REVIEW: DIRTY DANCING (Sunderland Empire) ★★★
I have a confession – I’m not a fan of the film version of Dirty Dancing. But this new musical version on tour is actually quite good. Vibrant, exciting and very sensual, Dirty Dancing positively simmers with sexuality and the audience in Sunderland loved it. The first act centres on 17-year-old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman (played […]
DIRTY DANCING kicks off its UK Tour this week!
A new UK production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, heads back out onto the road this week after a sensational Christmas season in the West End followed by international dates in Bremen and Cannes. Starring Lewis Griffiths as ‘Johnny Castle’, Katie Hartland as ‘Baby Houseman’ and Carlie Milner as ‘Penny Johnson’, […]
Dirty Dancing perform the iconic ‘lift’ on ice for the first time
DIRTY DANCING CELEBRATES A FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS WEST END SEASON WHILST LOOKING AHEAD TO INTERNATIONAL DATES & A NINE MONTH UK TOUR IN 2017 Lewis Griffiths (‘Johnny’) and Katie Hartland (‘Baby’) celebrated the London season of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage by performing the iconic lift on the ice (for the very first […]
REVIEW: DIRTY DANCING (Phoenix Theatre) ★★
The summer of 1963, when teenagers were still affectionately known as kids and happy to holiday with their parents. For Baby Houseman (Katie Hartland), this summer is one of ambition, dancing and first love. I’m not sure what it is about Dirty Dancing, but it’s become one of the most iconic films of the last […]
DIRTY DANCING returns to the West End this Christmas
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, is currently wowing audiences around the country on its UK tour. The show has announced it will play a season in the West End this Christmas, mambo-ing into the Phoenix Theatre for thirty performances only from 6 – 31 December 2016. Starring Lewis Griffiths as ‘Johnny Castle’, […]
Check out pictures of the UK Tour of DIRTY DANCING in rehearsals
Producers Karl Sydow and Paul Elliott are delighted to announce that due to overwhelming demand for tickets around the country, even more dates have now been added to the UK and Ireland tour of the brand new production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage. Many performances have already sold out, and since […]
Cast announced for UK Tour of DIRTY DANCING
Today, the cast for the UK and Ireland tour of the brand new production of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage has been announced. 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 […]
New dates announced for DIRTY DANCING UK Tour
12 new dates have excitingly added to 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 […]
5 new dates added to the UK and Ireland tour of Dirty Dancing
The Producers of the UK and Ireland tour of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage are delighted to announce that five new venues have been added to its run. The additional dates for the smash-hit show include the Eastbourne Congress Theatre (Tuesday 13 – Saturday 24 January 2015), Sunderland Empire (Tuesday 27 January […]