After a morning spent revisiting the halls of Payson High School, where he filmed several scenes from “Footloose,” Kevin Bacon left the success of the school’s final prom up to the students — but not ...

“Footloose,” which officially opens tonight at the Fulton, might seem like one of those fun dance shows, with nothing but high kicks, steps and crazy turns, along with some jazz hands thrown in. It’s ...

Toes are tapping, feet are shuffling, and boots are bouncing in the opening to the new "Footloose." Kids are dancing and frolicking, maybe even having a few beers to the title song of a 1984 movie, a ...

It's been 40 years since a group of Elmore City students fought and won the right to dance at their prom. “I can remember it was really hard to dance. There were so many cameras and TV Cameras,” ...

The film is based on the real life dance ban of Elmore City, Oklahoma, in the 19th and 20th century. The film stars Kevin Bacon as Ren McCromack, a newcomer who tries to change the law. To recognize ...

PETERSBURG — A musical featuring a rebellious teen who encourages others to defy a ban on dancing will give young audience members a chance to boogie on stage. “Footloose” opens Friday at Theatre in ...

The country-twang remake of "Footloose" strives to give us a more down-home experience than the original film. But is a more authentic "Footloose" — with less dancing, yet — really the way to go? The ...

Don't look now, but Hollywood is currently in the process of taking every movie you ever loved and making it again, only dumber, flashier, and probably starring Taylor Lautner. One of the latest ...

There actually was a time when rock and roll and the happy gyrations of teens dancing to the music were considered sinful and a sure precursor to every kind of sleazy and drug-hazed sex, a time when ...

Small towns afraid of dancing and alternative lifestyles (such as … enjoying dancing, I guess) have provided a fair amount of fodder for musicals. “The Prom,” the sweet-and-snarky musical comedy about ...