IT’S
BACK AND SEXIER THAN EVER!
Dirty Dancing– The Classic Story On
Stage
Sunderland Empire
26th June- 1st July
2017
Producers
Karl Sydow and Paul Elliott are delighted to announce that the new UK production of Dirty
Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, currently wowing audiences round
the country on its UK tour, will be mambo-ing back to Sunderland Empire from 26 June – 1 July 2017. The casting has yet to be confirmed for Sunderland dates.
The UK tour has taken over £5.5million pounds since it hit
the road in August, and now, due to overwhelming demand for tickets around the
country, even more dates have now been added, including Sunderland in 2017. In addition, the production will play a
season in the West
End this Christmas, at
the Phoenix Theatre for thirty performances only from 6 – 31 December 2016.
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, following two blockbuster
West End runs, two hit UK tours, and various sensational international
productions.
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 then played a season in Rome.
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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