CambridgeToday: Cambridge students set to cut 'Footloose' on Drayton stage
February 8, 2024
High school students from all over the region rehearse Footloose on stage at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. Photo: Joe McGinty/CambridgeToday
Move over Kevin Bacon, students from around the region are about to kick off their Sunday shoes and dance their way onto the stage.
Drayton Entertainment has taken another classic film and Broadway play and given local students the opportunity to perform it on one of their local stages in front of a large audience.
High school students from across the region are getting ready to premiere of Footloose the musical.
The 1980s movie was adapted into a successful Broadway play in the 1990s and will make its return to the stage at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse as this year's Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy performance.
Footloose will be on at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse from Feb. 14 to Feb. 25.
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