If you’re of a certain age, we know that when we say Flashdance, you’re probably picturing Jennifer Beals staring at you pensively, with a gray sweatshirt hanging off her shoulder, or perhaps you’re envisioning an onstage shower as she poses in silhouette. But that’s so very ’80s. We’re welcoming you to 2015, and that means a family-friendly update in the form of a touring production of Flashdance: The Musical. Written and produced specifically for the stage, this incarnation is ready for a whole new generation of fans, as well as the diehards clinging to that Beals-grey-sweatshirt-generation of 30 years ago.

We can hardly believe that Flashdance is celebrating its 30th anniversary, but it’s true, and what better way to relive that “oh-what-a-feeling” than to see the great onstage water splashdown, well, on a stage? If that image is lost on you, fear not, the new, full-on musical Flashdance will refresh your memory live at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester for one weekend only in February.

There’s something uplifting about the Flashdance storyline, which centers on a working class woman who holds two jobs ~ a welder by day and an exotic dancer at night ~ and dreams of taking her talents to ballet school and beyond to become a professional dancer who doesn’t need to rely on fire and fusing metal or the crumpled dollar bills of drunken bar patrons to make a living. To borrow from the hit song, it’s an inspiring story about taking your passion and making it happen. It’s not just a tagline or a lyric, it’s a life lesson.

The 1983 film inspired more than just what many might consider a fashion faux pas today (that off-the-shoulder sweatshirt trick came with red high-heel shoes); it’s about the music! The touring show is packed with amazing songs, and many of the hits from the film are integral to Flashdance: The Musical, including the titular, Oscar-winning “Flashdance … What A Feeling” as well as “Manhunt,” “Maniac” and “I Love Rock & Roll.” There are also 16 new songs written exclusively for the stage production that add more musical clout to the ’80s cult classic (with music by Robbie Roth and lyrics by Robert Cary and Roth).

One of the film’s original screenwriters, Tom Hedley, wrote the book for the stage production with Cary, and it will be directed and choreographed by a man who knows his way around a stage musical, Sergio Trujilo (Memphis, Jersey Boys), so ticket-holders are in for a real treat.

Tickets are prices at $44, $54, $64 and $74, depending on your seat selection in the theater. There is a 10 percent discount available for members and for groups of 10 or more, except for Friday and Saturday night performances. Remember, the show runs for one weekend only, with one performance at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb.13, and matinee and evening shows on Saturday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb. 15. And while the 1983 film may have been rated R by the MPAA, this vision of Flashdance is considered suitable for audiences of all ages.

For more information, visit thehanovertheatre.org.

By Mike Wood