Footloose ever back on Broadway?

[BwayDreamer00]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 7:27pm

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!

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 7:31pm

Not any time soon.

[GreasedLightning]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 8:00pm

It's certainly possible! 

[Wilmingtom]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 8:17pm

It was written for the stock and amateur market and never intended for Broadway.  That it would ever return is a very long shot.  

[dramamama611]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 8:48pm

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.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 9:16pm

Anything is possible (we've certainly seen revivals that have made us question "why?", but I would certainly not put any money down in Vegas on this show being revived on Broadway, and I definitely would not be willing to invest in (if I was in such a position to do so).

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 9:16pm

>> "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.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 10:27pm

Sure - lousy shows come to B'way all the time.

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 3/27/17 at 3:49am

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

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 3/27/17 at 5:04am

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

Dropped apostrophes are a growing trend (as opposed to incorrect ones), in cases of words like dont, wont, and cant. I thought you guys were all supposed to be ahead of the curve.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/27/17 at 11:23am

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.

 

[UncleCharlie]

Posted: 3/27/17 at 3:52pm

SeanMartin said: ">> "So in the spirit of the passion we both share, let me help you out here buddy. It's WON'T, not WONT."

Dropped apostrophes are a growing trend (as opposed to incorrect ones), in cases of words like dont, wont, and cant. I thought you guys were all supposed to be ahead of the curve.

 

It's a growing trend only among the lazy and poorly educated. And someone who is clearly as concerned as you are about the basics of grammar would never take part in such a "trend". Just own it dude and don't try to BS your way out of it. Using lame pseudo justifications is not a good look.

 

Updated On: 3/27/17 at 03:52 PM