New(ish) Footloose Broadway cast recording

Tonight Ghostlight Records digitally re-released the Footloose original Broadway cast recording which has been out of print for some time since Q Records ceased to exist in 2003. The CD will be in stores on October 25th.

The new release has been remastered and comes with new artwork by Frank Verlizzo and a new song performed by Hunter Foster and members of the original Broadway orchestra. The new song takes the place of "Let's Make Believe We’re in Love" in the licensed script so now the cast recording more closely reflects the changes made to the show since the original Broadway run.

I know it’s not the best show ever, but it holds a special place in my heart and I highly recommend checking out the new song for those of you who haven’t heard it!

http://www.sh-k-boom.com/footloosethemusical.shtml

So . . . I Confess has been cut? Anyone know when that happened? I saw the show several years ago (2005 or 2006) and it was still in at that point. So was Let's Make Believe We're in Love (although a much faster version than the waltz on the recording).

Me too! I think the show is a lot stronger now. There's still a short reprise of "Heaven Help Me" for Shaw to perform in its place, but "I Confess" has been cut and ultimately I think it's for the better. Even though the song was pretty good the story is really about the kids and "I Confess" sort of stopped the show cold and didn't really fit with the rest of the score either. Sometimes the best songs get cut to better serve the story being told and I think that's what happened here.

Talking about footloose, saw a trailer on tv for a new footloose film !!!
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