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Dirty Dancing's Shane Harper Knows The Pressure of Taking On The Musical Remake

Dirty Dancing's Shane Harper Knows The Pressure of Taking On The Musical Remake

Shane Harper is prepared for all the nay-sayers who are coming after the Dirty Dancing remake — in fact, most of the cast is.

The actor, who plays Robbie in the TV special tonight, opened up about taking on a remake of a classic movie like this.

“Oh yeah, we’re terrified. Everyone understands that the comparisons are going to come. Our version of it is a musical. It’s a reimagined universe that this Dirty Dancing story is happening in,” he shared.

But, he still knows that everyone watching will actually enjoy it.

“The script is incredible. It’s Lionsgate and our producer and director and musical composer, they’re all so good,” Shane adds. “It’s going to be amazing, it’s going to be incredible.”

“We know it’s going to be compared too, and I don’t want anyone to be too harshly criticized. No one’s going to be Patrick Swayze. He was a legend.”

Get to know Shane better with these 5 Fast Facts:

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Abigail Breslin & Sarah Hyland Star in 'Dirty Dancing' Tonight!

Abigail Breslin & Sarah Hyland Star in 'Dirty Dancing' Tonight!

Will you be tuning into ABC’s Dirty Dancing remake tonight?!

The special three-hour filmed musical event stars JJJ faves Abigail Breslin, Sarah Hyland, and Shane Harper.

It follows the story from the beloved 1987 film told from a fresh perspective, diving deeper into the iconic characters, showcasing their progression and tackling social themes like race, women’s rights and the socio-economic division in the country at that time.

Some of the originals film’s classic songs will be performed too, including “Time of My Life”!

Tune in to Dirty Dancing TONIGHT, May 24 @ 8PM on ABC.

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Greyson Chance Sings 'Hungry Eyes' For 'Dirty Dancing' TV Special - Watch The Vid!

Greyson Chance Sings 'Hungry Eyes' For 'Dirty Dancing' TV Special - Watch The Vid!

Greyson Chance has had two new songs out in the past two weeks and JJJ is going to get used to this pretty fast.

The musician is the voice behind “Hungry Eyes” from the upcoming Dirty Dancing TV special event and ABC actually just dropped a new video with Casper Smart showing off his amazing moves to Greyson‘s song.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Greyson Chance

Greyson joins Bea Miller, Lindsey Stirling, Lady Antebellum and more on the soundtrack.

Get the full details here on JJJ!

Sarah Hyland Debuts Her First Song From 'Dirty Dancing' - Listen Now!

Sarah Hyland Debuts Her First Song From 'Dirty Dancing' - Listen Now!

Sarah Hyland just shared her first song from the upcoming Dirty Dancing special!

The 26-year-old actress and her co-star J. Quinton Johnson teamed up for a duet of “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright” from the three-hour filmed musical special.

Sarah took to her Twitter to announce the song and music video’s release.

“It’s out! My duet w/ @JQuintonJohnson is now on iTunes everyone! Listen here first half the song is cut in the movie,” Sarah wrote.

Make sure to pre-order the entire soundtrack here.

Dirty Dancing premieres on Wednesday, May 24 @ 8PM ET on ABC.

Check out Sarah and J. Quinton‘s duet below…


Sarah Hyland, J. Quinton Johnson – “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”

Abigail Breslin Stars in First 'Dirty Dancing' Musical Trailer - Watch Now!

Abigail Breslin Stars in First 'Dirty Dancing' Musical Trailer - Watch Now!

Are you excited to see Abigail Breslin in ABC’s upcoming Dirty Dancing musical?!

The network just released the first official trailer for the three-hour filmed event, which tells the story from the beloved 1987 film in a fresh perspective.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Abigail Breslin

The TV special also stars Colt Prattes as Johnny Castle, Debra Messing as Baby’s mom Marjorie, Bruce Greenwood as her dad Dr. Jake Houseman, Nicole Scherzinger as Penny Rivera, Sarah Hyland as Lisa Houseman, Tony Roberts as Max Kellerma, Katey Sagal as Vivian Pressman, Billy Dee Williams as Tito, and and J. Quinton Johnson as Marco.

Don’t forget – Dirty Dancing premieres on Wednesday, May 24 @ 8PM ET on ABC.

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'Dirty Dancing' Stars Abigail Breslin & Colt Prattes 'Time Of Your Life' Dance Is Even Magical In Pics!

'Dirty Dancing' Stars Abigail Breslin & Colt Prattes 'Time Of Your Life' Dance Is Even Magical In Pics!

The ending dance of Dirty Dancing is such an iconic piece and JJJ is living for these sneak peek pics of it all!

Starring Abigail Breslin and Colt Prattes, the TV special will premiere on May 24th on ABC — and you bet we will be watching.

While many are thinking this is an exact remake of the 1987 movie, Abigail doesn’t want you to think of it that way.

“It’s a reimagining, not a reenactment,” she told Out mag. “I don’t believe that stories are only meant to be told once. You can tell them differently.”

Abigail adds, “I’m not doing an imitation of Jennifer Grey‘s iconic performance in the original. Instead, I tried to see Baby as how she related to me, and hopefully I do the character justice.”

“I don’t want to sound too self-aggrandizing, but I think the movie’s really dope. I think you’re going to love it.”

We bet we will too.

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The 'Dirty Dancing' Movie Actually Inspired Star Colt Prattes To Become A Dancer

The 'Dirty Dancing' Movie Actually Inspired Star Colt Prattes To Become A Dancer

Colt Prattes is a really talented dancer — and we’ll all get to see his moves in the Dirty Dancing TV special event in May on ABC.

But just what inspired Colt, who plays Johnny, to start dancing in the first place? The movie!

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Colt Prattes

“Growing up I watched this movie almost every weekend,” he admitted on Instagram recently. “It inspired me to start dancing and still inspires me every time I see it.”

Colt added, “Beyond honored to be a part of this.”

Check out all the pics of Colt in our gallery below!

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