Footloose - Summer 2023
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
Directed by Leann Dickson
Music Direction by Sheryl Lawrence Howard
Choreography by Ashley Williams
Additional choreography by Michael Galyean & Leann Dickson
at The Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay St., Knoxville, TN 37902
Performances:
- July 14 @ 7:30 pm
- July 15 @ 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm
- July 16 @ 2:30 pm
The explosive movie musical bursts onto the live stage! With dynamic new songs augmenting the powerhouse hits from its bestselling Oscar-nominated score, Footloose celebrates the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another, and the power of forgiveness.
Suggested for ages 12+. Parents/guardians are always in charge of deciding whether or not a child is too young to attend the theater, but we do not allow children under the age of 5 to attend.
Footloose is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals: concordtheatricals.com
Tickets:
- Adults: $30.00
- Student/Seniors $26.00
- Children 12 and under $22.00
Plus applicable service fees. All seating is General Admission. Tickets are available:
- Online at https://knoxbijou.org/events/, then click on JULY events.
- From the Tennessee Theatre Ticket Office, 224 Clinch Ave. (on the side of the Tennessee Theatre). Visit in person Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 3 PM or call: (865) 684-1200.
- At the door (Bijou Theatre) beginning 1 hour before a performance.
Group Rate: $22 each for groups of 20 or more people.
Please call the Box Office, (865) 684-1200, to purchase tickets at the Group Rate.
CAST
ROLE | ACTOR |
Ren McCormack | J.D. Joiner |
Chuck Cranston | Lucas Cooper |
Chuck’s Trio/Superhero | Matthew Shields |
Chuck’s Trio/Superhero | Jack Lloyd |
Chuck’s Trio/Travis | Owen Allard |
Chuck’s Trio/Lyle/Superhero | Austin Taylor |
Willard Hewitt | Caleb Leach |
Willard’s Trio/Jeeter/Superhero | Eli Solomon |
Willard’s Trio/Bickle | Jacob Leon |
Willard’s Trio/Garvin | Tate Gilbert |
Rev. Shaw Moore | Coke Morgan |
Wes Warnicker & Principal Clark | Joe Jaynes |
Coach Dunbar/Ensemble | Patrick Minton |
Cop/Ensemble | Greg Helton |
Cowboy Bob/Ensemble | Jordan Gatton-Bumpus |
Ariel Moore | Christina Ledbetter |
Rusty | Janie Bianconi |
Wendy Joe | Campbell Ella |
Urleen | Xandria Cross |
Chuck’s Singers | Presley Ford |
Chuck’s Singers/Select Dancer/Betty Blast | Laura Childers |
Select Dancer | Ashley Williams |
Select Dancer | Natalie Duncan |
Select Dancer | Kaylyn Mayfield |
Cowboy Quartet | Sherleen Mwaura |
Cowboy Quartet | Madison Anderson |
Cowboy Quartet | Hannah Liske |
Ethel McCormack | Jill Bartine |
Vi Moore | Sonja Moore |
Lulu Warnicker | Frannie Hamrick |
Eleanor Dunbar | Ellen Chemay |
Women’s Ensemble/Cowboy Quartet | Fai Lloyd |
Women’s Ensemble | Livi Fenech |