Penny Johnson News

Gillian Abbott assumes the iconic role of Frances "Baby" Houseman tonight in the North American tour of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage. Abbott joins the production as it begins performances at the Connor Palace at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, where it will continue through March 22.

From ballerina to dance instructor in the stage show if DIRTY DANCING, Jenny Winton is having the time of her life performing in this musical.

The Producers of the UK and Ireland tour of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage are delighted to announce that eight new venues have been added to its run.

The Classic Story On Stage, an unprecedented live experience exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing, will play at Sacramento Community Center Theater from December 26, 2014 - January 4, 2015. Based on the tremendously popular classic 1987 film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage is part of the Broadway Sacramento series presented by California Musical Theatre. Performance times vary; for information visit BroadwaySacramento.com.

And if you like 'DIRTY DANCING', the film, this stage version is indeed a 'cinematic' stage production.

Let's Face the Music and Dance with Top Hat at the Theatre Royal until Saturday 13 December. Stepping into the tap dancing shoes of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the lead roles of Jerry Travers and Dale Tremont, are Alan Burkitt and Charlotte Gooch, who both return to Top Hat having previously performed these roles in the West End.

Ten years after its world premiere in Sydney, the worldwide hit musical Dirty Dancing returns and has its Gala Premiere tonight at the Sydney Lyric Theatre. Produced by leading Australian theatre producer John Frost, this new production of Dirty Dancing will play at the Sydney Lyric Theatre for a strictly limited season, before touring to Melbourne's Princess Theatre from 1 March 2015, the Lyric Theatre, QPAC from 27 May, and the Crown Theatre, Perth from 2 August.

In the lead up to the international hit musical DIRTY DANCING returning to Sydney, 10 years after the world premiere in Sydney, I had the opportunity to chat to the lead performers Kurt Phelan (Johnny Castle), Kirby Burgess (Frances "Baby" Houseman) and Nadia Coote (Penny Johnson) along with getting a preview of the new, reworked show from producer John Frost.

In the lead up to the international hit musical DIRTY DANCING returning to Sydney, 10 years after the world premiere in Sydney, I had the opportunity to chat to the lead performers Kurt Phelan (Johnny Castle), Kirby Burgess (Frances “Baby” Houseman) and Nadia Coote (Penny Johnson) along with getting a preview of the new, reworked show from producer John Frost.