Abigail Breslin to Star in ABC Remake of Dirty Dancing

ABC has officially greenlit a new three-hour musical remake of the popular 1987 film Dirty Dancing. Abigail Breslin (Scream Queens, Little Miss Sunshine) will star as Frances "Baby" Houseman, the role originated by Jennifer Grey, who starred in the film opposite Patrick Swayze (Johnny Castle). The story follows a teenage girl who falls in love with a working-class dance instructor while vacationing with her family in the Catskill Mountains.

Allison Shearmur (The Hunger Games) and Eleanor Bergstein — who wrote the original screenplay — will serve as executive producers. Jessica Sharzer (The L Word) will write the adaptation, with direction by Wayne Blair (The Sapphires), music by Adam Anders and Peer Astrom (Glee), and choreography by Hamilton choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler.

Unlike NBC's musical presentations of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, and most recently The Wiz, Dirty Dancing will not be a live broadcast. The production more closely mirrors Fox's upcoming remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is set to air in the fall of 2016.