huge disappointment
by Saratink on 2/1/17Centennial Hall - TucsonRating: 1 out of 5Dirty Dancing is my favorite movie ever, as in, I would stay up all night and watch it multiple times as a pre-teen, and my sister and I practiced the dance scenes together, including the lift in our pool! I was hesitant to see the show for fear of being disappointed, and I was. It strayed oddly from the story line by trying to incorporate MLK and the freedom riders, which just didn't work and seemed out of place. They wrapped up the ending too neatly, making you think Johnny and Baby are going to stay together forever, which is not what happens in the movie. The actress playing Penny was tall, blond, thin, and an amazing dancer, and a terrible actress! We had an understudy for Baby, and she was ok, but not great, and she definitely messed up the dancing on the finale number. Johnny was the best actor in the show, though reminded me more of Brad Pitt than Patrick Swayze. The African American woman who sang a lot of the songs had a beautiful voice, but as always, the sound system at Centennial Hall is not very good and so it didn't do her justice and it was often hard to hear. I did like the sets, and the swimming scene was very cute and funny. Overall I completely regret going and it was a waste of money.