Baby may be Broadway-bound. Lionsgate, the distributor of the ‘80s classic starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, is bringing audiences a musical adaptation of the story. Dirty Dancing: The Musical is slated to hit the stage in late 2025 (the exact date is yet to be announced) with the goal of finding a home at

For the new adaptation, Bergstein is "closely involved" in the creative process, Lionsgate said in a release. She's be reuniting with Emmy winner and Broadway vet Lonny Price, who played Neil Kellerman in the movie and will now direct the re-envisioned production.

“Dirty Dancing: The Musical” will launch in late 2025 with aspirations for Broadway as well as a North American run. From there, producers plan to expand the show to theater markets in Asia, Australia, Latin America and beyond.

Lionsgate and Eleanor Bergstein are partnering to develop and launch the theatrical property for the Main Stem.

Theaters goers can look forward to having the time of their life when Dirty Dancing: The Musical hits the stage. A new stage production adaptation of the 1987 movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey is being developed by Lionsgate and The Path Entertainment Group,