Dirty Dancing

PLUTO TV will add free streaming premieres of MEAN GIRLS and SMILE, expand its anime lineup with ONE-PUNCH MAN and KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DISCIPLE, and present live sports and Double Feature Fridays.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 28, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Kravis Center in West Palm Beach will open ticket sales for touring productions of DIRTY DANCING: THE MUSICAL, MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT and DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL.

The Kravis Center will present Dirty Dancing: The Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, with individual tickets going on sale to the public in West Palm Beach.

What did our critic think of DIRTY DANCING THE MUSICAL at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts?

Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater will present a ten-show Matinee Collection, featuring tribute acts to Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond, with single tickets and packages set to go on sale.

Kristen Bell joined Derek Klena and the Savannah Bananas at Coors Field for a medley of Frozen, Wicked, and the iconic Dirty Dancing lift.

Third Coast Percussion will tour VERNACULAR, a new program created with electronic music artist Jlin, across the U.S. and Europe, alongside an album release and debut single.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 13, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

BroadwayWorld sat down with performers from Jekyll & Hyde, Operation Mincemeat, Maybe Happy Ending, and Heathers the Musical before the Broadway in Chicago Summer Concert.

See first-look photos of Dirty Dancing: The Musical's North American tour, starring Annalese Starzec and Blake Zelesnikar as Baby and Johnny.

Jennifer Ellison will play Ms Heron/Ms Norbury/Mrs George in select cities including Bristol, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Newcastle as MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL tours the UK and Ireland through January 2027.

The national tour of Dirty Dancing: The Musical will officially launch at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in Saint Paul, Minnesota, bringing the beloved story from the big screen to the stage. The production runs from August 12 through September 6, 2026, featuring the music, dancing, and unforgettable moments that have made Dirty Dancing a favorite for generations.

The full cast and design team have been announced for Todrick Hall's MIDNIGHT, which will make its North American premiere this fall at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Learn more here!

Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN will arrive on Broadway. PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre, beginning previews on  Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027. We have all of the details here!

Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage, inspired by the hit film, will once again come to life in this live show. The final casting has been set for the upcoming UK tour.

For almost a decade now, MSMT, together with the Brunswick downtown Association’s Music on the Mall, has presented, on the town green, a large outdoor concert free for the citizens of Brunswick, greater Maine and beyond. This MSMT summer event traditionally draws the largest crowd in the history of the series, and summer 2026 was no exception with more than 2500 people filling the great lawn. With sunshine in abundance, picnic suppers and music in the air, it proved to be an idyllic  evening.

BWW catches up with Melissa Firlit to chat about bringing Dirty Dancer to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

EPIC BROADWAY!, a Broadway revue featuring Tony nominee Sean Allan Krill, Mamie Parris, and others, will take place at Bannerman Island. Learn more about the show here.

Natalie Paris and Aimie Atkinson, the Olivier Award nominated original Jane Seymour and Katherine Howard in the UK production of SIX, will make their Broadway debuts as they join the Broadway cast of the Tony Award-winning musical this August.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  June 30, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The full cast has been revealed for the North American Tour of Dirty Dancing: The Musical, a new stage production based on the beloved film Dirty Dancing. Learn more here.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the Summer Residency Lab participants of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.

West End LIVE announced its full schedule and presenters for its free musical theatre festival in Trafalgar Square, with over 50 West End performances including HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, JERSEY BOYS, and INTO THE WOODS.

Cleveland’s Dancing Wheels Company goes back to the future for its upcoming 45th Anniversary Gala Benefit Production, Ladies of the ’80s.