Flashdance: The Musical
| Flashdance | |
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| The Musical | |
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| Music | Robbie Roth |
| Lyrics | Robbie Roth & Robert Cary |
| Book | Tom Hedley & Robert Cary |
| Basis | Flashdance |
| Productions | 2008 UK Tour 2010 West End 2013 US Tour 2013 Luzern (Switzerland) 2013 Brno (Czechia) 2014 Chemnitz (Germany) 2014 Amstetten (Austria) 2014 Paris (France) 2015 France Tour 2017 UK Tour |
Flashdance the Musical is a stage adaptation of the 1983 musical film Flashdance with a book by Tom Hedley & Robert Cary, music by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Roth and Cary. The show had a sold-out world premiere in 2008 at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth, England followed by a 16-week London West End run at the Shaftesbury Theatre ending January 15, 2011. The show will begin a UK Tour, starting in Glasgow, Scotland, August 10, 2017, including a potential 5 week run in the West End.
The musical had a US tour in 2013-2015, but an expected Broadway run was postponed.
Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the show revolves around 18-year-old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, and her dreams of attending the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy.
Based on the Paramount Pictures film (screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas, story by Tom Hedley) the UK production described itself as "an unmistakably unique musical about holding onto your dreams and love against all the odds". The show includes hits "Maniac", "Manhunt", "Gloria", the award-winning title track "Flashdance – What a Feeling".
Pittsburgh, 1983. On the floor of Hurley Steel, young steelworker Alexandra (“Alex”) Owens welds while waiting impatiently for her shift to end (“Steeltown Sky”). She’s anxious to get to Harry’s Bar, a small club where she performs innovative, fashion-driven dances. On the mill floor, she catches the eye of Nick Hurley, the son of the mill owner, who decides he wants to learn more about her.
En route to the club, Alex meets up with her friend Gloria, who encourages Alex to pursue her dream of becoming a trained dancer in a legitimate company by applying to audition for the renowned Shipley Academy. Alex decides to take the chance and asks the academy's administrator, Ms. Wilde, for an application (“It’s All in Reach”).
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