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Brundage Park Playhouse presents "Footloose"

originally published: 01/08/2025

(RANDOLPH, NJ) -- Brundage Park Playhouse presents Footloose across two weekends (February 7-9 and February 14-16, 2025). This is a musical version of the 1984 film. A rebellious teenager moves to a small middle-America town where dance is forbidden, and encourages his classmates to defy the local pastor and call for a rock’n’roll prom.

Footloose features music by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford with additional music by Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, and Jim Steinman.  The stage adaptation is by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford.

The cast includes Noah Manno (REN MCCORMACK), Cecelia Mielnicki (ARIEL MOORE), Christine O’Brien Mase (VI MOORE), Russ Crespolini (REVEREND SHAW MOORE), Griffin Gartlgruber (WILLARD HEWITT), Amanda Malone (RUSTY), Sherry Mayce (WENDY JO), Eden Mendez (URLEEN), Ethan Smith (CHUCK CRANSTON), Jean Cavaliere (ETHEL MCCORMACK), Michael Willis (COWBOY BOB/WES WARNICKER), Rebecca Horner (LULU WARNICKER/DANCER/RUSTY, URLEEN, WENDY JO SWING), Joseph Lanigan (COACH ROGER DUNBAR/DANCER/MALE ENSEMBLE SWING), Ally Distell (GARVIN/DANCER), Holly Stefanik (BETTY BLAST/JETER/DANCER), Jason Orefice (TRAVIS/DANCER), Natalie Crespolini (BICKLE/DANCER), Spencer Scalamoni (LYLE/DANCER), Lindsay Lamb (PRINCIPAL “HALEY” CLARK), and Carri Buck (ELEANOR DUNBAR/COP).

Performances take place Friday, February 7 at 7:00pm; Saturday, February 8 at 7:00pm; Sunday, Febuary 9 at 3:00pm; Friday, February 14 at 7:00pm; Saturday, February 15 at 7:00pm; and Sunday, February 16 at 3:00pm. Tickets are $25 for adults; $20 for seniors, children under 12 and military. Tickets are available for purchase online.

The Brundage Park Playhouse is located at 2 Bungalow Lane in Randolph, New Jersey. This venue offers accessible parking; is a wheelchair accessible venue; and offers wheelchair accessible seating.




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Brundage Park Playhouse is sponsored by the Randolph Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. It had its beginning in the fall of 1978 when the Randolph Recreation Committee approved the Randolph community theater program. In the summer of 1979, the theater performed its first production, the musical Pippin. For the following three summers, several musicals and one drama were presented using the Randolph High School auditorium.

During the fall of 1982, with the help of the Kiwanis Club of Randolph, a proposal was made to convert several buildings in Brundage Park into a home for the theater. Since that time, a hard-working crew of volunteers and staff has converted these buildings into a rehearsal studio, costume shop, scene shop and our present Playhouse.

They work very hard to maintain professional atmosphere and comfortable surroundings. The Township provides space and support staff, and the playhouse continues to raise funds for renovations, improvements and general operations to keep it a self-sustaining program.  The theater has become a central gathering place for people interested in the performing arts.

They provide a wide range of theatrical experiences including major productions, children’s theater, performing arts classes and several summer theater camp programs.  During the course of their seasons, you can expect to see a wide variety of main stage shows including productions designed specifically for children (For Kids by Kids), comedies, dramas, musicals, classical works, innovative contemporary plays: in short, something for everyone!

Their professional staff, in conjunction with many volunteers and our Brundage Park Advisory Board, works cooperatively to make Brundage Park Playhouse an entertaining and enriching resource.  They hope to continue the evolution of their theater and look to expand the involvement of residents in their organization.

Brundage Park Playhouse is committed to the patrons and its primary goal, which is to service the community by bringing quality entertainment and innovative programming as a convenient and affordable venue.  Volunteers are always needed in assisting as ushers and support staff.  Please call the playhouse at 973-989-7092 if you are interested in joining their dedicated BPP family.




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