New "Footloose" w/ Kevin Bacon

A long while ago, Kevin Bacon did an interview for some A&E special and he talked about how he and Harvey Weinstein were working on redoing the Footloose musical book and changing/rewriting/adding/cutting/tearing apart the score, then restaging it back on Broadway with 'Le Bacon' as the Rev. Shaw Moore... anyone heard any news on this?

Also, IMDB has a Footloose (2005) as a work in progress... I last heard the Britney Spears or Elizabeth Berkeley (Saved By the Bell, Showgirls) were being considered being cast as Ariel in the movie. I think Berkeley is too old, personally.

But does anyone know anything about either Footloose project?

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I agree on Berkeley being too old.
I also think Britney is too bad of an actress.

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Right. Sorry, darling. Won't happen again.

How about Lindsey Lohan for Rusty?

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I think I will jump off a cliff is Britney comes to Broadway. Seriously. It will be the most horrible thing EVER!!!!!!

Wasn't Footloose on Broadway a few years back? I remember seeing it in maybe '99 or 2000. But it's a good show, so it's ok.

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I too will jump off a cliff if one of America's most famous performers actually PERFORMS and gets 100% capacity and keeps hundreds of people in work for 6 months. It would be simply awful!

I thought Ruthless was only Off-Broadway. I'm probably wrong, so never mind.

Updated On: 6/18/04 at 02:34 PM

Just the thought of that makes me shudder.

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The difference between Laura Bell Bundy and her former understudy Britney Spears:

Since Ruthless, one has decided to continue vocal training to make it big.
The other one decided to date the front man of a boy band to make it big.
To each her own.

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Updated On: 6/18/04 at 06:04 PM

I loved Footloose when it was on Broadway---I actually just got the part of Williard in a community theater production of it...for some reason, I just can't imagine Kevin Bacon as the Reverand or Britney/Elizabeth as Ariel.

The 1st Equity national tour of Footloose, in Dec. '98, was the first Broadway musical that I saw. I really wish I saved the program! It was the same exact production as on Broadway. We were front row center. The conductor talked to me and asked me if I was interested in being up there someday...I said yes (would say no today ). The 1st thing I remember seeing was the big, green tarp that said "FOOTLOOSE." I was in awe as soon as the music began! Wow, this kind of makes me sad...if it was not for this, I would not be on this board or doing what I actually love to do.

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Updated On: 6/18/04 at 09:07 PM

As far as musicals go, "Footloose" is just as exhilerating and enjoyable as they come. It's a very underrated show. Not much of a plot? Yeah, right.

Anyway, this is my dream cast for the movie...

Ren McCormick - USHER RAYMOND
Rev. Shaw Moore - KEVIN KLINE
Ariel Moore - MANDY MOORE
Vi Moore - CYBILL SHEPARD
Willard Hewitt - TOPHER GRACE
Rusty Rubin - TAMYRA GRAY
Chuck Cranston - ROBBIE CARMINE
Ethel McCormick - VANESSA L. WILLIAMS
Wendy Jo - ANNE HATHAWAY
Urleen - MARISSA JARET WINOKUR
Irene - ELIZABETH BERKLEY

That's some creative casting there, BW86.
I really don't get the Topher/Willard thing.
Or the Mandy/Ariel thing.
To the extent that I have to wonder if you're joking.
But I like Kevin Kline so much as the Reverand that I'm just going to ignore the other people you've casted and go on my way without calling you insane.

Ciao!
~ff~

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Totally off the radar... How about Bob Saget as Reverend Shaw Moore?

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