UPDATE: A third matinee added due to demand as Lincoln Park presents 'Footloose' musical
MIDLAND ― Feel free to kick off your Sunday shoes watching Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center present "Footloose the Musical."
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. April 26-27 and May 3-4, with matinees at 2 p.m. April 28, May 4 and May 5, in Lincoln Park's MainStage Theater.
Based on the beloved 1984 Kevin Bacon film, "Footloose the Musical" tells the classic story of a rebellious teenagerwho moves to a small middle-American town where dance is forbidden, and soon encourages classmates to defy the accepted norms of the community.
A quarter century after its Broadway debut, the rocking musical continues to dance its way into audiences’ hearts, featuring dynamic new songs and boasting such hits as “Let’s Hear It for The Boy,” “Almost Paradise,” “Holding Out For A Hero,” and the titular song “Footloose.”
“We are thrilled to present this electrifying and uplifting production for the first time to our patrons here at Lincoln Park,” Justin Fortunato, producing artistic director of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, said. “Tickets are going fast so we recommend that everyone gets theirs soon.”
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Tickets cost $18-$25 and are available at LincolnParkArts.org or by calling the Midland center's box office at 724-576-4644.
Scott Tady can be reached at stady@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center presents 'Footloose the Musical'
