Grand Opera House, York. By Michelle Richardson
On a wet and windy Monday afternoon in York we were given a special preview at the launch of Dirty Dancing, which is touring the UK from August 2016, coming to York 17th to 22nd October.
The shows producer, Karl Sydow introduced us to a brand new production and showed us a short clip from the last tour, giving us a snap shot of what to expect. He gave us a history of how it all started 12 years ago in Australia and broken records all over the world ever since, until Harry Potter came out that is.
We were then treated to an excellent mumbo performed by Carlie Milner and Paul Michael Jones, previous cast members, playing the parts of Johnny and Penny. Carlie is going to be in the new production with the rest of cast to be announced shortly.
Dirty Dancing has previously toured the UK but this is the first time in York. This has made me want to get the old DVD out again, and watch it for the umpteenth time. I’m so looking forward to seeing Baby, Johnny and Penny, and not forgetting those water melons,on stage in October and “having the time of my life”. I’ll just have to make sure that I get my tickets early because it is sure to be a sell out success.