OCPAC Presents Free Live Performance from IN THE HEIGHTS Tour Cast, 8/2

The Orange County Performing Arts Center's enormously popular "FREE Movie Mondays" on the community plaza continues its series with a big-screen presentation of the 1987 hit film DIRTY DANCING on Monday, August 2. Before the start of the movie, members from the national tour of IN THE HEIGHTS will present a free live performance from the show.

IN THE HEIGHTS, the hit Tony® Award-winning Best Musical will start its two-week run at the Center the following evening, August 3 and runs through August 15. The show recently played to large crowds at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood for an extended run that featured its original star and creative center, Lin-Manuel Miranda. (For the tour's stop at OCPAC, the role will be played by Joseph Morales).

DIRTY DANCING is the fourth film in OCPAC's free outdoor summer film presentation. The film stars the late Patrick Swayze along with Jennifer Grey, Cynthia Rhodes, and Jerry Orbach. The massive box office hit tells the tale of a young woman's coming of age while vacationing in the Catskills in the summer of 1963. There, she (Grey) rebels against her parents by falling in love with the resort's resident dance instructor, played by Swayze. The movie introduced the craze of "dirty dancing" as well as a slew of hit songs from its multi-platinum selling soundtrack. It has also spawned a stage musical version that is currently on tour.

DIRTY DANCING was directed by Kenny Ortega, who is currently in pre-production for the upcoming film version of IN THE HEIGHTS, which will also star Miranda as Usnavi.

The alfresco film series is held on the Center’s community plaza with the films projected on the side of Segerstrom Hall. Guests are encouraged to bring beach chairs or other easily portable seating items. Set-up begins at 5:30 p.m. with the movie starting at dusk (approximately 8 p.m.). Guests may bring their own snacks and picnic suppers. OCPAC recommends for guests to arrive early to secure a spot. Barbecues and similar food preparation will not be permitted.

The remaining film scheduled for OCPAC’s 'FREE Movie Mondays' line-up is the uplifting dance documentary film Mad Hot Ballroom on August 9.

Photo: The National Tour Cast of IN THE HEIGHTS by Joan Marcus.

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"Free Movie Mondays" takes place at the Orange County Performing Arts Center's community plaza, located at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Set-up begins at 5:30 p.m. and the movie starts at dusk (approximately 8 p.m.)

IN THE HEIGHTS opens at the Center on Tuesday, August 3 and continues for a strictly-limited two week run through August 15. Tickets to see IN THE HEIGHTS start at $20 and are available at
OCPAC.org, at the Center's Box Office, or by calling 714.556.2787.

For more information, visit OCPAC.org.

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