New “Dirty Dancing” Takes on US
Aug 15th, 2008 | By Blog Editor | Category: "This Season" Features & Other Spotlights, Dance EntertainmentIf you’ve memorized every move from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, you now have more than 20 brand new scenes to enjoy in Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story On Stage.
Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story On Stage begins its US pre-Broadway tour on September 28, 2008 at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre. The show opened in Toronto, Canada in 2007, and before that it attracted London theatergoers.
After a limited engagement in Chicago, Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage will move to the East Coast, opening in The Boston Opera House on February 7, 2009. And in May 2009, the show’s official North American Tour begins at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.
Meant to Be Danced
Eleanor Bergstein adapted her film for stage after realizing that the story is really meant for live performance. You can read an interview with Bergstein at this link.
Learn Along With Baby
Throughout the rest of August, when you see Dirty Dancing in Toronto on a Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday
For more information on how to catch Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story On Stage at The Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, visit this link.
You can watch clips of the new stage version of Dirty Dancing at this link. If you’ve already seen the show, let us know what you thought!
Oh how i wish this would come to NY. I still watch the movie and yes i know every move =)
Leslea: Definitely! It’s a shame that the Boston premiere is in the middle of winter!
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