Dirty dancing stage show reviews
So many moments that were special in the London show were ruined during the tour show..
The stage show felt slightly rushed as well, especially in the first half.
Writer:Eleanor Bergstein
Director:Federico Bellone
Some shows are critic proof and it won’t matter in the slightest what this review or the many others have to say, the West End return of Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage will attract its audience anyway both here in London and for the extensive UK tour that follows.
The source material — the 1987 film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey – is such a part of pop culture history, its songs so familiar, every line and character so beloved that viewers will have the time of their lives just being a part of it.
It’s 1963, Martin Luther King is making his famous speech, civil rights activists are protesting in the South and the Housemans are heading to Kellerman’s holiday camp for the last few weeks of summer.
Bored of the wholesome activities, the youngest daughter and activist Frances known as “Baby” gets entangled with some staff members who need her help and soon she’s fallen in love with dance teacher Johnny Castle. But can their love breach the economic and class divide between them?
Federico Bellone’s