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Synopsis

It’s the summer of 1963 and the Houseman family have arrived at Kellerman’s, a luxurious holiday resort in New York’s Catskill Mountains. 17 year old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman is fresh-faced, passionate, and innocently determined about the course her life is going to take. But that is before she stumbles into an all night dance party in the staff quarters. She is immediately swept away by the exotic rhythms and sensual movement, especially when she meets Johnny Castle, the resort’s dance instructor. Baby’s entrance into the dance world escalates quickly when she is asked to train with Johnny and partner him in a dance competition. Very soon, the couple grow close, both onstage and off. But can love truly blossom between two people from two very different worlds? It’s time to find out and have the ‘time of your life’!

Show Information

Book
Eleanor Bergstein
Based on the Play/Book/Film
Dirty Dancing (1987 film)
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2004
Genres
Romance
Settings
Period, Multiple Settings
Time & Place
An upstate holiday resort in Catskills, New York, 1963
Cast Size
large
Orchestra Size
Medium
Dancing
Heavy
Ideal For
College/University, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Large Cast, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult, Mature Adult Characters

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Johnny Castle

Lead

Male

Non-singer

Frances 'Baby' Houseman

Lead

Female

Non-singer

Penny Johnson

Supporting

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano, Alto

Jake Houseman

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Marjorie Houseman

Supporting

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Lisa Houseman

Supporting

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Billy Kostecki

Supporting

Male

Tenor

Max Kellerman

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Neil Kellerman

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Tito Suarez

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Robbie

Supporting

Male

Baritone, Tenor

Mr. Schumacker

Featured

Male

Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Elizabeth

Featured

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano

Vivian

Featured

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Moe

Featured

Male

Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Songs

  • This Magic Moment
  • Little Darlin'
  • Merengue
  • There Will Never Be Another You
  • Johnny's Mambo
  • Do You Love Me?
  • Love Man
  • This Land Is Your Land/We Shall Overcome
  • Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
  • Hungry Eyes
  • Hey! Baby
  • Cry To Me
  • Maybe
  • Dawn Interlude
  • Besame Mucho
  • Save The Last Dance For Me
  • If You Were The Only Girl
  • Duke Of Earl
  • Love Is Strange
  • The Hula Song
  • Yes!
  • In The Still Of The Night (I'll Remember)
  • Someone Like You
  • Kellerman's Anthem
  • (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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Guide Written By:

Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

Writer, editor and theatre researcher