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Footloose at Maine State Music Theatre
Dates: 7/16/2025 - 8/2/2025
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Pickard Theatre at Bowdoin College, 1 Bath Road, Brunswick, ME 04011
Brunswick, ME
Phone: 207.725.8769
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Get ready to cut loose! The high-octane Broadway smash Footloose returns to MSMT for the first time since 2014, packed with showstopping dance, heart-pounding hits, and the story of a town learning to let go—and dance again.
When Ren McCormack moves from Chicago to a small town where dancing is outlawed, he shakes up the status quo, challenging authority, healing old wounds, and inspiring a movement of joy, love, and liberation. Featuring timeless anthems like “Holding Out for a Hero,” “Let’s Hear It for the Boy,” and “Footloose,” this is the ultimate summer musical celebration.
Starring...
J. Antonio Rodriguez – Ren McCormack
Maya Jerome Thomas – Ariel Moore
Gregg Goodbrod – Rev. Shaw Moore
Kristina Leopold – Vi Moore
Charis Leos – Ethel McCormack / Betty Blast
Eli Mayer – Chuck Cranston
Oliver Prose – Willard Hewitt
Also featuring...
Rachel Alvarez-Robinson, Lauryn Adams, Stemarciae Bain, Corey Barrow, Greta Cardoza, Brooklyn Bronson, Lani Corson, Bryan Fortunato, Morgan Gillott, David Girolmo, Payton Hines, Matthew Irani, Kelly Lomonte, Darren Lorenzo, Sabina Martin, Jack Sippel, Dylan Stukenberg, Todd Turner, Jake Urban, Nolan Um, Nazarria Workman
Directed by E. Faye Butler
Choreographed by Tyler Hanes
Music Direction by Jason Wetzel
Costume Design by Jane Alois Stein
Lighting Design by Jeff Koger
Set Design by Chuck Kading
Sound Design by Shannon Slaton
Video & Projections Design by Jerran Kowalski
Wig Design by Kevin S. Foster II
Production Stage Manager Amy Bertacini
Footloose
Stage Adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie
Based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford
Music by Tom Snow
Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
Additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Steinman
Footloose is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. For more information, visit concordtheatricals.com.
🎟️ Tickets available now at msmt.org
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News About Footloose at Maine State Music Theatre
Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
January 15, 2026 Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Interview: Tyler Hanes on Dance As Self-Expression & Identity
July 09, 2025 “For Ren dance is his language. It’s a form of self-expression – the only way he knows how to express himself and communicate. When this is taken from him, he doesn’t understand why something so beautiful and alive as dance is not allowed. He is fighting for self-expression and his very identity.” Actor, dancer, choreographer Tyler Hanes is describing the motivation of FOOTLOOSE’s protagonist Ren McCormack. Hanes, who has a storied resume that includes ten Broadway shows and countless regional credits, has returned to Maine State Music Theatre (which he calls “coming home”) to choreograph their new production of the 1998 musical, FOOTLOOSE, collaborating with director E. Faye Butler.
BWW Q&A: E. Faye Butler on FOOTLOOSE at Maine State Music Theatre
July 08, 2025 When Footloose dances onto the stage at Maine State Music Theatre this summer, it brings more than high kicks, power ballads, and iconic '80s fashion. Under the direction of E. Faye Butler, the production taps into the heart of what makes the story resonate: community, resilience, and the courage to challenge the status quo.About the Theatre
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Maine State Music Theatre is committed to building a company-wide culture that highlights the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, anti-racism, and access and to prioritize these practices in the governance of our institution. MSMT is committed to a non-discrimination policy without regard to age, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religious beliefs, marital status, familial status, disability, veteran status, political persuasion or beliefs. MSMT is committed to increasing representation of historically marginalized groups among our company of actors, technicians, Board of Directors, staff and volunteers. MSMT is a Proud Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Diversity and Inclusion Statement
Maine State Music Theatre is committed to building a company-wide culture that highlights the principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, anti-racism, and access and to prioritize these practices in the governance of our institution. MSMT is committed to a non-discrimination policy without regard to age, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religious beliefs, marital status, familial status, disability, veteran status, political persuasion or beliefs. MSMT is committed to increasing representation of historically marginalized groups among our company of actors, technicians, Board of Directors, staff and volunteers. MSMT is a Proud Equal Opportunity Employer.
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