After three successful years on tour boasting numerous sold out engagements, the new adaptation of the worldwide smash-hit film Dirty Dancing, will continue to dazzle in more than 50 markets in North America, including Kelowna.
Baby, Johnny and the whole crew will be in Kelowna, at Prospera Place for one night only on May 4 promoted by TN Touring.
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The Classic Story On Stage was first performed at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia in November 2004 before embarking upon a hugely successful tour of Australia and New Zealand. A new production opened at the Theater Neue Flora in Hamburg, Germany in March 2006 where it broke records for achieving the highest advance in European history.
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The Classic Story On Stage continued its success with its commercial premiere in the Western Hemisphere in Toronto at the Royal Alexandra Theatre on Nov. 15, 2007. The engagement ended on March 29, 2009, having performed to over 800,000 people. Shortly before the show closed in Toronto, the productionsa国际传媒檚 first North American tour began, making its debut in Chicago on Sept. 2, 2008 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre and continuing on to Boston and Los Angeles. The show returned to Australia with a new smash hit tour that premiered in late 2014 in honor of the stage productionsa国际传媒檚 10th anniversary.
The Classic Story On Stage has also been performed across the world in markets as diverse as Hong Kong, Sweden, Utrecht, Holland, Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The show has been represented in other major markets, including a UK tour (launched March 2014 in Bristol), a German tour (launched April 2014 in Berlin) and an Italian production (launched October 2014 in Milan). Following the Italian toursa国际传媒檚 premier in Milan, the production sold out the 15,000 seat Roman Arena in Verona and went on to receive critical acclaim for its engagement in the capital city of Rome. With additional sold out engagements in Paris and Vienna, the show continues to tour in France and German speaking territories. The French tour alone has played to over 500,000 people since its launch in January 2015.
Tickets starting Friday Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. Purchase online at , charge by phone at 250-762-5050 or visit the Prospera Place Box Office at 1223 Water Street to secure your seats for the show.
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