Ghostlight Records will release an updated and re-mastered version of the Footloose the Musical original cast recording this fall. The album will be available digitally on October 4 with a physical release to follow on October 25. Original cast member Hunter Foster has recorded a rendition of "Still Rockin'," a song cut from the show during its pre-Broadway run at ...

Euan Morton, Jeremy Kushnier and Jill Paice will star in Signature Theatre of Virginia’s forthcoming revival of Chess. Directed by Signature artistic director Eric Schaeffer, the musical will run August 10-September 26 at the MAX Theatre in Arlington, VA.

Chess centers on the Cold War-era battle between two chess champions, American Freddie Trumper (Kushnier) and Russian Anatoly Sergievsky (Morton ...

Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford has dropped out of the forthcoming feature film remake of Footloose, according to EW.com. No reason has been reported, although a possible conflict with the young star’s TV shooting schedule in the coming months has been suggested. Dancing with the Stars two-time champ Julianne Hough remains attached to the movie, which will have ...

TV heartthrob Chace Crawford may sing and dance in the Hollywood remake of Footloose, reports E! Online. This past weekend, the Gossip Girl star tested for the part of Ren McCormack, the restless tune-happy teen originally played onscreen by Kevin Bacon, and a source is quoted as saying, “He did really well.”

High School Musical star Zac Efron was set ...

Zac Efron, best known for his leading man role in the blockbuster High School Musical franchise, will not be cutting “Footloose,” as announced earlier this fall. The actor has reportedly withdrawn from the multimillion dollar remake of '80s classic Footloose in order to distance himself from the movie-musical genre with which he is closely associated. In addition to three HSM ...

Zac Efron’s $42 million opening weekend as the star of High School Musical 3 has spurred Paramount Pictures to put a planned remake of Footloose on the fast track, according to Variety. The studio hopes to reunite Efron and HSM director/choreographer Kenny Ortega on the film, which could start production as soon as next spring.

Peter Sollett, screenwriter ...