DIRTY DANCING Uk Tour Auditions Hit Birmingham, Cardiff
The producers of Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage, one of the most successful musicals in West End history, are delighted to announce that they will be holding nationwide auditions to find outstanding performers to star in the first ever national tour of the production.
Dirty Dancing is the classic story of the iconic 'Johnny Castle' and idealistic 'Baby Houseman', played so memorably by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the 1987 movie. Since its announcement in November 2010, demand for tickets for the first ever UK tour for has been phenomenal, with sales already exceeding £10m for the first seven cities currently on sale, and many performances already sold out.
Auditions will be held as follows:
Tuesday 3 May Birmingham
Hippodrome/ Dance Xchange Ltd
Birmingham Hippodrome, Thorp Street, Birmingham, B5 4TB
Wednesday 4 May Cardiff
THE GATE ARTS & COMMUNITY CENTRE
Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff CF24 3JW
Thursday 5 May Edinburgh
DANCEBASE
14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU
For each of the venues:
Women: Sign-in begins at 7.45am. Sign-in/be in line no later than 7.30am
Men: Sign-in begins at 12.45pm. Sign-in/be in line no later than 12.30pm.
Women must wear dance shoes with a heel, and no baggy clothes. All auditionees should bring along a photo and CV stapled together, and artists of all ethnicities are encouraged to attend.
The producers of Dirty Dancing have said, "After five triumphant years in the West End, we are so pleased to be able to expand on the production's success to date and take this iconic story to cities across the UK. The production demands performers of huge talent and passion, and we are really looking forward to drawing on the incredible quality of artists across the UK to fill these much loved roles and bring this classic love story to life."
Tour Venues
Bristol - Bristol Hippodrome, Thursday 1st September to Saturday 8th October 2011
Glasgow - King's Theatre, Wednesday 19th October to Saturday 12th November 2011
Manchester - Manchester Palace, Tuesday 22nd November 2011 to Saturday 7th January 2012
Dublin - Grand Canal Theatre, Tuesday 17th January to Saturday 25th February 2012
Aberdeen - His Majesty's Theatre, Tuesday 6th to Saturday 31st March 2012
Southampton - Mayflower Theatre, Tuesday 3rd to Saturday 28th April 2012
Milton Keynes - Milton Keynes Theatre, Tuesday 1st to Saturday 26th May 2012
Leeds - Leeds Grand Theatre, Tuesday 29th May to Saturday 23rd June 2012
Birmingham - Birmingham Hippodrome, Wednesday 4th July - Saturday 25th August 2012
Norwich - Norwich Theatre Royal, Tuesday 28th August - Saturday 15th September 2012
Sunderland - Sunderland Empire, Tuesday 18th September - Saturday 6th October 2012
Liverpool - Liverpool Empire, Tuesday 9th October - Saturday 27th October 2012
Cardiff - Wales Millennium Centre, Tuesday 6th November - Saturday 1st December 2012
Edinburgh - Edinburgh Playhouse, Tuesday 4 December 2012 - Saturday 12th January 2013
www.dirtydancingontour.com
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