Flashdance to Play Toronto, Then Broadway

Playbill.com has reported that Jennifer Beals' 1983 hit film Flashdance that made the transfer to the musical stage will be jumping the pond. The original production that played in London during the 2010-2011 season will play a pre-Broadway run in Toronto before making the move to New York. The production that hits Toronto will be revised from the London production, and will run there from June 26th to August 5th 2012, with Broadway rehearsals starting August 6th. No official announcement has been made about the Broadway run.