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First Act - Footloose

Bell Cultural Events Center - Mabee Performing Arts Hall
November 5, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
to November 8, 2026 @ 4:30 pm
First Act blue and purple logo with Footloose pink neon sign graphic

Based on the 1984 movie and featuring songs like “Let’s Hear it for the Boy,” “I Need a Hero,” and of course, “Footloose!”

Footloose the Musical follows the story of Ren McCormack, a young man who moves from the big city to small town Bomont where dancing is banned. But as Ren soon discovers, in Ecclesiastes 3 it says, “there is a time for every purpose under heaven… a time to laugh and a time to weep. A time to mourn and a time to dance.” Join us this fall to bring this classic story to life on the First Act stage!

SOCK & DENTAL HYGIENE ITEMS DRIVE: At all Footloose and Finding Nemo Jr. shows, we are collecting adult sized socks and dental hygiene items (disposable toothbrushes, travel sized toothpastes, etc.) for the organization Uplift – a mobile street outreach of ordinary people serving neighbors who are homeless across Kansas City.

RUN TIME: Footloose the Musical has a run time of approximately two and a half hours.

Performance Schedule:

  • Thursday, November 5, 2026 @ 7 p.m.
  • Friday, November 6, 2026 @ 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 2 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 7, 2026 @ 7 p.m.
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026 @ 2 p.m.