LEE BRENNAN cuts Footloose in Glasgow
911
and The Big Reunion star Lee Brennan will
make his musical theatre debut when he joins the cast of Footloose: The Musical, playing the role of Willard at the King’s Theatre
Glasgow from Tuesday 7 until Saturday 11 June 2016.
Lee Brennan is widely recognised as one third of multi-million selling pop group
911. One of the biggest pop acts of the 90’s, 911 were one of only five acts in
the decade to achieve ten consecutive UK Top Ten Hit Singles, selling over 10
million records around the world and touring the UK four times. Lee returned to
911 in 2013, when the band reformed for ITV’s smash hit seriesThe Big
Reunion. An arena tour followed, where they played to over 200,000 fans
alongside acts including Five and Blue. Lee makes his theatre debut in Footloose.
Based on the 1984 screen sensation starring Kevin
Bacon, Footloose: The Musical tells the
story of city boy Ren, who has to move to a rural backwater in America where
dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the
whole town up on its feet. Featuring classic 80s hits including Holding Out
for a Hero, Almost
Paradise, Let's Hear it
for the Boyand the unforgettable title track, Footloose:
The Musical is set to take the world by storm once again
in this brand new production, bursting with youthful spirit, dazzling dance and
electrifying music.
When
the film was released in 1984, it became the highest-grossing February release
in US film history. The soundtrack album ended the year-long reign of
Michael Jackson’s Thriller at
number one and went on to top album charts all over the world, eventually
selling in excess of 17 million copies. Footloose was
nominated for a Golden Globe, and both the title song andLet’s Hear It for
the Boy received Academy Award nominations. Footloose: The Musical first opened
on Broadway in 1998 where it ran for 709 performances, with a London production
following in 2006, opening at the Novello Theatre following a UK Tour.
The
cast also features Luke Baker (American Idiot, Sunny Afternoon) as Ren, Maureen
Nolan (The Nolans, Blood Brothers) as Vi Moore, Hannah
Price as Ariel
Moore, Nigel Lister as
Reverend Shaw Moore, Nicky Swift as
Ethel McCormack, Joanna Sawyeras
Rusty, Matthew Tomlinson as
Chuck, Natasha Brown as
Wendy-Jo, Miracle Chance as
Urleen, Thomas Cotran as
Jeter andScott Haining as Bickie. The cast also includes Lauren Storer, Natalie Morton-Graham, Luke Thornton and Alex Marshall.
Footloose: The Musical has music by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and
is adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. It is based on
the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford. It is directed by Racky Plews (American
Idiot, West End) with choreography by Matthew Cole, design by Sara Perks
and musical supervision by Mark Crossland. It is produced by David Hutchinson and
Phillip Rowntree for Sell A Door Theatre Company, Tristan Baker and Charlie
Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Jason
Haigh-Ellery and Stephen McGill Productions. It is presented
by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe.
PERFORMANCES
Footloose: The Musical
King’s Theatre Glasgow
Mon 13 – Sat 18 June 2016
Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm
Box Office 0844 871 7648 (bkg fee) Calls cost 7p per minute plus your phone company’s
access charge.
www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkg
fee)
