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 Footloose
Rusty. Rust is madly in love with Willard, the slightly dumb cowboy who befriends Ren. Her main song is "Let's Hear It For the Boy", about Willard. "My baby, he don't talk sweet. He ain't got much to say. But he loves, loves me, loves me. I know that he loves me anywaaaaaaaayyyy..."
| In the beginning of the play, Ariel has a "bad boy" boyfriend. What is his name? | Cut "Footloose"!
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Chuck. Chuck is a high school drop out. Later on, of course, Ariel falls for Ren, after Chuck hits her. Chuck's song is "The Girl Gets Around". "Well, she'd like you to think she was born yesterday/with her innocent looks and her little-town way/when she's smiling at me she's got angels in her eyes. But I've seen how she moves and the girl really cooks/She taught me some tricks you can't learn in books/And I'm starting to think she's the devil in disguise..."
| What is the song that Rusty, Urleen, and Wendy Jo perform as a trio? | Cut "Footloose"!
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Somebody's Eyes. They repeatedly came on and sang bits of this eerie song when Chuck was slowly finding out about Ren and Ariel. It's about how since Bomont is so small, someone always knows what you are doing. "Somebody's eyes are watching/Somebody's eyes will never close, never sleep/Somebody's after the secrets that you keep/Who's got alibis...From somebody's eyes?"
| Where did Ren work that he got fired from soon after arriving in Bomont? | Cut "Footloose"!
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Hardware Store. His friend wanted change for a dollar, so he opened the cash register and the manager thought he was stealing and fired poor Ren. His uncle was really upset with him.
| Who almost gets in a fight with Willard at the dance they went to in another town? | Cut "Footloose"!
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Cowboy Bob. Willard's secret is he can't dance, so he keeps avoiding Rusty. Rusty dances with Cowboy Bob because she wants to dance, and then Willard gets angry because Rusty came with him. Rusty stops the fight before it starts, though.
the wrestling team. Chuck and his sidekicks Travis and Lyle get in a fight with Ren and blame him. The coach already doesn't like him because he's supposedly a troublemaker and suspends him from the team.
| In the song "Mama Says", what was not a piece of "Mama's" advice? | Cut "Footloose"!
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Don't climb a tree--in a lightning storm. This was sung by Willard, who's always quoting his mama. "Mama says: Don't use a toaster--while standing in the shower. Now who could argue with that? Mama says: Don't hold your breath for longer than an hour. The woman knows where it's at..."
Irene. She sings this at the Bar-B-Q. This is when Rusty danced with Cowboy Bob. "Look at the moon slowly risin'/Look at the stars up above/Darlin' just for tonight/Until we get it right/Let's make believe we're in love..."
23. From the finale: "[Ren]I rented my tux/[Garvin and Bickle]Bought flowers-[Jeter]12 bucks! [Willard]And on my 23rd try, I finally tied my tie!"
| In "Can You Find It In Your Heart", does Vi sing, "Can you stop and see there's a part of her that's trying to listen?" | Cut "Footloose"!
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No. She sings, "Can you stop and see there's a part of her that's trying to obey?"
| After what song does Ren find out that dancing is illegal in Bomont? | "Footloose" Quiz
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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.
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.
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.
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.
| During the time "Footloose" spent on Broadway, which New York City theater were they located at? | "Footloose" Quiz
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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".
Ethel McCormack. Ren's mother is Ethel McCormack, who decides that it's time to pick up and move out of Chicago. Her sister is Lulu, whom the McCormacks move in with.
| What poet does Shaw quote and refer to in his sermon during "On Any Sunday"? | Cutting "Footloose"
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Walt Whitman. Shaw quotes Walt Whitman's line, "I hear America singing" during his sermon.
Lyle and Travis. Lyle and Travis are Chuck's two cronies who strive to give Ren trouble. They also sing back up during "The Girl Gets Around."
| Which of Ariel's friends has a crush on Ren and often interacts with Wendy Jo? | Cutting "Footloose"
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Urleen. Urleen is Ariel's friend who likes Ren, and often communicates with Wendy Jo. She is somewhat of a ditz, and, along with Wendy Jo, fills Ren in on the story of why dancing was banned in Bomont.
Four teenagers crashed and fell off a bridge coming home from a dance. Rev. Moore's own son Bobby and three others were drunk returning from a dance in Baylor County. It was a foggy night, and they lost control of the car and tumbled off a bridge.
Rusty. Rusty opens the number by singing "Careful what you do, someone's on to you, careful what you do."
He was fired. Wes was angry at Ren for being (wrongfully I might add) fired from his job at Benicke's Hardware Store.
| What was the name of the boy who Vi Moore was "infatuated with" when she was younger? | Cutting "Footloose"
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Elliot Criswell. "Let's just hope her interest in Chuck Cranston lasts no longer than my infatuation with Elliot Criswell."
Vi and Ethel. Vi and Ethel sing "Learning to be Silent" in protest at how they're treated by their friends and relatives.
The Burger Blast. The number is sung at the Burger Blast, after Ariel and Friends read about the valiant knights in the story Ariel read, and compare them to the overall-wearing, pickup-truck drivers they have to deal with.
| Who appears to be the most successful at the bridge game the adults are having? | Cutting "Footloose"
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Eleanor. Nearly everybody owes Eleanor money, as she is quick to point out at the beginning of the scene.
Heaven Help Me. "Heaven Help Me" is a song in which Shaw reflects on his difficulties with Ariel and everybody else in the congregation.
Coach Dunbar. After nastily blaming Ren's father's desertation on Ren, he forces everybody in the hallway to do push ups.
Vi. At the end, when there is a vast amount of harmony and three different tunes are sung simultaneously, Vi does not join in.
Irene and the Country Kickers. Irene and her Country Kickers sing this song at the Bar-B-Que dance club, where Ren, Ariel, Rusty, and Willard soon arrive.
| During "Let's Hear it for the Boy," what person does Rusty say Willard is not, but that "his kisses still knock her over"? | Cutting "Footloose"
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Casanova. Rusty sings, "Maybe he's no Casanova, still his kisses knock me over."
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