Dirty Dancing the Musical

[Broadway_freak]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:50pm

Does anyone have any information on this? I searched google and only got the soundtrack, and movie information. Anyone know anything about this? I know there was talk about this awhile back, but I have forgotten my source. Thanks in advance!

[Loge]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 5:52pm

Let's hope that talk was all that developed. Nothing worse than a bad movie being made into a worse musical.

[xluckystar2107x]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:29pm

haha do you ever quit with the insults? are you just bitter about something? contrary to popular belief all of US dont walk around with sticks shoved up our asses all the time so you shouldnt either.

[Loge]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:37pm

Come on..that was a joke. I like the movie actually. Who wouldn't like Patrick in tights?

[jmaclover]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:38pm

Patrick wouldn't do the musical.

I think it has potential.

[Loge]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:41pm

No, I know he won't. I do like the movie. I was only joking! I'm not sure I see it being a success as a stage musical though. Now, could you imagine Dirty Dancing: Havanna Nights? That would be bad!

[jmaclover]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:43pm

I was gonna say Havanna nights would be HORRIFICABLE!

Though it would be nice to see patrick in tights....Gosh, I feel so slutty today what with Joey in tights now patrick - eh, w/e

[Loge]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:45pm

That's ok, we all need those days.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:47pm

They have been talking about this for years...I think people got a little worried after FOOTLOOSE and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and URBAN COWBOY all flopped...and they should be. DIRTY DANCING is a guilty pleasure with a predictable plot buoyed a considerable amount by the good performances of Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze (yes, I thought he was good in the film, so there)...Dumb-da-dumb-dumb idea...NEXT!

[Loge]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:51pm

That's the problem. How can you justify funding a dance oriented musical, based on a film, when so many that have come before have failed? It would have to be very well written to have a chance. Gosh, Footloose is so bad. Against my better judgement, I bought the CD years ago. One listen and it's been boxed away (too embarassed to have it on my self).

[ozboy]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 6:53pm

It's currently running in Sydney, Australia (an out-of-town/country tryout, if you like). It's doing pretty well at the box office, selling out just about every performance thus far, but the reviwes have been pretty bad...

http://www.broadwayaustralia.com/reviews/december/dancing.html

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 7:01pm

Hm...and this from the country that gave us Yahoo Serious.

[ozboy]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 7:12pm

I'll take Yahoo Serious over George W. anyday.

[Loge]

Posted: 11/30/04 at 7:32pm

I would take anything (well almost) over G.W. Bush! I think us given the world him, is far worse than anything Australia or Canada (haha) has given us.