Perth Season for Dirty Dancing
Australian theatre producer John Frost has announced that his new production of the iconic musical Dirty Dancing will be heading to Perth in August 2015 for a limited season at the Crown Theatre. Ten years after its world premiere in Sydney, Dirty Dancing returns to Australia opens at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on December 3, 2014, then tours to Melbourne’s Princess Theatre from 1 March 2015, the Lyric Theatre, QPAC from 27 May, and finally to the Crown Theatre, Perth from 2 August.
Tickets for the Perth season of Dirty Dancing will go on sale in early 2015, but fans can waitlist for priority bookings now at dirtydancingaustralia.com
Two young talents have made the leap from chorus to leading roles as the two iconic characters in this new production of the much loved musical. The role of charismatic dance teacher Johnny Castle is played by Kurt Phelan while the role of innocent young Frances “Baby” Houseman is played by Kirby Burgess. A NIDA graduate, Phelan is an actor, choreographer and writer. His musical theatre credits include Singin’ in the Rain, Witches of Eastwick, Saturday Night Fever and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Burgess has been seen on stage in Sweet Charity, An Officer and A Gentleman, Hairspray, High School Musical – Live on Stage and on television in Wonderland.
“I’m thrilled to bring this wonderful new production of Dirty Dancing to Perth,” said John Frost. “The stage musical gave audiences the chance to hear the songs from the hit film performed live and to experience the breathtaking dance routines. People flocked to it, breaking records all around the world. Now, ten years after the World Premiere in Sydney, it returns home to Australia where the magic began with a sensational new cast, and audiences can again have the Time Of Their Lives.”
It’s the summer of 1963, and 17 year old Frances “Baby” Houseman is about to learn some major lessons in life as well as a thing or two about dancing. On holiday in New York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents, Baby shows little interest in the resort activities, and instead discovers her own entertainment when she stumbles upon the staff quarters when an all-night dance party is in full swing. Mesmerised by the raunchy dance moves and the pounding rhythms, Baby can’t wait to be part of the scene, especially when she catches sight of Johnny Castle the resort dance instructor. Baby’s life is about to change forever as she is thrown in at the deep end as Johnny’s leading lady both on-stage and off with breathtaking consequences.
SYDNEY
Venue: Sydney Lyric Theatre, The Star
Season:
Selling to 11 January 2015
Performance Times: Wed-Sat 8pm, matinees Wed at 1pm and Sat at 2pm, Sunday 1pm and 6pm
Price: Tickets from $59.90*
Bookings: ticketmaster.com.au or 1300 795 267
Groups 8+ call 1300 889 278
MELBOURNE
Venue:
Princess Theatre
Season:
From 1 March, 2015
Performance Times:
Wed-Sat 8pm, matinees Wed at 1pm and Sat at 2pm, Sunday 1pm and 6pm
Price:
Tickets from $59.90*
Bookings: ticketmaster.com.au or phone 1300 111 011
Groups 8+ call 1300 889 278
BRISBANE
Venue:
Lyric Theatre, QPAC
Season:
From 27 May, 2015
Performance Times:
Wed-Sat 8pm, matinees Wed at 1pm and Sat at 2pm, Sunday 1pm and 6pm
Price: Tickets from $59.90*
Bookings:
qpac.com.au or phone 136 246
Groups 8+ 07 3840 7466
PERTH
Venue:
Crown Theatre, Burswood
Season:
From 2 August, 2015
TICKETS ON SALE IN 2015 – WAITLIST FOR PRIORITY BOOKINGS NOW AT dirtydancingaustralia.com
Photographer: Kurt Sneddon.