the staging (the opening with the weird parachute thing, Somebody's Eyes, Holding Out for a Hero, Almost Paradise to name a few), the show made no sense. Apparently, some improvements have already been made to the book and score (like cutting the rap number for the town council scene) and replacing I Confess with a book scene. With the right director and choreographer who understand musicals, rather than try and apologize for them, I think the show could be a delightful hit.