AN EVENING Of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show heads to the Grand Opera House, York, on March 9 with a new cast and a revamped show starring West End leading lady Aimie Atkinson, winner of the BBC Radio 2 Voice of Musical Theatre.

That 2006 success prompted man of the musicals Michael Ball to say: “I really think we witnessed the birth of a star; I thought she was extraordinary.” Aimie has enjoyed a prolific theatre career, latterly starring as Penny in the British tour of Carnaby Street The Musical and as Shelby Stevens in the European premiere of Kander and Ebb’s Steel Pier at the Union Theatre, London.

She also played Amber in Legacy Falls at the New Players Theatre, London, and Theresa in Paul Nicholas’s workshop version of Blockbuster, having appeared as Chloe in the original national tour of the Take That musical Never Forget and originated the lead role of Luisa in the British tour of Zorro!

Joining Aimie will be Leeds actor Matt Firth, who attended the British version of the Fame school, the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, which spawned the likes of actress Angela Griffin, Emmerdale’s Natalie Anderson and Andrew Potts from ITV’s sci-fi drama Primeval.

Matt went on to appear in West End productions of Fame and Tonight’s The Night, The Rod Stewart Musical and was the face of the nationwide anti-drugs campaign Talk To Frank, which featured the voice of comedian David Mitchell.

Matt also has appeared in Emmerdale and spent a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company in Beauty And The Beast!

An Evening Of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show is now in its fourth year, directed by Paul Spicer, who worked on Avenue Q, The Last 5 Years and Taboo, and choreographed by Leanne Harwood, whose past credits include Mamma Mia! and Footloose.

Dirty Dancing’s movie soundtrack boasted such songs as Big Girls Don’t Cry, Hey Baby, Wipeout, Do You Love Me, Hungry Eyes and the Oscar-winning (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life, the Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes Top Ten hit from 1987.

The tribute show’s producers, Stage Acts Entertainment, say: “The atmosphere is always electric. There’s something about this soundtrack that ignites even the dullest of days. We totally encourage our audience to get up and dance and sing and immerse themselves in the summer of ’63”.

Please note, this production is not affiliated with Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on stage in the West End or on tour in Britain or worldwide.

• Tickets for the 7.30pm performance in York are on sale on 0844 871 3024 or at atgtickets.com/york

Win tickets

Courtesy of the Grand Opera House, York, The Press has two pairs of tickets to be won for An Evening Of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show on March 9.

Question: In which year did Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes have a hit with (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life?

Email your answer with your name, address and daytime phone number to charles.hutchinson@thepress.co.uk by next Friday. Usual competition rules apply.