Written by Jessica Sharzer Country of origin United States | Directed by Wayne Blair | |
Based on Dirty Dancing
by Eleanor Bergstein Starring Abigail Breslin
Colt Prattes
Nicole Scherzinger
Bruce Greenwood
Debra Messing
Sarah Hyland
Tony Roberts
Shane Harper
Billy Dee Williams
Beau Casper Smart
Katey Sagal Music by Adam Anders
Peer Astrom | ||
Dirty Dancing is an upcoming musical television film adaptation of the 1987 film of the same name that will premiere on ABC on May 24, 2017.
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History
In August 2011, Lionsgate announced their plan to remake the film. It was confirmed that the studio had hired the film's choreographer, Kenny Ortega, to direct. "We believe that the timing couldn't be better to modernize this story on the big screen, and we are proud to have Kenny Ortega at the helm," Joe Drake, president of Lionsgate's Motion Picture Group, explained about the project. A miniseries version of "Dirty Dancing" had been scheduled to be shot in Western North Carolina. As of July 29, 2015, the miniseries had been put on hold.
In December 2015, ABC ordered a three-hour musical remake of Dirty Dancing with Australian director Wayne Blair at the helm and starring Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes, Debra Messing, Sarah Hyland, Nicole Scherzinger, Billy Dee Williams & Shane Harper.
The film will be choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler and Luis Salgado.
Synopsis
The film is set in the early 1960s and centers on Baby, an innocent young woman who vacations with her affluent parents at a Catskill Mountains resort and gets swept off her feet by Johnny, a handsome, working-class dance instructor.
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Production
Filming was based in Hendersonville. Most of the filming locations were across western North Carolina including Asheville, Cashiers and Saluda, with filming taking place in April and May 2016. People living in the Hendersonville area will serve as crew members, extras and dancers, and they are invited to provide cars from the 1960s. Much of the filming will take place at High Hampton Inn in Cashiers. It will create an estimated 1,225 jobs, including 900 extras, 30 cast members and 225 crew positions to support the project.