Productions2 on Broadway
| 1920 | Greenwich Village Theatre Original. May 10, 1920 · O. P. Heggie · predates this show | 32 performances |
| 1998 | Richard Rodgers Theatre Revival. October 22, 1998 · Walter Bobbie | 709 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. 1 of these predate the show itself and are almost certainly a different work of the same name. Shown, marked, not merged. West End runs are not yet held.
Licensing 4 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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In the literature12 passages
Footloose (10/22/98; 709 performances) was next. Based on the film of the same name, Footloose enjoyed an extended run due to creative producing and press agentry, but nevertheless it closed after losing millions for its investors. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p456
Among Ross’s other well received films were Pennies from Heaven (1981, featuring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters), I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982, from Simon’s play), Footloose (1984), and Steel Magnolias (1989), a major hit starring Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, and a young Julia Roberts. book:the-stephen-sondheim-encyclopedia-rick-pender-rowman-littlefield-publishing-lanh#p707
Footloose 708 performances Opened October 22, 1998 Closed July 2, 2000 book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p459
adding his theatrical sensibilities to such films as The Turning Point, Pennies from Heaven, and Footloose. book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p166
In 1998, Footloose , an adaptation of the 1984 motion picture of the same name, began a nearly two-year run book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p324
When a film like Footloose comes to Broadway, even a mediocre stage musical staging can run for 709 performances in New York, enjoy a long run in Las Vegas, and see numerous amateur productions. book:cambridge-companion-to-the-musical-cambridge-companions-to-music-the-the-cambrid#p390
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