The world tour of this film concert will be heading to the UK in Summer 2022.
Fans will be able to relive their favourite film and the story of Baby and Johnny as Liongate ,TEG MJR, GEA Live and Karl Sydow announce Dirty Dancing in Concert, celebrating the film’s 35th anniversary on a full-size cinema screen with a band and singers live on stage.
Set in the summer of 1963, Baby Houseman (Jennifer Grey) and her family vacation to the beautiful Catskills resort, Kellerman’s. Intrigued by the staff’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), and the vastly different lifestyle of others, Baby finds herself learning to dance while having the time of her life and falling in love. It is a summer she’ll never forget.
The concert will be heading to the UK next year, opening in Bath on the 13th May, before travelling to places including: Glasgow, Sheffield, Edinburgh, London Birmingham and York. For a full list of dates visit: https://www.dirtydancinginconcert.com/tour-dates.
Opening in celebration of the film’s 35th anniversary, it is a new chance for Dirty Dancing fans to experience the film.
Written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino, and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in their most iconic movie roles, the film was a worldwide box-office sensation when it was released in 1987 and its soundtrack generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles, including the Academy Award-winning best original song ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life’.
Tickets for Dirty Dancing in concert are on sale now.