Broadway's Dirty Dancing Musical Puts Tickets on Sale
Tickets are available for Dirty Dancing: The Musical, which starts performances on February 12 at the Lena Horne Theatre. Lonny Price, who appeared in the original film, directs the stage adaptation, with a gala planned for March 14 and a run through September 5, 2027. Annalese Starzec and Blake Zelesnikar lead as Baby and Johnny Castle in the story set during a 1963 Catskills summer.
The Broadway production of Dirty Dancing: The Musical has begun ticket sales ahead of a Feb. 12, 2027, opening at the Lena Horne Theatre. A gala performance is scheduled for March 14, and the engagement is set to continue through Sept. 5, 2027.
Lonny Price, a Tony nominee and two-time Emmy winner who portrayed Neil Kellerman in the original movie, directs. Annalese Starzec and Blake Zelesnikar lead as Baby and Johnny in a story set during a 1963 Catskills summer. Eleanor Bergstein, who wrote the film's screenplay, penned the stage book, and the score draws on songs from the movie.
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