Footloose Comes to Runaway Stage

What happens when you transplant a strong-willed high school boy and his mother from Chicago into a joyless farming town where dancing is against the law? That’s the premise of “Footloose,” the musical now exciting fans of Ruanaway Stage in Sacramento. Ren (Joseph Boyette), the stranger, encounters hostility from his peers as well as the dour Rev. Shaw (John Hopkins), who instituted the rule.

But Ren manages to win over most of his peers and turns them against the anti-dancing law. This leads not only to a happy ending but to a late revelation, showing both the boy and the clergyman that their motives have much in common. Yet the show’s chief appeal is in the razzle-dazzle of 16 catchy numbers that reveal a breath-taking versatility in the cast, as well as those supporting them.

For a detailed review and more information about the production, go to What happens when you transplant a strong-willed high school boy and his mother from Chicago into a joyless farming town where dancing is against the law? That’s the premise of “Footloose,” the musical now exciting fans of Ruanaway Stage in Sacramento. Ren (Joseph Boyette), the stranger, encounters hostility from his peers as well as the dour Rev. Shaw (John Hopkins), who instituted the rule.

But Ren manages to win over most of his peers and turns them against the anti-dancing law. This leads not only to a happy ending but to a late revelation, showing both the boy and the clergyman that their motives have much in common. Yet the show’s chief appeal is in the razzle-dazzle of 16 catchy numbers that reveal a breath-taking versatility in the cast, as well as those supporting them.

For a detailed review and more information about the production, go to http://villagelife.com/story.php?id=692.0