It has recently been announced that a new production of the classic film Dirty Dancing will return next year to tour the UK from August 2016. The production, which premiered in Milan in July 2015, will be directed by the artistic director of Milan’s Teatro Nazionale, Federico Bellone, with choreography by Gillian Bruce.
While next year will mark the tenth anniversary of the original stage show, the new UK production will open at the Blackpool Opera House on 11 August next year, and will then tour to Orchard Theatre, Dartford; Opera House, Swansea; Aylesbury Waterside; New Theatre, Wimbledon; Palace Theatre, Manchester; Grand Opera House, York; Carlisle Sands Centre; Northampton Derngate; Regent Theatre, Stoke; Kings Theatre, Southsea; and finishing with the Reading Hexagon in November.
The classic story of Baby and Johnny is set to delight audiences across the UK once again, with the hit musical featuring the classic songs “Hungry Eyes”, “Hey! Baby”, “Do You Love Me?” and “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”. The production is written by Eleanor Bergstein, script writer of the successful 1987 film, and features the much-loved characters and much of the original dialogue from the iconic film, with additional scenes added.
Dirty Dancing –The Classic Story On Stage originally opened at London’s Aldwych Theatre in 2006 and had a successful run for five years. The show then embarked on its first tour, returning to the West End for a year in 2013, prior to launching a second UK and Ireland tour. Dirty Dancing is produced by Karl Sydow, Joye Entertainment and Paul Elliott, in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions. Further tour dates and casting are yet to be announced.