Jake Quickenden joins UK touring cast of FOOTLOOSE

After being postponed in 2020, Footloose is set to burst back onto stage next year with an all-star cast, opening at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 14 February 2022.

Selladoor Productions have confirmed that the previously announced Darren Day will remain in the role of Reverend Moore and will be joined on stage by newly cast Dancing on Ice winner and theatre star Jake Quickenden as Willard.

Jake first hit our screens in The X Factor in 2012 and again in 2014 when he went through to the live shows. Following his win of the 2018 season of Dancing on Ice, Jake has most recently been seen in hit TV show Hollyoaks. He is also no stranger to the stage having performed in the title role of Peter Pan at Blackpool Opera House; also touring with the Dreamboys and appearing in pantomime. He most recently starred in the acclaimed 50th  anniversary production of Hair the Musical.

Jake said: “I can’t wait to get out on tour with Footloose, after such a strange and difficult time we will finally be able to join our friends and family in the theatre for a truly feel -good night out.  This show is packed full of amazing 80’s hits I can’t think of a better tonic for 2022.”

Darren Day added: “I am so delighted to be able to stay with the tour of Footloose for the 2022 tour. I was a teenager in the 80’s, which is such an impressionable age for movies and music. This is one of the most iconic films and soundtracks from my teenage years.  I can remember hearing Footloose on the radio for the first time and thinking… what a tune! I’m really looking forward to seeing you there”

Footloose The Musical will be directed by Racky Plews, with choreography by Matt Cole, musical supervision by Mark Crossland, design by Sara Perks, lighting by Chris Davey and sound by Chris Whybrow. Further casting will be announced soon.

Following its opening in Plymouth, the production will visit Brighton, Manchester, Peterborough, Stoke, York, Cheltenham, Blackpool, Birmingham, Doncaster, Southampton, Aylesbury, Malvern, Llandudno, Cardiff, Sunderland, Woking, Bradford, Oxford, Wolverhampton, Barnstaple, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Wimbledon.

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