Broadway Center Stage: Footloose

Eisenhower Theater

Set to the rockin' rhythm of the film’s Oscar®- and Tony®-nominated top 40 score and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people and guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. 

Oct. 9 - 14, 2019

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Program

Set to the rockin' rhythm of the film’s Oscar®- and Tony®-nominated top 40 score and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, Footloose celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people and guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. Stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie; based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford. Music by Tom Snow; lyrics by Dean Pitchford; additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Steinman.

Broadway Center Stage
Come celebrate more of your favorite musicals with the return of our hit series, presented exclusively in our nation’s capital! In a semi-staged concert format and featuring starry casts direct from Broadway, these “extremely high caliber” (The Washington Post) productions put great musicals Center Stage. Artists and creative teams to be announced at a later date.

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Broadway Center Stage performances are presented as semi-staged concerts. The actors may carry scripts in hands for various scenes of their performance. 

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