I Am Going to Have the Time of My LIfe

Twenty seven years ago, I fell in love with the man that is now my husband.And 27 years ago, we watched a certain romantic movie -- Dirty Dancing. All these years later, I still love the movie and the soundtrack. So many songs still play in my mind and I still wish I could dance like Jennifer Grey. Especially when she sailed into Patrick Swayze's arms after he declared that "nobody puts Baby in a corner."So when I heard that Broadway in Austin was bringing "Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage" to Bass Concert Hall, I was ready for a dance down memory lane.  Now why a stage play instead of a revival of the film? Eleanor Bergstein, original screenwriter of the film and book writer for the musical shared her reasoning. “As I learned how many people watched the movie over and over and over,I began to think that what they really wanted was to share more intensely in the event, to step through the screen and be there while the story was happening." How fun! I definitely wanted to step through the screen. I knotted my shirt  over jean shorts for a year trying to  hop into that film!So if you want to in on the fun -- evidently there are new scenes and more music! - join me next Tuesday, November 11th for Opening Night! Can't make it for Opening? It will be playing all week. I know you'll have the "Time of Your Life"!Here are the details:

WHO:               Lexus Broadway in Austin at Texas Performing Arts

WHAT:              Premiere of “Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage”

WHEN:             November 11 - 16, 2014 Tuesday – Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2p.m & 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m. & 7p.m.

WHERE:           Bass Concert Hall / 2350 Robert Dedman Drive / Austin, TX

TICKETS:         Start at $30. Tickets are available at BroadwayinAustin.com, the Bass Concert Hall box office, all Texas Box Office Outlets, by phone at (512) 477-6060.  For groups of 10 or more, call (877) 275-3804 or email Austin.groups@broadwayacrossamerica.com.