ABC has locked in the final member of the Houseman family for its remake of the classic 1987 movie, "Dirty Dancing." Bruce Greenwood will play the family patriarch, Dr. Jake Houseman, originally played by the late Jerry Orbach.
ABC will air a three-hour musical remake of the film about a young woman who travels with her family to a resort in New York's Catskills Mountains in 1963. At the resort, she meets and falls in love with the dance instructor, a guy who lives in a vastly different world than the privileged one she grew up in.
Writer-producer Jessica Sharzer ("American Horror Story") wrote the script adapted for television. Wayne Blair will direct and Tony winner Andy Blankenbuehler will serve as choreographer. ABC has not announced a premiere date for the TV movie, which will be filmed and not performed live.
Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin and professional dancer Colt Prattes will play Baby Houseman and Johnny Castle, the lead roles made famous by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze. Continue reading to meet all the new cast members of the "Dirty Dancing" remake.
Marco - J. Quinton Johnson
Johnson will Marco, the lead singer and guitarist for Tito's band. The actor made his debut in Richard Linklater's latest film, "Everybody Wants Some!" that premiered last week at SXSW.
