"Footloose" Quiz

Answer: I Can't Stand Still

Principal Clark walks in as Ren is dancing in front of Willard. Although Willard tries to stop him, Ren just keeps on going. When Ren is told that dancing is a crime in Bomont, he actually believes that they were telling him dancing on school property was forbidden. He was shocked when he heard that it was illegal in all of Bomont.

Answer: Betty Blast

Betty Blast owns the Burger Blast. She is only seen in one scene where Chuck and Ren are starting to fight. She breaks up the fight with her very funny lines and skates off stage.

Answer: a movie

The musical was actually based on the 1984 film starring Kevin Bacon as Ren and Christopher Penn as Willard. Although many think the musical came first, the movie actually came a few years before the musical, which was released in 1999 on Broadway.

Answer: Heaven Helps the Man / I'm Free

The ending song of the first act is "Heaven Helps the Man / I'm Free". The song includes Ren, Shaw, and company. This is a good spot to end the first act because of the fact that Ren motivates all of the seniors at Bomont High to take a stand for what they want and have the dance. On the other hand, Shaw and the adults do not want this to happen to the youth of Bomont, therefore, they all try to hold them back from having the dance.

Answer: true

Due the fact that since the 80's the popularity of Gymnastics for boys is much lower, the sport was switched to Wrestling. The switch also occured because it would be harder to find a broadway actor that could do gymnastics for the show.

Answer: rising

In the chorus of "Let's Make Believe We're in Love", sung by Irene, the lyrics are as follows: "Look at the moon slowly rising, look at the stars up above, just for one night until we get it right, let's make believe we're in love." This is the first song of the second act.

Answer: False

The names of Ariel's best girlfriends are Rusty, Wendy Jo, and Urleen. Irene is the country western singer in the bar that they the teens go to in the first scene of the act two.

Answer: October 22, 1998

The show started on Broadway October 22, 1998, with previews starting Oct 2. It ran for two years on Broadway. On December 15, 1998, "Footloose" began the national tour of the country.

Answer: Richard Rodgers Theatre

"Footloose" was originally shown on the Richard Rodgers Theater, which is also now the home to Billy Joel's new musical, "Movin' Out". Currently The Gershwin Theater is showing the smash hit, "Wicked"; the Ford Center for the Performing Arts has always been showing the ever-popular "42nd Street"; The Palace Theatre is currently showing Tim Rice and Elton John's "Aida".

Answer: True

Tom Snow was the person who actually wrote "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and Walter Bobbie is one of the greatest directors on broadway directing hits such as "Chicago".