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"DIRTY DANCING"
THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE
Producers Karl Sydow and Paul Elliott
are delighted to announce casting for the UK and Ireland tour of the
brand new production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage.
The classic story of Baby and Johnny, featuring the hit songs 'Hungry
Eyes', ‘Hey! Baby’, ‘Do You Love Me?’ and the heart stopping
‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’, returns to the UK this
summer, following two blockbuster West End runs, two hit UK tours,
and various sensational international productions.
Lewis Griffiths will star as ‘Johnny
Castle’, one of the most iconic roles in popular culture. Lewis has
had a prolific career in musical theatre, most recently starring as
‘Nick Massi’ on the UK tour of Jersey Boys. Other roles in UK
tours include Ghost and Legally Blonde, and West End credits include
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Rent and Whistle Down the Wind.
Katie Hartland will make her
professional musical theatre debut carrying the watermelons as she
takes on the role of ‘Baby Houseman’, having graduated from the
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2015.
Carlie Milner will star as ‘Penny
Johnson’. Carlie is part of the Dirty Dancing family; starting as a
member of the ensemble in 2014, she covered and subsequently took
over the role of ‘Penny’ in 2015.
Joining Lewis, Katie and Carlie will be
Julian Harries as ‘Jake Houseman’, Simone Craddock as ‘Marjorie
Houseman’, Roger Martin ‘as Max Kellerman’, Jo Servi as ‘Tito
Suarez’, Lizzie Ottley as ‘Lisa Houseman’, Michael Kent as
‘Billy Kostecki’, Greg Fossard as ‘Neil Kellerman’, Tony
Stansfield as ‘Mr Schumacher’, and Daniela Dobega as ‘Elizabeth’.
Also joining the company are Gabby Antrobus, Imogen Brooke, Simon
Campbell, Robert Colvin, Katie Eccles, Beth Highsted, Megan Louch,
Ashley Rumble, Callum Sterling, Austin Wilks and Karl James Wilson.
Full of passion and romance,
heart-pounding music and sensationally sexy dancing, the
record-breaking show has been reconceived in an all new production
created by an innovative new creative team; directed by Federico
Bellone, choreographed by Gillian Bruce and with design re-imagined
by top Italian set designer Roberto Comotti. The production premiered
in Milan in July 2015, subsequently packing out the 15,000 seat Roman
Arena in Verona, and has played a season in Rome, and will shortly be
embarking on a major Italian tour.
Tour Dates for the UK production are as
follows, Blackpool Opera House (11- August 2016), Theatre, Dartford
(1 – 10 September), Grand, Swansea (12 – 17 September), Aylesbury
Waterside (19 – 24 September), New Theatre, Wimbledon (26 September
– 1 October), Palace Theatre, Manchester (10 – 15 October), Grand
Opera House, York (17 – 22 October), Carlisle Sands Centre (24 –
29 October), Northampton Derngate (31 October – 5 November), Regent
Theatre, Stoke (7 – 12 November), Kings Theatre, Southsea (14 –
19 November), Reading Hexagon (21 – 26 November), and Wolverhampton
Grand Theatre (28 November – 3 December). Southend Cliffs Pavilion
(10 - 21 January), Belgrade Theatre Coventry (30 January – 4
February), Dublin Bord Gais Theatre (6 - 11 February), Millennium
Forum, Derry (13 - 18 February), Grand Opera House Belfast (20 – 25
February), INEC Killarney (27 February – 4 March), Ipswich Regent
(20 - 25 March), Cardiff New Theatre (27 March-1 April) [on sale in
June], Wycombe Swan (3 - 8 April), Leicester De Montfort Hall (10 –
15 April), Hall for Cornwall Truro (17 - 22 April) [on sale soon],
Milton Keynes Theatre (24 - 29 April), Birmingham Alexandra (29 May -
3 June).
It’s the summer of 1963, and 17 year-
old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman is about to learn some major lessons
in life as well as a thing or two about dancing. On holiday in New
York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents, she
shows little interest in the resort activities, and instead discovers
her own entertainment when she stumbles across an all-night dance
party at the staff quarters. Mesmerised by the raunchy dance moves
and the pounding rhythms, Baby can’t wait to be part of the scene,
especially when she catches sight of Johnny Castle the resort dance
instructor. Her life is about to change forever as she is thrown in
at the deep end as Johnny’s leading lady both on-stage and off, and
two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds come
together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer
of their lives.
Dirty Dancing –The Classic Story On
Stage originally opened at London’s Aldwych Theatre in 2006 with a
record- breaking advance of £15 million, making it the fastest ever
selling show in West End theatre history. The production became the
longest running show in the history of the Aldwych Theatre and played
to over 2 million people during its triumphant 5 year run.
Since its Australian debut in 2004,
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, has become a worldwide
phenomenon, with productions staged in the USA, Canada, Germany, the
Netherlands, Sweden, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore and
throughout Europe, consistently breaking box office records. Recent
sell out tours include France, Germany and Australia. The first ever
UK tour of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, which
launched in 2011, took an unprecedented £42,000,000 at theatres
across the country. In 2013, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On
Stage returned to the West End and played at the Piccadilly Theatre
in London until 23 February 2014, prior to launching a second UK and
Ireland tour.
Produced by Karl Sydow, Joye
Entertainment and Paul Elliott, in association with Lionsgate and
Magic Hour Productions, and written by Eleanor Bergstein, script
writer of the phenomenally successful 1987 film, the production
features the much-loved characters and original dialogue from the
iconic film, with exciting extra scenes added in.
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