Nobody puts Baby in a corner !

We saw the new musical “Dirty Dancing” last night at the Cadillac Palace Theater.  It was fun – long at close to 3 hours – but I enjoyed it almost as much as the movie which played many times at our house when our daughters were teenagers.  Penny is a sensational dancer who hails from the Joffrey Ballet.  I couldn’t take my eyes off her.  She is just beautiful.  Johnny is no match for Patrick Swayze ( who could be?)  The sets are very elaborate – everything moves.  The audience was filled with enthusiastic groups of girls and women.  The last scene, “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” was terrific and had people on their feet.  The choreographer was named Champion and we wondered if she is Marge and Gower’s daughter or granddaughter.

An interesting part of the evening was seeing the security around the Federal Building for President-Elect Obama.  Even after hours the curb was ringed with black vans and Homeland Security guys.  This is something to see – kind of gives you chills.