The producers of Broadway's dance sensation, BURN THE FLOOR, announced today that Dancing with the Stars' pro Kym Johnson will close out her banner Thanksgiving week by making her Broadway debut in BURN THE FLOOR, at The Longacre Theatre. Earlier this week, she took home the mirror ball trophy with Donny Osmond on the hit dance competition series. Her first performance will be Friday November 27 at 2 PM. She will be partnered with DWTS' Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who made his Broadway debut in the show this summer.
Kym has a long history with BURN THE FLOOR. She was in the original workshop for the show in London in 1998 and toured the world with it from 1998 -2004 before joining DWTS Australia.
About making her debut on the Great White Way, Kym said, "I am so excited. Broadway has been a dream of mine since I was a kid."
BURN THE FLOOR was the first Broadway show of the new season and opened August, going on to break box office records at the Longacre Theatre. Initially scheduled for a 12 week run, the show has just announced its third and final extension through February 24 2010 before embarking on Australian, Asian and U.S. tours. Three additional guest stars to join the company for the show's final extension on Broadway are
Mary Murphy,
Edyta Sliwinska and
Alec Mazo on January 12.
BURN THE FLOOR is the electrifying Latin and Ballroom dance spectacular which opened this summer at Broadway's intimate Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street). It is produced by Harley Medcalf, Joe Watson, Richard Levi, Richard Frankel, Tom Viertel, Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, Raise the Roof One, Toppall/Stevens/Mills, Benigno/Klein, Caldwell/Allen, Carrpailet/Danzansky, Bud Martin, The Production Studio, Schaffert/Schnuck, and Carrie Ann Inaba by special arrangement with Dance Partner Inc.
BURN THE FLOOR has thrilled audiences in over 30 countries and was the first show of the new Broadway season. It opened in August and quickly broke the Longacre Theatre box office record and announced an extension to January 3 2010.
BURN THE FLOOR is created, directed and choreographed by
Jason Gilkison. Its cast is composed of award-winning international dancers from around the globe and include Australian Ballroom and World Latin American champions. They collectively hold more than 100 dance titles. They are
Sharna Burgess,
Henry Byalikov,
Artem Chigvintsev,
Kevin Clifton,
Sasha Farber,
Jeremy Garner,
Patrick Helm,
Sarah Hives,
Melanie Hooper,
Peta Murgatroyd,
Giselle Peacock,
Nuria Santalucia,
Mirko Sciolan, Vaidas Skimelis, Emma Slater,
Sarah Soriano, Katarina Stumpfova, Damon &
Rebecca Sugden, Dam
Ian Whitewood,
Robin Windsor, and
Gary Wright. The dancers are supported by two vocalists,
Ricky Rojas and
Rebecca Tapia.
Playing Schedule: Tue at 7, Wed- Sat 8, Wed & Sat at 2, Sun at 3. Price Scale: $111.50, $89.50, $ 59.50. All prices include $1.50 facilities fee. The performance schedule for the final week will be: Tue Feb 9 at 7; Wed Feb 10 at 2 PM only (no perf at 8 PM); Thu Feb 11 at 8; Fri Feb 12 at 8; Sat Feb 13 at 2 & 8; Sun Feb 14 at 3 & additional perf at 7:30 PM.
Discounts are available on groups of 10 and more. Tickets are available at
www.telecharge.com.
For a sneak peek, visit
www.burnthefloor.com.
