Dirty Dancing (musical): History and Key Facts

Dirty Dancing is a jukebox musical featuring a pop music score and a book by Eleanor Bergstein. The musical is based on the 1987 film of the same name also written by Bergstein.

The show tells the story of Frances Houseman, a 17 year old Jewish woman also known in her family as "Baby". When she goes on a vacation with her family to Kellerman's, a borscht belt resort in the Catskill Mountains, her life changes when she meets members of the resort staff, including Johnny Castle, a dance instructor.

The score includes (I've Had) The Time of My Life, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the original film, written by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz.

The show will premiere on Broadway at the Lena Horne Theatre in February 2027.

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