Since opening in Australia in 2004, the stage play has wowed audiences and smashed box office records in London and Europe, much the same way the low-budget film did 20 years ago. Back then, producers figured the flick, starring little-known Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, would fizzle onscreen and quickly foxtrot over to video. Instead, it is among the highest grossing independent films of all-time, earning US $300 million, and a Grammy and Oscar for the soundtrack. The National Tour will premiere September 2, 2008 at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, as part of the Broadway In Chicago Season Series.