In this interview with the lead stars of the coming play “Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage,” Bryony Whitfield and Gareth Bailey discussed the journey they took to prepare for their respective roles.
It’s pretty obvious that the lead actors of “Dirty Dancing” have strong chemistry onstage and off. Like war buddies or a long-married couple, Bryony Whitfield and Gareth Bailey freely joke about each other without remorse, or fear of retaliation.
Emile Ardolino’s “Dirty Dancing”—the 1987 hit movie that starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey—started off as a low-budget flick rejected by major studios. However, the persistence of its writer, Eleanor Bergstein, paid off big time.
