The opening synthesizer lines of the song “Flashdance… What a Feeling” offer a sense of promise — something big is about to happen. And the tune, performed by actress and singer Irene Cara ...

Flashdance, the film responsible for a whole generation's fondness for leotards and legwarmers, is set to be the next in a long line of movies-to-musicals to hit Broadway. The 1983 film, directed ...

Jennifer Beals starred in "Flashdance," which turned box office "Maniac" 40 years ago. But French dancer Marine Jahan was the double bringing the moves.

Fans will still hear old favorites from the film, including “Gloria,” “Maniac” and “What A Feeling,” too. Other iconic moments, such as the famous water drop, will make their way on ...

Jennifer Beals went from wide-eyed acting newcomer to movie star and 1980s fashion icon in "Flashdance" 40 years ago.. Audiences were swept up in Beals' performance as Pittsburgh steel mill welder ...

But Flashdance changed things.It changed the idea of what a movie musical is, and it changed the way films were marketed. Paramount, which had Staying Alive set for summer release in 1983, tied ...

“Flashdance — The Musical”: What a feeling. That’s what fans of the hit film “Flashdance” might be thinking to themselves now that the stage adaptation of the 1983 flick opens Tuesday ...

The performance aims to entertain people with some of the biggest songs from the 1983 movie including “Flashdance — What a Feeling,” “Maniac,” “Gloria,” “Manhunt” and “I Love ...

The score features the songs “Maniac” and “Flashdance… What a Feeling” (which won an Academy Award for Best Song) – it also launched a fashion frenzy for torn sweatshirts. On stage, Alex is played by ...

Flashdance The Musical, the latest in a long line of screen-to-stage musicals to hit the West End, has high-kicked its way into the Shaftesbury Theatre (recent home of Hairspray), where it opened last ...