Finding New Footing on Stage with ‘Footloose’

Shrunken Heads Production Company has been a scrappy student-run musical theater organization at UCSB for more than 20 years. Now, with the support of the UCSB Department of Music, the company makes the leap to larger-scale shows with a production of Footloose: The Musical – while still remaining independent of UCSB’s Theater degree program. The show features music by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford – both Montecito residents – the iconic earwig of a title song composed by Montecito’s rock star Kenny Loggins. Footloose: The Musical is an appropriate vehicle for the big step up, as it’s all about pushing the limit, defying authority, and working toward achieving goals of artistic freedom and connection. 

The production boasts a 35-plus cast and a live orchestra for all four shows at Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall from February 6-8, the opening night performance followed by a prom-themed gala with more live music, curated Footloose-inspired refreshments, and a reception with the cast and creative team in the courtyard, where you can dust off your own dancing shoes and cut loose.  

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