How Many Watermellons Do You Own?

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 9:15pm

For the Chicago Tryout of Dirty Dancing

"The first 20 patrons in line carrying a watermelon at the Cadillac Palace box office (151 W. Randolph) on Monday, August 4 at 10 a.m. will receive a pair of tickets to DIRTY DANCING.*"

Updated On: 8/1/08 at 09:15 PM

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:16pm

Ha! I love it.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:18pm

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:21pm

Who wants a picture of these ladies with watermellons?

[jaystarr]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:23pm

Correct me if I am wrong but DIRTY DANCING is not a Broadway-bound show, so the Chicago & Boston run is not a try-out, its just a touring company like WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND from last year!

J*
Updated On: 8/1/08 at 10:23 PM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:26pm

I don't get it.

Partially because you misspelled watermelons in your subject title.

[jaystarr]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:26pm

I just verified it.. Its a National Tour of DIRTY DANCING and not a Broadway bound show!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=20668
The National Tour will premiere September 2, 2008 at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.), as part of the Broadway In Chicago Season Series.

J*
Updated On: 8/1/08 at 10:26 PM

[jaystarr]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:33pm

Oops. My bad! that was an old news:

They say on the website now that its a PRE-BROADWAY TOUR ( I guess, you are right SBF4E~sorry!)

http://www.dirtydancingamerica.com/news.php#

EMBARKS ON PRE-BROADWAY TOUR SCHEDULED STOPS INCLUDE CHICAGO, BOSTON & LOS ANGELES!

J*
Updated On: 8/1/08 at 10:33 PM

[clever name]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:42pm

I don't get it either. Do watermelons have something to do with the show?

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:44pm

I don't get it.
Is there a watermelon reference in the show?
I'm taking an eggroll down to the St. James tommorow and see if that works.
and yes, I want to see a pic of those people carrying their melons.
What do they do with all the watermelons afterward?
Watertinis?
burp....

[jaystarr]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:51pm

Yeah. I think the main character Barry carried a watermelon in the movie?

J*

[jaystarr]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:54pm

check this out:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I+carried+a+watermelon

There's a reference about watermelon!

J*

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 10:59pm

"I carried a watermelon. I carried a watermelon?"

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 11:41pm

Nice Melons!

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 8/1/08 at 11:46pm

Thanks! They're real.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 12:51am

I can't make it down there. Anyone else wanna be so kind.

[fanadu1996]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 1:20am

DUH! go watch the movie bf u post!

[skb2010]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 1:35am

If I lived closer, DEFINITELY.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 1:46am

It's from a scene in the movie...which I'm assuming they retained for the stage version, in some way...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0sBN28vdxM

[Tag]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 1:52am

It's from a scene in the movie...which I'm assuming they retained for the stage version, in some way...

This made me laugh. The stage version is word for word from the movie.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 1:54am

Ha really?

Tag, is the stage version any good?

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 2:12am

I loved it when i saw it in London.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 2:25am

According to an email about this, it is to also commemorate National Watermelon Day.

[ashbash1990]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 4:46am

hmmm... looks like I might have to do this... The question is how do I schlep a watermelon from Union Station to the theatre?

[Patash]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 8:41am

More that one chorus girl has been cast by the size of her melons. At least this time they're admitting it!

Next the guys will have to arrive with a zucchini.