DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE: EXTRA SHOW ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND

The record-breaking smash-hit Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage is set to make its Newcastle debut with a four-week run at the Theatre Royal in May. Ticket sales for the show have been phenomenal so far and the theatre has today announced an extra matinee performance has been added on Wednesday 28 May at 2.00pm, due to popular demand. The Producers of Dirty Dancing recently announced full casting for the tour which includes Gareth Bailey as ‘Johnny Castle’, Roseanna Frascona as idealistic ‘Baby Houseman’ and Claire Rogers as ‘Penny Johnson’. From 2011-2013 the first ever UK tour of Dirty Dancing took an unprecedented £42,000,000 at theatres across the country and received standing ovations and 5 star reviews; it also smashed box office records in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dublin, Leeds and Stoke-On-Trent. The production subsequently ran at the Piccadilly Theatre in London’s West End, before returning to the road with the current UK and Ireland tour which launched in March 2014. Produced by Karl Sydow and Joye Entertainment, in association with Lionsgate and Magic Hour Productions, and written by Eleanor Bergstein, script writer of the phenomenally successful 1987 film, the production features all the much-loved characters and original dialogue from the iconic film with exciting extra scenes added in. The tantalising dance sequences and brand new choreography come alive on stage, set to all the hits from the unforgettable soundtrack, including ‘Do You Love Me?’, ‘Hungry Eyes’ and the Academy Award winning ‘(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life’, plus many additional songs, making the show a truly extraordinary live experience. Dirty Dancing –The Classic Story On Stage originally opened at the Aldwych Theatre in 2006 with a record-breaking advance of £15 million, making it the fastest selling show in West End theatre history. The production became the longest running show in the history of the famous Aldwych Theatre and played to over 2 million people during its triumphant 5 year run. A hit show all around the world, Dirty Dancing has opened in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and South Africa, consistently breaking box office records.