Nobody Puts baby In The Corner

By Element B2 Last updated Nov 13, 2014

Get ready to put your dancing shoes on and save the date because we are about to get dirty in NOLA. The Saenger Theatre is presenting the New Orleans premiere of Dirty Dancing. Tickets prices start at $25 (very affordable) and will be available at the Saenger Theatre Box Office, BroadwayInNewOrleans.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (800) 982-2787. Presented by the New Orleans Theatre Association as part of the East Jefferson General Hospital Broadway in New Orleans 2014 – 2015 season, the staged musical of this worldwide smash-hit film will play at the Saenger Theatre on December 16 – 21.

The production’s book is written by Eleanor Bergstein and the North American tour will be directed by James Powell with choreography by Michele Lynch based on the original choreography by Kate Champion. Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing. Seen by millions across the globe, this timeless love story features the hit songs “Hungry Eyes,” “Hey Baby,” “Do You Love Me?” and the heart-stopping “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.”

The premise is true to the movie: It’s the summer of 1963, and 17-year-old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman is on vacation in New York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents. Mesmerized by the racy dance moves and pounding rhythms she discovers in the resort’s staff quarters, Baby can’t wait to be part of the scene, especially when she catches sight of Johnny Castle, the resort’s sexy dance instructor. Passions ignite and Baby’s life changes forever when she is thrown in to the deep end as Johnny’s leading lady, both on-stage and off.

I am a huge fan of the movie, so I am thrilled to see how it transfers to the stage. For more information on the show, visit http://us.dirtydancingontour.com/.