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with music, lyrics, and a book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Named after the 1950s United States
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Bobby Rydell
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) and follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of peer pressure, politics, personal core values, and love.Woulfe, Molly " 'Grease' has deep, dark Chicago roots" ''NW Times'', January 2, 2009, retrieved January 10, 2017
The score borrows heavily from the sounds of early rock and roll. In its original production in Chicago, ''Grease'' was a raunchy, raw, aggressive, vulgar show. Subsequent productions toned down the more risqué content. The show mentions social issues such as teenage pregnancy, peer pressure, and
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. Jacobs described the show's basic plot as a subversion of common tropes of 1950s cinema, since the female lead, who in many 1950s films transformed the alpha male into a more sensitive and sympathetic character, is instead drawn into the man's influence and transforms into his wild, roguish fantasy.
''Grease'' was first performed on February 5, 1971 at
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nightclub in Chicago. From there, it has been successful on both stage and screen, but the content has been diluted and its teenage characters have become less Chicago habitués (the characters' Polish-American backgrounds in particular are ignored with last names often changed, although two Italian-American characters are left identifiably ethnic) and more generic. At the time that it closed in 1980, ''Grease''s 3,388-performance run was the longest yet in Broadway history, although it was surpassed by '' A Chorus Line'' on September 29, 1983. It went on to become a
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and British-Australian singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, which removed some plot elements, characters, and songs while adding new songs and elaborating on some plot elements only alluded to in the musical. Some of these revisions have been incorporated into revivals of the musical ( John Farrar, who wrote two of the new songs, is credited alongside Jacobs and Casey for the music in these productions). A 2016 live TV musical used elements from both the original stage version and the film. A 1982 film sequel, '' Grease 2'', included only a few supporting characters from the film and musical and had no involvement from Jacobs or Casey. Jacobs has gone on record to voice his disapproval of ''Grease 2''.
Production history
Original productions and Broadway
The show's original production was directed by Guy Barile, choreographed by Ronna Kaye and produced by the Kingston Mines Theatre Company founded by June Pyskacek on Chicago's Lincoln Avenue. The script was based on Jim Jacobs' experience at William Taft High School, Chicago. Warren Casey collaborated with Jim and together they wrote the music and lyrics. It ran for eight months. The cast: Doug Stevenson (Danny), Leslie Goto (Sandy), Sue Williams (Rizzo), Polly Pen (Patty), Gary Houston (Roger), Marilu Henner (Marty), James Canning (Doody), Hedda Lubin (Frenchy), Bruce Hickey (Kenickie), Sheila Ray Ceaser (Jan), Bill Cervetti (Miller), Jerry Bolnick (Sonny), Judy Brubaker (Miss Lynch), Mike O'Connor (Vince Fontaine), Steve Munro (Eugene), Barbara Munro (Cha Cha), Mac Hamilton (Teen Angel) and George Lopez (Bum). In addition to the "R-rated" profanity and deliberate use of shock value, the Chicago version of ''Grease'' included an almost entirely different songbook, which was shorter and included multiple references to real Chicago landmarks.
Producers Ken Waissman and Maxine Fox saw the show and made a deal to produce it
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. The team headed to New York City to collaborate on the New York production of ''Grease''. The new production, directed by Tom Moore and choreographed by Patricia Birch (who later choreographed the film adaptation, and directed the ill-fated sequel), opened Off-Broadway at the
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on February 14, 1972. Though ''Grease'' opened geographically off-Broadway, it did so under first class Broadway contracts. The show was deemed eligible for the 1972 Tony Awards, receiving seven Tony Award nominations.
On June 7, 1972, the production moved to the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, and on November 21, it moved to the Royale Theatre there, where it ran until January 27, 1980. For the five final weeks of the run, the show moved to the larger Majestic Theatre. By the time it closed on April 13, 1980, it had run 3,388 performances.
The original Broadway cast included Barry Bostwick as Danny,
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After an out-of-town tryout in Coventry, ''Grease'' made its London debut at the New London Theatre on June 26, 1973, with a cast that included Richard Gere as Danny, Stacey Gregg as Sandy, and Jacquie-Ann Carr as Rizzo. Later Paul Nicholas and Elaine Paige took over the leads. The production closed on February 14, 1974.
The show was revived at the Astoria Theatre from June 7 to September 22, 1979, with Michael Howe as Danny, Jacqueline Reddin as Sandy, and Hilary Labow as Rizzo. The company also included Tracey Ullman as Frenchy and Su Pollard as Cha-Cha.
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(Kenickie) and Sally Ann Triplett (Rizzo). (''Variety'', Review Abroad Grease, August 2–August 8, 1993) McLachlan was succeeded by Shane Richie, Luke Goss, Ian Kelsey and Darren Day. The production's success led to the first British national tour which featured Shane Ritchie as Danny, Helen Way as Sandy, Toby Hinson as Vince Fontaine/Teen Angel, Ben Richards/Alex Bourne as Kenickie and Michele Hooper as Rizzo. The score included four songs written for the film adaptation: "Hopelessly Devoted to You", "Sandy", "You're the One That I Want", and the title number. As in the film, the Burger Palace Boys' were renamed the T-Birds for this revival.
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(Marty), and
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(Teen Angel). The production set a new standard for star replacements, casting celebrities from different entertainment sectors for limited engagements. Some of these notable performers were Linda Blair, Debby Boone, Chubby Checker, Dominique Dawes,
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. Shields proved so popular in the role of Rizzo that the cast album was re-released with her voice substituting for O'Donnell's.
A U.S. national tour of the 1994 production started in September 1994 in New Haven, Connecticut, and ran for several years. The opening tour cast included Sally Struthers (Miss Lynch), who stayed with the tour for several years, Angela Pupello (Rizzo),
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(Danny), Trisha M. Gorman (Sandy), and Davy Jones (Vince Fontaine). Brooke Shields (Rizzo) started on the tour in November 1994 before joining the Broadway cast.
1996 U.S. tour
This tour, produced by the Troika Organization, was a non-union bus & truck playing mostly one-nighters and split week engagements primarily in smaller markets. The production, which ran for two years, was directed by Ray DeMattis with choreography by Tony Parise and music direction by Helen Gregory. The original cast featured Randy Bobish (Danny Zuko), Nicole Greenwood (Sandy Dumbrowski), Gary Martin (Kenickie), Christine Hudman (Betty Rizzo), Timothy Quinlan (Roger), Kimberly Wharton (Jan), Bruce Smith (Doody), Kathleen Connolly (Frenchy), Jeffrey Shubart (Sonny LaTierri), Laura Hornberger (Marty), Debbie Damp (Patty Simcox), Michael Giambrone (Eugene Florczyk), Juan Betancourt (Johnny Casino), Jamie Patterson (Teen Angel), Holly Ann Kling (Cha-Cha DiGregorio) and Steven Sackman (Vince Fontaine). Frankie Avalon starred as the Teen Angel for a one-week engagement at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach (December 10–15, 1996).
2003 U.S. tour
This tour was directed by Ray DeMattis and featured choreography by Christopher Gattelli. The cast starred Frankie Avalon as the Angel, with Jamey Isenor (Danny Zuko) and Hanna-Liina Võsa (Sandy Dumbrowski), Jason Harper (Roger), Danny Smith (Sonny LaTierri), John Ashley (Kenickie), Sarah Hubbard (Frenchy), Craig McEldowney (Doody), Kirsten Allyn Michaels (Marty), Jaqueline Colmer (Betty Rizzo), Cortney Harper (Jan) and Arthur J. Callahan (Vince Fontaine).
2007 Broadway and London revivals and UK tours
A second Broadway revival, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, began previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on July 24, 2007 and opened on August 19, 2007. Max Crumm and Laura Osnes were selected to portray Danny and Sandy via viewer votes cast during the run of the NBCreality series '' Grease: You're the One that I Want!''. The original score includes four songs written for the film adaptation: "Hopelessly Devoted to You", "Sandy", "You're the One That I Want", and the title number. The Burger Palace Boys' name is the T-Birds in this revival. The production ended on January 4, 2009 after 31 previews and 554 performances.
A West End revival opened at the Piccadilly Theatre, London on August 8, 2007, and ran for nearly four years (the longest running show in the Piccadilly Theatre's history). The leads were similarly cast via ITV's '' Grease Is the Word'', with Danny Bayne and Susan McFadden playing Danny and Sandy. The production closed on April 30, 2011, after over 1,300 performances with a U.K. tour to begin on May 6, 2011 in Edinburgh.
The UK tour features Danny Bayne as Danny, Carina Gillespie as Sandy, Ricky Rojas as Kenickie, Kate Somerset How as Rizzo, Derek Andrews as Roger, Laura Wilson as Jan, Richard Vincent as Doody, Lauren Stroud as Frenchy, Josh Dever as Sonny, Lois Urwin as Marty, Darren John as Eugene, Sammy Kelly as Patty, Jason Capewell as Teen Angel/Vince Fontaine, Nancy Hill as Miss Lynch, and Sophie Zucchini as Cha Cha.
In 2017, Grease started touring the UK again, this time starring The Wanted's Tom Parker as Danny Zuko, BBC Over The Rainbow winner Danielle Hope as Sandy and ''
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A further UK and Ireland tour of Grease is scheduled to commence from Curve, Leicester on 30 July 2021. The production has been repeatedly rescheduled from earlier 2021 dates as well as its originally scheduled tour in 2020, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. This production will star Peter Andre as Teen Angel and Vince Fontaine. The production will be directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips.
2008 U.S. tour
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in Cleveland, Ohio. Taylor Hicks reprised his role as the Teen Angel after playing the part on Broadway, with Eric Schneider as Danny and
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as Sandy. Lauren Ashley Zakrin replaced Emily Padgett as Sandy in October and Ace Young joined the tour as Danny on December 1, 2009.
2011 Chicago revival - ''The Original Grease''
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2019 UK and Ireland tour and 2022 London run
A new production of Grease ran from 17 May to 29 October, 2022 at the Dominion Theatre in London's West End, following a UK and Ireland tour in 2019-2021. The west end revival was directed by Nikolai Foster (artistic director of the
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) and choreographed by Arlene Phillips. The production was designed by Colin Richmond, orchestrations and musical supervision by Sarah Travis, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Tom Marshall and Richard Brooker, and casting by David Grindrod.
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), Austria (with Pia Douwes) and Canada (a 1998 French spoken/English sung version incorporating songs from the movie starring
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as Rizzo and Serge Postigo as Danny).
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, Usi Velasco and Angélica Ruvalcaba. The musical was produced by the Mexican actress and producer Julissa.
In 1994, the musical was revived at the Hidalgo Theater in Mexico City, by producers Alejandro Ibarra and Julissa. The revival cast included Alejandro Ibarra,
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, and Arturo G. Alvarez.
A Spanish revival ran successfully at Teatre Victòria, Barcelona from October 3, 2006 to January 6, 2008. After a short national tour, the production was transferred to Teatro Nuevo Alcalá, Madrid, where it ran from October 14, 2008 to January 31, 2010 and then continued touring Spain until it finally closed on August 1, 2010, becoming one of Spain's all-time longest running musical productions, with 1,090 performances. Directed by Ricard Reguant, the original cast included Carlos Solano (later alternating the role with Tony Bernetti) as Danny Zuko, María Adamuz as Sandy (later Replaced by Edurne and Gisela), and Elena Gadel as Betty Rizzo,
A New Zealand Production, ran at the Civic Theatre in Auckland during August 2010. The production featured the South African cast, with Jonathan Roxmouth as Danny, Bethany Dickson as Sandy and Genna Galloway as Rizzo.
A second Spanish revival directed and choreographed by Coco Comín ran at Cúpula Las Arenas, Barcelona from November 15, 2011 to January 22, 2012 and then was transferred to Teatro Coliseum, Madrid from March 6, 2012 to May 6, 2012, before starting a national tour. Edurne reprised the role of Sandy, During the Madrid run, the singer
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guest starred as Teen Angel in some performances.
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in Paris. It is the first production completely in French, the previous ones were in French with English songs. Despite originally being billed as a limited engagement, it was extended to July 8, 2018 following its success.
An Australian revival opened at Brisbane's Lyric Theatre on August 27, 2013 before heading on an Australian tour. The cast included Rob Mills as Danny,
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, who had played Doody on Broadway and the national tour, performed as lead Danny Zuko, while Olivia Newton-John, an English Australian country-pop singer, was cast as Sandy; to accommodate the casting move, the character was rewritten as Australian immigrant Sandy Olsson (named after the maiden name of Ann-Margret, who was briefly considered for the role in the film), and parts of the score were replaced. Substantial portions of the script which included replaced or reduced supporting character roles and added on-screen roles for characters unseen in the stage version, were written in by Bronte Woodard, who also, at Kleiser's behest, moved the action to suburban Philadelphia.
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, who re-released the film several times; the film soundtrack made international hits out of several of the songs. Paramount also produced a sequel '' Grease 2'', featuring a younger class of students at Rydell High School led by Maxwell Caulfield and
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. ''Grease 2'' was a critical failure that Jim Jacobs disowned after its release;''Grease 2'' was a financial disappointment given the high expectations set by the original film. In the 2010s, work began on expanding the ''Grease'' brand into a full-fledged
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s in production, ''Summer Lovin' '' (a film focusing on Danny and Sandy's summer before the events of the original ''Grease'') and ''
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On January 31, 2016, in the wake of similar productions that NBC had performed for other musicals,
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(Because of changes to the musical that have been made since the 1978 film, several variants exist. In the event two songs are listed at any given point, the first is from the 1972 Off-Broadway version, and the second is from revivals that use the film music, such as the 2007 version.)
Act I
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At the Rydell High Class of 1959 reunion ("Alma Mater"), old maid English teacher, Miss Lynch, introduces former cheerleader/yearbook-editor Patty Simcox Honeywell and class valedictorian Eugene Florczyk. Eugene gives a rousing speech, mentioning that the alumni who are missing from the reunion are surely present in spirit. The scene segues to bring in the greaser gang known as the Burger Palace Boys (known in later versions as the "T-Birds") and their auxiliary, the "Pink Ladies", as they sing a cruder version of the Rydell ''alma mater'' ("Alma Mater (Parody)").
Flashing back to the first day of high school in fall 1958, the Pink Ladies sit in the lunchroom, and the Burger Palace Boys sit at the entrance to the school. One of the Pink Ladies, Frenchy, introduces her new neighbor Sandy Dumbrowski, who had been unjustly rejected from a
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, to the others (Marty, Jan and Rizzo), as well as Patty. Sandy tells of how she had a brief love affair the summer before, which ended with unresolved love. Meanwhile, womanizing greaser Danny Zuko is telling the Burger Palace Boys (Kenickie, Roger, Doody and Sonny) the story of his own summer fling (" Summer Nights"). The Pink Ladies soon after realize that Sandy's summer fling was the same Danny Zuko that attends Rydell High and arrange for the two to bump into each other at school; the resulting meeting is tense and awkward, as Danny had previously told Sandy that he attended a private academy and does not want to admit to the Burger Palace Boys that she was the woman he was talking about. As the Burger Palace Boys leave, Sandy is hurt and angry, but the Pink Ladies cheer her up, by inviting her over to Marty's pajama party.
Shortly afterwards, the teenagers gather in the hall as Doody shows off his new guitar and performs a song ("Those Magic Changes").
At Marty's pajama party, the girls experiment with wine, cigarettes, and pierced ears; and talk about boys. The sheltered Sandy goes into shock and falls ill from seeing blood when the Pink Ladies try to pierce her ears, leading them to mock her when she's not in the room (in some revivals, the song "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" is placed here, mirroring the film). Marty tells about her long-distance courtship with a
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named Freddy, which is implied she only maintains because of the lavish gifts he sends her from Japan ("Freddy, My Love").
That same night, the Burger Palace Boys are busy stealing hubcaps, unaware that the hubcaps are on Kenickie's car, Greased Lightnin'. Unfazed by the others' skepticism, Kenickie sings of the upgrades needed to make the car a racing-worthy
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(" Greased Lightnin'").
Danny sees Sandy again at her cheerleader practice, and tries to apologize for his behavior. Patty interrupts and flirts with Danny. Patty informs Danny that track try-outs are nearing, and Danny tells Sandy that he will join the track team to prove himself; he leaves as Patty and Sandy practice cheering ("Rydell Fight Song").
As the Burger Palace Boys and Pink Ladies gather at the park, Danny reveals to the rest of the greasers that he has joined the track team, much to their dismay and skepticism. After Roger and Jan bicker about food, drink and religion, she asks him how he earned the nickname Rump; he explains that, as "King of the Mooners", he has a hobby of baring his backside to unsuspecting victims, and in the process, both reveal their affections for each other ("Mooning"). Rizzo teases Danny for falling for a girl who resembles the excessively proper teenage '' ingénue'', Sandra Dee, and the other greasers join in as she makes fun of Sandy, who has not arrived to the picnic yet ("Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee").
Sandy, working on a biology assignment with Eugene, comes in just as the greasers finish making fun of her. She attacks Rizzo in a fit of rage and erroneously assumes Danny is the one behind the mockery. Furious, she tells Danny that she wishes she never met him and storms out of the picnic. Danny shrugs off Sandy's negative response, and the greasers pair off for the upcoming sock hop. Danny teases Marty for not having a date (recommending Eugene), and the greasers all laugh ("We Go Together").
For revivals that use " Hopelessly Devoted to You", the exact placement varies. It sometimes replaces the first rendition of "We Go Together" and in other examples, such as the 2007 revival, it is placed early in Act II.
Act II
The night of the sock hop arrives ("Shakin' At the High School Hop"). Sandy is at home by herself, listening to the radio and crying over how much she misses Danny ("It's Raining on Prom Night").
Meanwhile, Kenickie comes into the dance with his date, Cha-Cha DiGregorio, a girl from Saint Bernadette's Academy. Patty tries to pair up with Danny, trash-talking Sandy's cheerleading skills in the process, but is unable to get out of her promise to dance with Eugene despite Rizzo trying to seduce Eugene as a distraction. Kenickie ends up paired off with Rizzo, and Danny with Cha-Cha. The MC Vince Fontaine, a radio disc jockey, begins the hand jive dance contest, and everyone eagerly participates as he tags the contestants out ("Born to Hand Jive"). In the end, Danny and Cha-Cha are the winners. Amongst the awards given to the couple, Danny receives two free drive-in movie tickets.
Sometime later outside of the Burger Palace hangout, Kenickie, Doody, and Sonny run into Frenchy. The boys are armed with an "arsenal" of household items and reveal that, to their surprise, Cha-Cha was the girlfriend of someone in the boys' rival gang, the Flaming Dukes; the Dukes, hearing of Cha-Cha's dancing with the Burger Palace Boys, challenged the boys to a
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. Danny sprints into the scene wearing his track suit, to the disbelief of the other boys. Danny tells the boys he cannot partake in the rumble because of a track meet and sprints off.
The three remaining boys go into the Burger Palace for a snack before the fight, and Frenchy laments at what to do with her life, having dropped out of
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in frustration at failing all of her classes. The heavenly Teen Angel appears with a chorus of back-up singing angels and tells her to return to high school (" Beauty School Dropout").
The three boys exit the Burger Palace, bemoaning Danny's betrayal while only halfheartedly noticing Roger is unaccounted for. They wait for the Flaming Dukes, but the rival gang never turns up. Roger finally turns up with only a broken antenna as a weapon; in response, the other three proceed to strip Roger of his pants and shoes.
At the drive-in, Danny tries to make up for his behavior and offers Sandy his class ring. She initially is thrilled, but pulls back and exits the car when he tries to move beyond a kiss. Danny laments his loneliness ("Alone at a Drive-In Movie" or "Sandy").
Several days later, Sandy and the greasers — without Danny — are gathered in Jan's basement ("Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen"). Rizzo, who missed her period, fears she is pregnant and tells Marty (who herself laments that Vince tried to spike her drink at the dance) that the father is a stranger who had sex with her with a cheap, broken condom; word gets back to everyone else. The boys offer support as they leave; Rizzo rejects it, which leads Sandy to ask her why and concludes that Kenickie is the presumed father. Rizzo responds by saying that she is a better person than others make her out to be and that showing weakness is the worst thing she knows ("There Are Worse Things I Could Do"). Rizzo leaves, and Sandy decides what she needs to do to fit in with the greasers ("Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" (Reprise)).
The next day, the boys are hanging out at the Burger Palace. A dejected Patty reveals Danny, who follows her in, has reverted to his old ways and quit the track team. Sandy comes in alongside the Pink Ladies, having transformed herself from an innocent schoolgirl into a greaser's fantasy, punching out a dismayed Patty. Danny is delighted at this change and the couple express their mutual feelings for each other ("All Choked Up" or "You're the One That I Want").
Afterwards, the greasers prepare to head to Roger's to watch '' The Mickey Mouse Club'', inviting Patty along. Frenchy takes a job as a makeup saleswoman at Woolworth's, Rizzo reveals that she is not pregnant, and she and Kenickie reunite. All ends happily, and the Burger Palace Boys, the Pink Ladies, Sandy, and Patty sing about how they will always be friends to the end ("We Go Together" (Reprise)).
Revival changes
Due to the popularity of the 1978 film adaptation, which made several changes to the musical's songs and themes (many to accommodate its casting choice for singer Olivia Newton-John as Sandy), the subsequent revivals adopted several of the changes made in the film, particularly the replacement of several songs, and the renaming of the Burger Palace Boys to their film name, the T-Birds. However, in the revival, the role of Sandy Dumbrowski is not changed from the original Broadway production.
School version
In order to make the original musical suitable for young performers and audiences, Jim Jacobs decided to write a "school version" of the musical. This edition eliminates all of the references to cigarettes and alcohol, and also any swearing or bad language. Most of the songs have also undergone changes as well; the numbers are all shortened greatly and edited for content/language. Some plot lines are missing from the school version, such as Rizzo's pregnancy and her song "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" and "Hopelessly Devoted to You". This section is entirely cut from the script and score. The beginning of the pajama party in Marty's bedroom is also cut. (In this version, the Pink Ladies do not offer Sandy cigarettes or wine. Instead it begins directly with piercing her ears.) Overall, this version is considered to be G-rated.
In addition to the removal of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" and "Hopelessly Devoted to You", the following songs of the School Version have undergone lyric changes:
* "Alma Mater Parody"
* "Summer Nights"
* "Freddy, My Love"
* "Greased Lightnin'"
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee"
* "Beauty School Dropout"
The remainder of the songs have been greatly edited for time, deleting several verses from the original songs.
A version of the play is available that keeps some of the adult references and innuendo but excises some of the more explicit lyrics.
Cast and characters
*Danny Zuko: A smooth greaser from Chicago and successful womanizer, the ''de facto'' leader of the Burger Palace Boys has his life upended when he falls for a strait-laced square during his summer vacation leading into senior year.
*Sandra "Sandy" Dombrowski: An innocent ''ingenue'' when she moves into the neighborhood, she experiences severe culture shock as she learns her summer boyfriend's true nature but eventually transforms into Danny's fantasy dame after she is unable to resist her continued attraction to him. Renamed with surname Olsson for the film and Young for the 2016 TV production.
*Betty Rizzo: Described by Jim Jacobs as a "tough little Italian", Rizzo is the cynical leader of the Pink Ladies and a strong alpha female who embraces the low culture and refuses to show her feelings. While she is condescending toward almost everyone, she and Danny have a particularly longstanding hostility toward each other, and she openly mocks Sandy in song.
*Kenickie: A hard-nosed tough guy, Kenickie has great pride in his investment, a used car he has named ''Greased Lightning''. He has a tempestuous on-again, off-again relationship with Rizzo and is often at odds with Roger. Kenickie is given a larger role in the film as Danny's best friend. He was named Miller in the original Chicago production.
*Doody: A younger member of the Burger Palace Boys, Doody has some childlike mannerisms and is shown to have great difficulty when approaching his crush, Frenchy, or handling tense situations. He fantasizes about being a great rock-and-roll guitarist.
*Dominic "Sonny" LaTierri: The only member of the Burger Palace Boys without a musical number, Sonny is a character who imagines himself a Casanova, but most high-school girls find him repulsive. He is also quite cowardly, wilting in the face of any criticism.
*Roger "Rump": A sardonic yet very self-confident Burger Palace Boy who is easily able to win over Jan and willing to go into a rumble with only a whip antenna as a weapon. He is frequently seen eating
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and earned his nickname because he was a proficient
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. He is stated to be a Roman Catholic. Rump does not appear in the film or television versions. Putzie, a non-singing character, appears in Rump's stead (though ostensibly sharing the legal first name Roger), and his songs are included on the film's soundtrack, performed by Louis St. Louis.
*Miller: The sixth member of the Burger Palace Boys, he appeared in the original 1971 production but was cut in the transition to Broadway. He was named Kenickie in the original Chicago production. Though he did not appear in any subsequent productions, he returned in ''The Original Grease''.
*Frenchy: A member of the Pink Ladies, Frenchy is the first person (other than Danny) to meet Sandy, and the two quickly become friends. She claims to have earned her nickname from being able to "French inhale" a cigarette. She is a very poor student with aspirations of becoming a beautician, but she is equally inept when she drops out to attend beauty school.
*Marty: Given the surname "Maraschino" in the film, Marty is a seasoned member of the Pink Ladies, with much experience in wine, men and cigarettes, and is bigoted against the Japanese and Polish. In Act One, she is said to be engaged to an overseas Marine, mainly because of the expensive gifts she receives by maintaining the relationship. In Act Two, she has a brief fling with DJ Vince Fontaine, and by the end she succumbs to Sonny's advances.
*Jan: A member of the Pink Ladies, Jan is a quirky Lutheran who has a voracious appetite and has moments of extreme bluntness. Jamie Donnelly, who played Jan in the film, described her as not being as cool as the other Pink Ladies. She and Roger develop a relationship over the course of the musical, but the two frequently bicker.
*Miss Lynch: A spinster English teacher and stereotypical disciplinarian. Her character role would be rewritten as Principal McGee for screen adaptions.
*Eugene Florczyk: The class valedictorian is usually portrayed as an awkward nerd. He goes on to become a marketing executive after high school. Renamed Felsnick for the film.
*Patricia "Patty" Simcox: A high-achieving cheerleader who befriends Sandy early in the play, Patty holds her own attractions to Danny and is especially drawn to him when he tries to change to please Sandy. Sandy turns against her at the end of the play. Other than Rizzo (who treats her with contempt), the greasers are amicable with her, while acknowledging their different social cliques. At the beginning of the play, it is noted that she has since gone on to marry a Mr. Honeywell and have a successful career.
*Charlene "Cha-Cha" DiGregorio: a beastly girl who appears at the school dance as Kenickie's date, later ends up dancing with Danny, and is ultimately revealed as the girlfriend of a rival greaser gang member.
*Vince Fontaine: the smooth-talking 19-year-old disc jockey and Rydell High alumnus whose voice-overs serve as continuity for the musical. He appears on-stage during the school dance and serves as an on-air host at WAXX, the local top-40 radio station.
*Johnny Casino and the Gamblers: a low-rent rock and roll band that plays at the school dance.
*Teen Angel: Frenchy's guardian angel who has blunt advice for his subject.
A number of characters in the musical are not seen: Freddy Strulka, Marty's boyfriend and a member of the United States Marine Corps who showers Marty with lavish gifts from Japan; the coach of the track team; the Flaming Dukes, an adversary of the Burger Palace Boys who never show up to a threatened rumble; and Mr. Drucker, a perverted economics teacher who has made passes at the Pink Ladies. In the film, the Flaming Dukes are renamed the Scorpions and have an on-screen role, as does the track coach (who is surnamed Calhoun and is portrayed by Sid Caesar).
Notable cast members
Musical numbers
Original Chicago production
;Act I
* "Alma Mater" – Miss Lynch, Dr. Devlin, Eugene and Alumni
* "Alma Mater (Reprise)" – Company
* "Foster Beach" – Danny, Sandy, Burger Palace Boys and Pink Ladies
* "Yeeughh!" – Patty
* "Freddy, My Love" – Marty and Pink Ladies
* " Greased Lightnin'" – Miller and Burger Palace Boys
* "Mooning" – Roger and Jan
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" – Rizzo
* "We Go Together" – Company
;Act II
* "Grease"* – Company
* "It's Raining on Prom Night" – Sandy
* "Shakin' at the High School Hop" – Johnny Casino and The Gamblers
* "Boogie Man Boogie" – Johnny Casino and The Gamblers
* " Beauty School Dropout" – Teen Angel and Heavenly Choir
* "Rock Progression" – Doody
* "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" – Rizzo
* "In My Day" – Miss Lynch
* "Kiss It" – Sandy and Pink Ladies
* "Grease (Reprise)" – Company
Note*: Not to be confused with Frankie Valli's song of the same name..
Original Broadway production
;Act I
* "Alma Mater" – Miss Lynch, Patty, Eugene and Company
* "Alma Mater (Parody)" – Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
* " Summer Nights" – Sandy, Danny, Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
* "Those Magic Changes" – Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
* "Freddy, My Love" – Marty and Pink Ladies
* "Greased Lightnin'" – Kenickie and Burger Palace Boys
* "Rydell Fight Song" – Sandy and Patty
* "Mooning" – Roger and Jan
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" – Pink Ladies and Rizzo
* "We Go Together" – Company
;Act II
* "Shakin' at the High School Hop" – Company
* "It's Raining on Prom Night" – Sandy and Radio Singer
* "Shakin' at the High School Hop (Reprise)" – Company
* "Born to Hand Jive" – Johnny Casino and Company
* "Beauty School Dropout" – Teen Angel, Frenchy and Choir
* "Alone at a Drive-in Movie" – Danny and Burger Palace Boys
* "Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen" – Doody and Roger
* "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" – Rizzo
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" – Sandy
* "All Choked Up" – Sandy, Danny, Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
* "We Go Together (Reprise)" – Company
''* The 1972 version is the standard version licensed to professionals and amateurs through
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1993 West End revival
;Act I
* "Sandy" – Danny and Sandy
* " Grease" – Company
* "Summer Nights" – Sandy, Danny, Pink Ladies, T-Birds
* "Those Magic Changes" – Doody and T-Birds
* "Freddy, My Love" – Marty and Pink Ladies
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" – Rizzo
* "Greased Lightnin'" – Kenickie and T-Birds
* "Rydell Fight Song" – Sandy, Patty and Girls
* "Mooning" – Roger and Jan
* "We Go Together" – Pink Ladies and T-Birds
;Act II
* "Shakin' at the High School Hop" – The Company
* "It's Raining on Prom Night" – Sandy and Donna Sue
* "Born to Hand Jive" – Johnny Casino and Company
* " Hopelessly Devoted to You"* – Sandy
* "Beauty School Dropout" – Teen Angel and Female Angels
* "Sandy"* – Danny
* "Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen" – Doody and Roger
* "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" – Rizzo
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" – Sandy
* " You're the One That I Want"* – Danny, Sandy, Pink Ladies, and T-Birds
* "Finale" – The Company
1994 Broadway revival
;Act I
* "Alma Mater (We Go Together)" – Company
* "We Go Together" – Kids, Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
* "Summer Nights" – Sandy, Danny, Pink Ladies, Burger Palace Boys, Eugene and Patty
* "Those Magic Changes" – Doody and Burger Palace Boys
* "Freddy, My Love" – Marty and Pink Ladies
* "Greased Lightnin'" – Kenickie and Burger Palace Boys
* "Greased Lightnin' (Reprise)" – Rizzo and Burger Palace Boys
* "Rydell Fight Song" – Sandy and Patty
* "Mooning" – Roger and Jan
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" – Rizzo
* " Since I Don't Have You" – Sandy
* "We Go Together" – Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
;Act II
* "Shakin' at the High School Hop" – The Company
* "It's Raining on Prom Night" – Sandy, Jan and Radio Singers
* "Shakin' at the High School Hop (Reprise)" – Orchestra and Kids
* "Born to Hand Jive" – Johnny Casino and Company
* "Beauty School Dropout" – Teen Angel and Female Angels
* "Alone at a Drive-in Movie" – Danny and Burger Palace Boys
* "Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen" – Doody and Roger
* "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" – Rizzo
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" – Sandy and Rizzo
* "Finale Medley" (includes "All Choked Up") – Cast
2007 Broadway revival
;Act I
* "Prologue" – Instrumental
* " Grease"* – Company
* "Summer Nights" – Sandy, Danny, T-Birds, Pink Ladies, Company
* "Those Magic Changes" – Doody, T-Birds, Ensemble
* "Freddy, My Love" – Marty and Pink Ladies
* "Greased Lightnin'" – Kenickie, Danny, T-Birds, Boys
* "Rydell Fight Song" – Sandy and Patty
* "Mooning" – Roger and Jan
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" – Rizzo
* "We Go Together" – Company
;Act II
* "Shakin' at the High School Hop" – The Company
* "It's Raining on Prom Night" – Sandy and Jan
* "Born to Hand Jive" – Vince Fontaine and Company
* "Hopelessly Devoted to You"* – Sandy
* "Beauty School Dropout" – Teen Angel and Female Angels
* "Sandy"* – Danny
* "Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen" – Doody and Roger
* "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" – Rizzo
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" – Sandy
* "You're the One That I Want"* – Danny, Sandy, Company
* "We Go Together (Reprise)" – Full Company
* "Grease Medley" – Full Company
Note*: "Grease Medley" is sung during the final curtain call.
:''* The 2007 revival incorporates some changes from the popular film version. Some numbers were eliminated, and others were added to the score: "Grease" was written by Barry Gibb, "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "You're the One That I Want" are written by John Farrar, and "Sandy" is by
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and Scott Simon. These additional songs require a separate license from the Robert Stigwood Organisation.''
2011 Chicago revival
;Act I
* "Alma Mater" – Company
* "Alma Mater (Parody)" – Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
* "Foster Beach" – Danny, Sandy, Burger Palace Boys, Pink Ladies
* "Yeeughh!" – Patty
* "Freddy, My Love" – Marty and Pink Ladies
* "Comin' at Ya" – Burger Palace Boys
* "Greased Lightin'" – Kenickie and Burger Palace Boys
* "Greased Lightin' (Reprise)" – Rizzo
* "Tattoo Song" – Burger Palace Boys
* "Rydell Fight Song" – Patty
* "How Big I'm Gonna Be" – Danny
* "Mooning" – Roger and Jan
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" – Rizzo
* "We Go Together" – Company
;Act II
* "Grease"* – Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
* "It's Raining on Prom Night" – Sandy, Radio Voice, Johnny Casino
* "Shakin' at the High School Hop" – Johnny Casino
* "Boogie Man Boogie" – Johnny Casino and Company
* "Born to Hand-Jive" – Johnny Casino and Company
* "Beauty School Dropout" – Teen Angel and Angels
* "Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen" – Burger Palace Boys
* "Rock Progression" – Doody and Company
* "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" – Rizzo
* "Alone at a Drive-in Movie" – Kenickie
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)" – Sandy
* "In My Day" – Miss Lynch
* "Kiss It" – Sandy and Pink Ladies
* "All Choked Up" – Danny, Sandy, Company
* "Grease (Reprise)" – Full Company
Note*: Not to be confused with Frankie Valli's song of the same name.
Orchestration and chorus
Original
The original score calls for a piano, 2 saxophones, 2 guitars, bass guitar, and drums, while the original backup chorus calls for 8 singers: 4 males and 4 females. This is the version licensed for performance by amateur groups. The piano and the first keyboard is usually played by the band's conductor. The two guitarists double on acoustic and electric.
1994 revival
The 1994 revival is scored for 2 keyboards, 2 guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, 2 trumpets, trombone, and 2 saxophones. The 1994 revival chorus calls for 5 males and 5 females.
2007 revival
The 2007 revival is scored for 2 keyboards, 2 violins, viola, cello, 2 trumpets, trombone, 2 saxophones, 2 guitars, bass guitar, and drums and percussion. The first keyboard is played by the conductor. The two guitarists double on acoustic and electric. One guitarist plays lead while the other plays rhythm. The first woodwind doubles on tenor and alto saxophone and flute while the second one doubles on tenor, alto and baritone saxophone, flute and soprano saxophone. The 12-piece backup chorus calls for 6 males and 6 females.
Synopsis and other information * Winer, Linda "Hopelessly Devoted to ''Grease''" ''Newsday'', January 7, 2007
''Understudy'' Vol. 1, September 2006; magazine of the Fulton Theatre, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
* "The 1970s, Part I: Rock Musicals", John Kenrick, Musicals101.com, accessed on 19 May 2017, https://www.musicals101.com/1970bway1.htm
* Miller, Scott. "inside GREASE." In ''Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll, and Musicals''. Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2011. http://www.newlinetheatre.com/greasechapter.html