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Couple of great new photos of Gareth and Faye arriving at the TV awards http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/gareth-gates?family=editorial&phrase=gareth gates&excludenudity=true&sort=best Big congratulations from us all at GPG to Faye. She won!! My baby did it.... SHE DID IT!! I couldn't be more proud of my beautiful angel @Faye_Brookes You deserve it all baby @OfficialNTAs BEAMING x

Eastbourne Theatre has posted The Footloose Tour 2017 Trailer on You Tube

It was great when I came online this morning to see your posts Elaine

Thanks for posting Eternal , what a great article for Gareth

Gareth has posted the press release on his facebook , Gareth isn't doing Chester ( 5th - 9th September ) as well as Wimbledon Press Release – for immediate release FOOTLOOSE : THE MUSICAL THE SMASH HIT PRODUCTION RETURN S IN 2017 LAUNCHING A NEW UK TOUR AT NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE ON FRIDAY 21 APRIL 2017 WITH A STRICTLY LIMITED WEST END SEASON AT THE PEACOCK THEATRE FROM TUESDAY 12 TO SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 Following a smash- hit 2016 t our which saw over 160,000 people cut loose across the UK , Footloose : The Musical will burst back onto the stage in 2017 when an International Tour launches from New Wimbledon Theatre on Friday 21 April. The tour will include a strictly limited West End season at the Peacock Theatre , playing for three weeks from Tuesday 12 September 2017 . Full tour schedule attached. Based on the 1984 screen sensation starring Kevin Bacon , Footloose : The Musical tells the story of city boy Ren , who has to move to a rural backwater in America where dancing is banned. All hell breaks out as Ren breaks loose and soon has the whole town up on its feet. Featuring classic 80s hits including Holding Out for a Hero , Almost Paradise , Let's Hear it for the Boy and the unforgettable title track, Footloose : The Musical is set to take the world by storm once again , bursting with youthful spirit, dazzling dance and electrifying music. When the film was released in 1984, it became the highest-grossing February release in US film history. The soundtrack album ended the year-long reign of Michael Jackson’s Thriller at number one and went on to top album charts all over the world, eventually selling in e xcess of 17 million copies . Footloose was nominated for a Golden Globe, and both the title song and Let’s Hear It for the Boy received Academy Award nominations. Footloose : The Musical first opened on Broadway in 1998 wh ere it ran for 709 performances, with a London production following in 2006 . Gareth Gates and Maureen Nolan will reprise their roles as Willard and Vi Moore. Gareth Gates rose to fame through the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2001, going on to sell over 5 million records worldwide and have hits across the globe. His version of Unchained Melody sold over a million copies in the UK and is the 3rd best-selling single of the Noughties . Gareth is also the youngest ever-male solo artist to debut at number 1. More recently Gareth has enjoyed a successful career on stage, with credits including Les Misérables , Legally Blonde and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat . In 2014 Gareth appeared in the final series of Dancing on Ice , and joined boyband 5 th Story as part of ITV’s second series of The Big Reunion , touring arenas with bands including Blue and Five. Gareth will not appear in Wimbledon and Chester. Maureen Nolan has been singing with her sisters since she was nine years old, when they became one of Europe’s first girl bands, The Nolans . Best known for their smash hit single I’m in the Mood for Dancing , The Nolans enjoyed phenomenal record sales worldwide, and worked with some of the world’s most respected artists including Frank Sinatra. On stage, Maureen has played Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers in the West End and on tour to critical acclaim. She was the fourth Nolan sister to play the role, earning them entry into the Guinness Book of World Records . Other credits include Sa die in Girl’s Behind , Jill in Mum’s the Word and Sarah in The Naked Truth . Further casting is to be announced. Footloose : The Musical has music by Tom Snow and lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and is adapted for the stage by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. It is based on the original screenplay by Dean Pitchford . It is directed by Racky Plews ( American Idiot , West End) with choreography by Matthew Cole, design by Sara Perks and musical supervision by Mark Crossland. It is produced by David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree for Sellad oor Productions , Tristan Baker and Charlie Pa rsons for Runaway Entertainment, Jason Haigh-Ellery and Stephen McGill Productions. It is presented by arrangement with R&H Theatricals Europe. 2017 UK TOUR Friday 21 – Saturday 22 April 2017 NEW WIMBLEDON THEATRE Box Office www.atgtickets.com /venues/ new - wimbledon - theatre | 020 8545 7900 Gareth Gates will not appear in Wimbledon Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 May 2017 YORK GRAND OPERA HOUSE Box Office www.atgtickets.com /venues/grand-opera-house-york | 0844 871 3024 Monday 8 – Saturday 13 May 2017 WYCOMBE SWAN THEATRE Box Office www. wycombeswan.co.uk | 01494 512 000 Monday 15 – Saturday 20 May 2017 RICHMOND THEATRE Box Office www.atgtickets.com /richmond | 0844 871 7651 Monday 22 – Saturday 27 May 2017 QUEEN’S THEATRE, HORNCHURCH Box Office www.queens-theatre.co.uk | 01708 443333 Tuesday 30 May – Saturday 3 June 2017 BUXTON OPERA HOUSE Box Office www. buxtonoperahouse .org.uk | 01298 72190 Monday 5 – Saturday 10 June 2017 VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO Box Office www.venuecymru.co.uk | 01492 872000 Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 June 2017 COVENTRY BELGRADE THEATRE Box Office www.belgrade.co.uk | 024 7655 3055 Monday 19 – Saturday 25 June 2017 SWANSEA GRAND THEATRE Box Office www.swansea.gov.uk / swanseagrandtheatre | 01792 475715 Monday 10 – Saturday 15 July 2017 GUILDFORD G LIVE Box Office www.glive.co.uk | 0844 7701 797 Wednesday 19 – Saturday 22 July 2017 CHUR C HILL THEATRE, BROMLEY Box Office www. churchilltheatre.co.uk | 020 3285 6000 Wednesday 26 July – Sunday 6 August 2017 KURSAAL OOSTENDE, BELGIUM Tuesday 15 – Saturday 19 August 2017 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE , EASTBOURNE Box Office www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk | 01323 412 000 Monday 21 – Saturday 26 August 2017 THE TOWNGATE THEATRE, BASILDON Box Office www.towngatetheatre.co.uk | 01268 465 465 Tuesday 5 – Saturday 9 September 2017 STORYHOUSE THEATRE, CHESTER Box Office www.storyhouse.com | 0845 241 7868 Gareth Gates will not appear in Chester Tuesday 12 – Saturday 30 September 2017 THE PEACOCK THEATRE, LONDON Performances Tue-Sat 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm, Sun 4.00pm Box Office www.peacocktheatre.com | 020 7863 822 Gareth HQ x

Another review from The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/cinderella-review-a-subversive-take-on-the-fairytale-favourite-1.2911398

Some more news about Footloose with Gareth and Maureen Nolan http://www.musicaltheatrenews.com/footloose-tour.html

Thanks for posting Sylvia , I've never heard of Leeds Carriage Works http://www.leeds.gov.uk/carriageworks/Pages/default.aspx

Gareth announced on his face book Gareth Gates 8 mins · HI everyone These are the dates we can announce so far in APRIL 2017 for the Easter Panto. More will follow as soon as we are allowed to release them. Gareth HQ x ... SUN 2 NORTHWICH MEMORIAL COURT MON 3 NORTHWICH TUE 4 LEEDS CARRIAGEWORKS WED 5 LEEDS FRI 7 NEWARK PALACE SAT 8 NEWARK SUN 9 CLACTON PRINCES THEATRE MON 10 CLACTON TUE 11 CAMBRIDGE CORN EXCHANGE WED 12 ST ALBANS ARENA THUR 13 ST ALBANS FRI 14 BURNLEY MECHANICS SAT 15 BURNLEY MON 17 WHITLEY BAY PLAYHOUSE TUE 18 WHITLEY BAY WED 19 DONCASTER CAST THUR 20 CAST FRI 21 REDITCH PALACE SAT 22 REDITCH PALACE See more 5 Comments

Thanks Eternal , here is another great review I saw on twitter https://littleburch.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/review-cinderella/

Thanks for the latest review Eternal , we keep finding out more about the panto. I had found the same interview, but it's in The Ulster Star .

This is a fab review for Gareth http://www.belfasttimes.co.uk/the-best-panto-ever-cinderella-at-gohbelfast/

Thanks Sylvia

Thanks for the link Eternal, great little interview . I'm sure everyone will have fun at the panto . I agree it is good to see that Missy is going over to Belfast .

A new Gareth interview in The Irish News http://www.irishnews.com/arts/2016/12/01/news/panto-round-up-gareth-gates-game-for-music-magic-and-laughs-this-christmas-809625/

You can't miss that , can you ?

Eternal, there's nothing to apologise for, I wish I hadn't motioned it now . I wouldn't call Cleckheaton a village Elaine , more a small town. https://www.facebook.com/CleckheatonTownHall

'Apparently It's In Yorkshire' made me smile Eternal It's in West Yorkshire . It's in the constituency of the MP Joe Cox who was murdered .

It says here that Gareth is appearing at Cleckheaton Town Hall Sun 4th June , for his live and acoustic tour . Looks like the tickets are already on sale . https://tickets.kirklees.gov.uk/en-GB/shows/gareth gates - live and acoustic/info

Thanks for posting Gareth's vlog from his panto rehearsals , I guess Gareth will be very busy with his rehearsals

Thanks for posting the video Eternal , I just enjoyed watching

Thanks for posting Val , I agree about Gareth's You Raise Me Up , he sounded gorgeous . The woman at the back was irritating me with her chatter, but she got into it in the end. A good selection of songs from I thought .Thanks to the girl who got very cold recording Gareth .

Thanks Val , they are mad

Thanks for posting Val, it's great to see Gareth and Faye in New York

Gareth's Cuppanut awards