, ▁Ontario , ▁Canada . ▁The ▁production ▁opened ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Alex andra ▁Theatre , ▁with ▁an ▁all - Can ad ian ▁cast , ▁except ▁for ▁Mon ica ▁West ▁( B aby ▁H ous man ), ▁Brit ta ▁Laz eng a ▁( P en ny ), ▁and ▁Al ▁S ap ienza ▁( J ake ▁H ous man ). ▁After ▁Toronto , ▁the ▁musical ▁opened ▁in ▁Chicago ▁in ▁pre views ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁officially ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁running ▁through ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁Boston ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 7 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁An ▁official ▁American ▁tour ▁began ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁The ▁National ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁with ▁dates ▁scheduled ▁in ▁ 3 1 ▁cities . ▁Pre views ▁started ▁August ▁ 2 6 ▁and ▁the ▁official ▁opening ▁night ▁was ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 . ▁The ▁original ▁tour ' s ▁cast ▁included ▁J ill ian ▁Mu eller ▁as ▁Frances ▁" B aby " ▁H ous eman , ▁Samuel ▁Per g ande ▁as ▁Johnny ▁Castle , ▁Jen ny ▁W inton ▁as ▁Pen ny ▁Johnson , ▁Mark ▁Elli ot ▁Wilson ▁as ▁Dr . ▁J ake ▁H ous eman , ▁Em ily ▁R ice ▁as ▁Lisa ▁H ous eman ,