Turf's up as young Stafford performers stage West Side Story
It is one of the most famous musicals in history, with a soundtrack of songs that are as popular now as when they were written.
It is one of the most famous musicals in history, with a soundtrack of songs that are as popular now as when they were written.
Footloose, the 1980s Broadway classic about the US town of Bomont that banned dancing, came alive on a Newport stage.
OK, everybody cut loose - it's Footloose. The perfect summer fun show is given a new lease of life by Staffordshire's top youth theatre company with this new show at the Gatehouse Theatre.
Am dram guru Alison Norton casts her eye over this week's new shows
Voices are tuned, the dance moves are choreographed and the stage is set, ready for curtain up for the toe-tapping musical Footloose at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre.
It was just what the doctor ordered when GP surgery receptionist Alec White won a starring role in Wolverhampton Musical Comedy Company's latest show.
After a couple of weeks away on holiday, I wasn't really looking forward to coming back to work, but I was delighted to see how many emails I had received from amateur companies, all enthusiastically looking forward to the new season and eager to promote their shows, writes Alison Norton.
Our am dram guru Alison Norton casts her expert eye over the shows that you should be looking out for, including La Cage Aux Folles, Alice In Wonderland and Half a Sixpence. Look out too for some local charity news.
Our am dram guru Alison Norton casts her expert eye over the shows that you should be looking out for this week - including a 'Stars In Their Eyes' night and La Cage Aux Folles, with proviews of Oliver! and a theatre workshop for youngsters.
Movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at some of the biggest releases at our cinemas, including remakes of Footloose at Three Musketeers.
Movie expert Carl Jones takes a look at some of the biggest releases at our cinemas, including remakes of Footloose at Three Musketeers.
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It took 14 years until the stage adaptation of Footloose The Dance Musical burst onto Broadway and if the reaction from last night's audience at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre was anything to go by, that was way too long.
A musical based on one of the most popular films of the 1980s will thrill crowds at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre during a week-long run. Footloose will open on Monday and continue until June 25.
Hit show Calendar Girls will appear on stage in Wolverhampton featuring a star cast, theatre bosses announced today.