ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#1ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:15pm
ABC to present DIRTY DANCING 3-hour TV event (not live, but pre-filmed ala Fox's upcoming ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW EVENT.)
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/08/dirty-dancing-abc
#2ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:17pm
I'm surprised it's not a Disney title.
#3ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:48pm
As long as it isn't anything like that dreadful stage adaptation, I'd be good with this.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/raleigh/article/BWW-Reviews-DIRTY-DANCING-National-Tour-at-Durham-Performing-Arts-Center-20140918
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#4ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:49pm
plus it is such a terrible show.
Stew123
Stand-by Joined: 2/17/10
#5ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 1:54pm
And this is a terrible idea.
bwaylyric
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/22/03
#6ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:01pm
Are they gonna have Josh Groban and Kelly Clarkson sing "I've Had the Time of My Life"?
"She's Like the Wind" sung by Nick Jonas?
#7ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:17pm
Sounds terrible.
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#8ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:17pm
Love that movie! Hope this project is good, but you really can hardly ever match a great movie.
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sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#9ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:28pm
Jane abandon all hope unless this show has been completely re written since it played Toronto some years back. I too had fond wishes for a good adaptation. Totaly disapointed. Sorry.
#10ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:34pm
Color me underwhelmed...and unimpressed.
ABC should have been smarter and mined their parent company's (Disney) treasure trove of musical properties for something a lot more impressive than "Dirty Dancing".
This is a complete missed opportunity on their part.
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#11ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 2:51pm
I already hate it.
What a waste.
....but the world goes 'round
RW3
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#12ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/8/15 at 3:02pm
I hope she is better in this than she is in Scream Queens right now. She is godawful in Scream Queens.
#13ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/9/15 at 10:54am
How the hell is this what they pick with Disney's library.
#14ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/9/15 at 12:51pm
I see this bombing big time. Probably Max or Val Chmerkovskiy will be Johnny. I'm calling it now.
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bwaylyric
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/22/03
#15ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/9/15 at 1:45pm
Johnny didn't have a Russian accent, so they will go with Derek Hough.
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#16ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/9/15 at 8:21pm
"I hope she is better in this than she is in Scream Queens right now. She is godawful in Scream Queens."
This. I'm actually pretty fond of the movie as cheesy as it is. But this does not sound like a good idea. Also, why is it three hours when the movie is 100 minutes? How many commercials are there going to be?
#17ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/9/15 at 8:50pm
I could almost watch three hours of the dirty dancing scene, lol.
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ebontoyan
Broadway Star Joined: 9/22/14
#18ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/9/15 at 9:44pm
What for??! I love the movie but the musical production (touring) was one of the most boring I've seen this year. Lots of dancing but no singing
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#19ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/10/15 at 1:28am
Are we sure it's the current musical version? So it went from national tour straight to ABC broadcast? Can she even sing? Can she dance? Doesn't seem the best idea. I mean.... she just doesn't fit the type for the part.
#20ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 12/10/15 at 2:17am
I don't believe the leads sing in the stage version.
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Plannietink08
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/2/11
#21ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 1/15/16 at 9:04am
She seems to be very into her Broadway-esque musicals.
"Charlotte, we're Jewish"
#22ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 1/16/16 at 1:21am
I'm surprised NBC let her do this, since she's worked there for the last 20 years or so.
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LaurenG3
Swing Joined: 9/9/15
#23ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 1/16/16 at 5:51am
Former Dancing with the Stars pro Henry Byalikov auditioned for the role of Johnny yesterday:
https://twitter.com/SergesSquad/status/688145444904435712
If he gets the role, I'm guessing this will be a huge flop as he hasn't acted in a thing in his life. Actually, I'm betting this will be terrible with whoever is casted as Johnny. I mean, Abigail Breslin as Baby? Why???
mc1227
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/29/07
#24ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 1/16/16 at 8:06am
Very distressed to hear this. Some things should be left untouched, they are memorable for all these years for a reason. Remake things that people don't remember and make them better. Or, dare I dream, create material that will be remembered 30 years from now!
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#25ABC hops onboard: Network will present 3-hour DIRTY DANCING event; Abigail Breslin to star
Posted: 1/16/16 at 11:54am
Or, let ABC create content that they think will make them money and it's only ABC so who gives a crap? Is there not enough memorable material on television already?
