Eleanor Bergstein News

DPAC announced today that individual tickets for the Triangle premiere of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage will go on sale June 28 at 10 a.m. Tickets are available at the DPAC Ticket Center or by visiting DPACnc.com and Ticketmaster. The staged musical of this worldwide smash-hit film will play DPAC September 16-21, 2014.

The National Theatre announced today that individual tickets for the Washington area premiere of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage will go on sale Friday, June 13 at 10 a.m. The staged musical of this worldwide smash-hit film will play the National Theatre for three weeks only, August 26 through September 14, before embarking on a North American tour. The official opening night has been set for Tuesday, September 2.

Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage will launch a multi-city North American tour at The National Theatre in Washington D.C., August 26 - September 14. The staged musical of this worldwide smash-hit film will go on to play over 30 markets in North America including Minneapolis, Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, Seattle, Costa Mesa and more. Additional cities will be announced in the coming months.

The National Theatre announces its 2014-15 season, which includes four Washington, D.C., premieres. The coming season's Broadway at the National features Tony® Award-winners Pippin and Newsies, both of which will play multiple-week engagements, as well asDirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage, which begins its North American tour in the nation's capital.

The additional dates for the smash-hit show include the Eastbourne Congress Theatre (Tuesday 13 - Saturday 24 January 2015), Sunderland Empire (Tuesday 27 January - Saturday 14 February 2015), the Edinburgh Playhouse (Tuesday 24 February - Saturday 14 March 2015), the Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff (Tuesday 17 - Saturday 28 March 2015) and the Liverpool Empire (Tuesday 7 - Saturday 25 April 2015). Demand is expected to be high, so early booking is advisable!

Originally a low-budget film by a new studio and with no major stars (except Broadway legend Jerry Orbach in a supporting role), Dirty Dancing became a massive box office hit. As of 2009, it earned over $214 million worldwide. The remake of the film - directed by the original choreographer, Kenny Ortega - has set a release date. Lionsgate has slated Dirty Dancing for today, July 26, 2013.

According to the Daily Mail, Piccadilly Theatre's owners are lining up a replacement to follow up VIVA FOREVER!'s closing on June 29. The UK tour of Dirty Dancing will begin performances at the Piccadilly on July 12 and runs through February 2014. Casting has yet to be confirmed. And if, for some reason Dirty Dancing cannot make the transfer, the Piccadilly's owners told the Mail they have another show in the wings.

Bryony Whitfield (Frances 'Baby' Houseman), Gareth Bailey (Johnny Castle), and Mila de Biaggi (Penny Johnson), stars of the international touring production of the screen-to-stage adaptation of Eleanor Bergstein's cult classic 'Dirty Dancing,' met the press on Friday (March 15) to officially open the box office for 'Dirty Dancing,' which is coming to the Cultural Center of the Philippines in July.

Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, Hi-Definition Radio Inc., and Concertus Manila, the team that brought mega-musicals 'The Phantom of the Opera,' 'Mamma Mia,' and 'Cats' to Manila, open the screen-to-stage adaptation of 'Dirty Dancing' at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Thursday, July 4 (22 performances only).

Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, Hi-Definition Radio Inc., and Concertus Manila, the team that brought mega-musicals 'The Phantom of the Opera,' 'Mamma Mia,' and 'Cats' to Manila, open the screen-to-stage adaptation of 'Dirty Dancing' at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on Thursday, July 4 (22 performances only).

The producers of the smash hit show Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage are delighted to announce that a new tour of the UK will launch at the Bristol Hippodrome in March 2014, before setting pulses racing in Sheffield, Newcastle, Southampton, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, Milton Keynes and Oxford, with further dates to be announced in September.

The commercial success of DIRTY DANCING on stage is a testament to the enduring popularity of the 1987 coming-of-age drama that inspired it.

Dirty Dancing is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing. Artscape Opera House began previews from 18 January, and the production opens tonight, 26 January, running through 3 March, 2013.

The producers of the smash hit musical DIRTY DANCING previously announced that Teenage Cancer Trust ambassador and North East patron Joe McElderry would be joining the cast for a special gala performance at the Sunderland Empire today, 25 September, in aid of the charity.

The producers of the smash hit musical Dirty Dancing are delighted to announce that Teenage Cancer Trust ambassador and North East patron Joe McElderry will be joining the cast for a special gala performance at the Sunderland Empire on Tuesday 25 September, in aid of the charity.

Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage, written by Eleanor Bergstein, script writer and creator of the phenomenally successful film, features all the much-loved characters and original dialogue from the iconic film with exciting extra scenes added in. The first ever UK tour opened in Bristol in September 2011, and has since broken box office records across the country, making it one of the most successful tours in UK history. It is currently booking through to May 2013, and tickets are in high demand. Below, watch footage of Jill Winternitz (Baby) getting her hair done backstage at the Birmingham Hippodrome!