Katey Sagal Teases Dirty Dancing TV Musical, Twitter Responds
Katey Sagal sent her followers on Twitter into hysterics after she shared a look at her character [...]
The Dirty Dancing TV musical is a three-hour event that is set to air on ABC in May. The remake will be telling the same story as the original romantic drama, but with a new perspective.
@KateySagal What? Are you going to be in #DirtyDancing ? Seriously, how much cooler & awesome can you be Katey? !!! ?❤#TVTuesday
— Pari G.Naraghipour? (@filmgirl21) April 19, 2017
In the musical, Katey Sagal will be portraying Vivian Pressman, the character originally played by Miranda Garrison. Sagal confirmed that she was playing the character in a direct response to one of her fans on Twitter.
Katey Sagal, who recently penned a new memoir, isn't the only famous face appearing in the remake movie. A slew of wildly talented actors and actresses will be taking on the roles made famous by the late Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, and others.
The star-studded cast of the Dirty Dancing TV musical includes Abigail Breslin as Baby Houseman, Colt Prattes as Johnny Castle, Debra Messing as Marjorie Houseman, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Jake Houseman, Nicole Scherzinger as Penny Rivera, Sarah Hyland as Lisa Houseman, Tony Roberts as Max Kellerman, Katey Sagal as Vivian Pressman, Billy Dee Williams as Tito, and J. Quinton Johnson as Marco.
@KateySagal fav film of all time and now with one of my fav actresses in it .. cannot wait for this x
— Tricia Toohey (@TriciaToohey1) April 20, 2017
Be sure to check out Dirty Dancing when the musical premieres on May 24 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.