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Dirty Dancing TV remake castings Colt Prattes as Johnny

February 27, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Newcomer Colt Prattes, who is best known for his appearance in P!nk’s music video for “Try”, has been cast in the iconic Patrick Swayze role of Johnny in ABC and Lionsgate’s upcoming TV remake of Dirty Dancing.

The three-hour musical will see Prattes joining Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens) as Baby and Debra Messing (Will & Grace) as Baby’s mother. Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) is directing from a script by Jessica Sharzer (The L Word), while Allison Shearmur (The Hunger Games) and Eleanor Bergstein, writer of the original movie, will serve as executive producers.

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Originally published February 27, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Colt Prattes, Dirty Dancing

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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