The movie is an absolute classic but seeing DIRTY DANCING – The classic story on stage, takes it to a whole new level. The tour arrives at the New Theatre in Cardiff tonight, and already the show is almost completely sold out.
Seen by millions across the globe, this worldwide smash hit tells story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds, who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives.
What is so great about the show is that the songs are all instantly familiar, but it’s the lines from the story too which are like ‘greatest hits’ in their own right. In fact, a little further down the page, we’ve put together our Top Ten Dirty Dancing Quotes.
If you’re been living in another world for the last thirty years and don’t know the story……
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.
The story is great but throw in an absolute belting soundtrack and you really do have a show to remember. Many original favourites feature in the show which blends the movie soundtrack seamlessly with live performances by our cast.
Some of these classic tracks include ‘Cry To Me’, the No.1 hit single ‘Hey! Baby’ and ‘These Arms of Mine’, Otis Redding’s first solo record. Then of course there are the showstoppers which gave gone on to become classics in their own right including ‘Hungry Eyes’, ‘Hey! Baby’, ‘Do You Love Me?’ and the heart-stopping ‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’.
With standing ovations at every performance at the Dominion Theatre, Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage finished its record breaking run at the end of April and now heads out on tour, getting to the New Theatre in Cardiff next week, where we just know we’ll all be on our feet again. We’ve seen it at the theatre a few times and I guarantee we’ll be up standing.
The Dirty Dancing cast is…..
- Michael O’Reilly – Jonny
- Kira Malou – Baby
- Georgia Aspinall – Penny Johnson
- Jack Loy – Dr Jake Houseman
- Taryn Sudding – Majorie Houseman
- Daisy Steere – Lisa Houseman
- Danny Colligan – Billy Kostecki
- Colin Charles – Tito Suarez
- Christian James – Neil Kellerman
- Mark McKerracher – Max Kellerman
- Lydia Sterling – Elizabeth
The show also includes…….
Mark Faith, Lowri Hamilton, Tyler Lotzof, Jody Zimmerman, Eva Phillips, Callum Fitzgerald, Michael Nelson, Joel Benjamin, Aaron J Smith, Akeem Ellis-Hyman, Thomas Inge, Jenna Warne, Taylor Bridges, Daisy West, and Ayden Morgan.
Michael O’Reilly (West Side Story, Leicester Curve; Matthew Bourne’s Lord of the Flies, Theatre Royal Plymouth) and Kira Malou (Fame, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre; Penny on Mars, Disney Plus) will reprise their roles as Johnny and Baby on tour.
Producer Karl Sydow told us……
“I am thrilled about the success of the second Dominion Theatre season and to be going out on tour for the fifth time since 2011. We have an amazing cast for this new tour.”
The show will also feature…….
Georgia Aspinall (Penny Johnson), Jack Loy (Dr Jake Houseman), Taryn Sudding (Marjorie Houseman), Daisy Steere (Lisa Houseman), Danny Colligan (Billy Kostecki), Colin Charles (Tito Suarez), Christian James (Neil Kellerman), Mark McKerracher (Max Kellerman), Lydia Sterling (Elizabeth) with Mark Faith, Lowri Hamilton, Tyler Lotzof, Jody Zimmerman, Eva Phillips, Callum Fitzgerald, Michael Nelson, Joel Benjamin, Akeem Ellis-Hyman, Jenna Warne, Taylor Bridges, Daisy West, Aaron J Smith, Ayden Morgan and Thomas Inge.
Kellerman’s Band: Richard John (Supervising Musical Director), Morgan Burgess, Tom Parsons, Tom Mussell, Tim Wade and Gabriel Askew.
The film and stage show have some incredibly memorable lines, which are almost as popular as the soundtrack itself. Here’s our pick of the top ten, although it could very easily have been a top 50.
TOP TEN DIRTY DANCING QUOTES
- “You just put your pickle on everybody’s plate, college boy, and leave the hard stuff to me.” – Johnny
- “Go back to your playpen, Baby.” – Penny Johnson
- “I carried a watermelon.” – Baby
- “I know you weren’t the one who got Penny in trouble. When I’m wrong, I say I’m wrong.” – Dr. Houseman
- “My God, it’s Cleopatra. I feel like such an asp.” – Stan
- “You make me sick. Stay away from me, stay away from my sister, or I’ll have you fired.” – Baby
- “Fight harder, huh? I don’t see you fightin’ so hard, Baby. I don’t see you runnin’ up to Daddy, tellin’ him I’m your guy.” – Johnny
- “Me? I’m scared of everything. I’m scared of what I saw, I’m scared of what I did, about who I am, and most of all, I’m scared of walkin’ out of this and never feelin’ the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you.” – Baby
- “I want you girls to know if it were not for this man, I’d be standin’ here dead.” – Max Kellerman
AND FINALLY…………
“NOBODY PUTS BABY IN A CORNER” – JOHNNY
DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE gets to the New Theatre in Cardiff from tonight, Tuesday 27th June through to Saturday 1st July. Performances are at 7:30pm each evening, except Friday when it’s on stage at 8:30pm. There’s a 2:30pm matinee on Wednesday and Saturday with a 5pm show on Friday. There’s a whole range of tickets prices but I need to warn that some performances are already sold out while others are down to single seats only – so get in quick. In fact, it looks like sold out will appears on quite a few of the shows very soon.
For more details and to get your tickets, go HERE.
