Principal cast and company confirmed for West End's DIRTY DANCING from 13th July
LONDON PRINCIPAL
CAST AND COMPANY CONFIRMED FOR
DIRTY
DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE
SMASH HIT SHOW
OPENS AT THE PICCADILLY THEATRE, SATURDAY 13 JULY
#DDWestEnd
The producers of
the worldwide phenomenon Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage
are delighted to announce details of the principal cast and company, who will
take to the stage in the West End return of this record-breaking smash hit show
from Saturday 13 July at London’s Piccadilly Theatre.
American actress Jill Winternitz, from the current
touring cast of Dirty Dancing, will continue in the iconic leading role of ‘Baby Houseman’, the innocent teenager
who goes on a voyage of discovery during her summer at Kellerman’s. Jill trained at RADA and
her theatre credits include ‘Ophelia’ in Hamlet and ‘The Prioress’ in The
Canterbury Tales (Queen Mary 2); Wounded (Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble); ‘Nina’
in The Seagull (MXAT) and Sunday in the Park with George (Interlochen Center
for the Arts).
Manchester born Paul-Michael Jones will reprise his
role as the much-loved ‘Johnny Castle’.
Paul-Michael has been part of the
Dirty Dancing national tour cast since 2011, wowing audiences up and down the
country with his portrayal of one of the most enduring roles in popular culture.
Having trained at Laine Theatre Arts, graduating in 2007, Paul-Michael’s
theatre credits include ‘Eddie’ in Mamma Mia! (Prince of Wales); understudying
and performing the roles of ‘Jake’ and ‘Adrian’ in Never Forget (UK tour);
‘Jack’ in Jack & The Beanstalk (Victoria Theatre, Halifax); We Will Rock
You (Cologne) and dance captain in Fame – the Musical (European tour). He has
also represented England as a Latin American and Ballroom Dancer, as one of the
top two English couples, at The World Championships in Singapore.
Charlotte
Gooch will take on the role of dancer ‘Penny Johnson’, having played the part in the 2011-2012 Dirty
Dancing touring cast as well as in the Berlin production, and understudying the
role in the original London show. Hailing from Guildford in Surrey, Charlotte’s
most recent performance was playing the leading role of ‘Dale Tremont’ in Top
Hat at the Aldwych in London, following a UK tour of Grease playing the part of
Patty Simcox. Dancing since the age of 3 under the tutelage of her aunt at the
Godalming School of Dance, Charlotte trained at Laine Theatre Arts and her
theatre credits include ‘Bombalurina’ in Cats
(European tour), dance partner to Anton du Beke in the workshop of Swing Time: The Dance Musical (Sadler’s Wells); Fly
with the Stars (Palladium); the
title role in Cinderella (De La Ware Pavillion, Bexhill); ‘Genie of the
Ring’ in Aladdin (North Wales Theatre, Llandudno) and ‘Annabel
Glick’ in Lucky Stiff! directed by Tudor Davies (LTA Studio Theatre).
The
London company will also include: Colin Charles (‘Tito Suarez’), James
Coombes (‘Dr. Jake Houseman’), Mark Faith (‘Mr Schumacher’), Stefan Menaul
(‘Neil Kellerman’), Julia J Nagle (‘Marjorie Houseman’), Michael Remick (‘Max
Kellerman’), Wayne Smith (‘Billy
Kostecki’) and Emilia Williams (‘Lisa Houseman’) plus an ensemble cast comprising of Jonathan
Cordin, Gemma Fuller, Rebecca Hodge, Faisal Khodabukus, Callum Nicol, Rosa O'Reilly, Adam Philpott,
Kate-Emma Portlock, Stephanie Powell, Joseph Prouse, Aaron Richardson, Claire
Rogers, Russell Smith, Lizzie Stavrou, Will Tyler and Tara
Verloop.
Dirty
Dancing opened at the Aldwych Theatre in 2006 with a record-breaking advance
of £15 million - making it the fastest ever selling show in West End theatre
history. The production became the longest running show in the history of the
famous Aldwych Theatre and played to over 2 million people during its
triumphant 5 year run. A hit show all around the world, Dirty Dancing has
opened in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, South
Africa, Hong Kong and Singapore, consistently breaking box office records. The first
ever national tour also smashed sales records all around the country and, due
to overwhelming demand, a new UK tour will launch in March 2014.
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LISTINGS INFORMATION:
Venue: Piccadilly
Theatre, 16
Denman Street, London W1D 7DY
Box Office: 0844 871 7630
Tickets:
£26.50-£67*
Price includes a £1.50 theatre restoration levy and £2 booking fee per
ticket.
*An additional £3 fee will apply per transaction.
No booking or transaction fee applies when booking in person at the box office.
Dates: Booking until Saturday 22 February 2014
Performance
Times: Tuesday – Friday 7.30pm, Saturday
2.30pm & 7.30pm, Sunday 2.30pm & 7pm
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