‘Dirty Dancing’ Heads to Broadway With New Adaptation

Nobody puts Baby in a corner, especially on Broadway. The beloved 1987 romantic drama “Dirty Dancing,” which starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, is being developed for a new Broadway stage adaptation called “Dirty Dancing: The Musical.”

There’s some connective tissue too – Eleanor Bergstein, who wrote the screenplay for the original film, wrote the book of the musical and is closely involved in the creative process while Lonny Price, who played Neil Kellerman in the film before becoming a lauded stage director, is set to direct “Dirty Dancing: The Musical.”

The show hails from Lionsgate and The Path Entertainment Group under its live stage arm Showpath and will launch in 2025 with a major run in North America before hitting theater markets in Asia, Australia, Latin America and beyond.