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Grease brings back the teen-age life style of the 1950's The boys wear short hair swept back into elaborate greasy coifs called the D.A. or ducktail. They sport motorcycle jackets, pegged pants, turned up shirt collars and T-shirts with cigarette packs secured in rolled up sleeves. The girls wear beehive hairdos complete with hair clips. They chew gum and wear boys' windbreakers with their names sewn on. They pierce their ears, wear pedal pushers, spongy white bobby socks, cinch belts, long felt skirts and crinolines.
Music By Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Lyrics By Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Book/Libretto by: Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Produced by: Kenneth Waissman and Maxine Fox; Produced in association with Anthony D'Amato
Choreography by: Patricia Birch
Directed by: Tom Moore
Type of Musical: Off-Broadway
Opened: February 14, 1972
Theatre: Eden Theatre, (New York)
# of Performances: 3388
Licensing Agent: Samuel French ,Inc.
Synopsis
The plot concerns Danny, a member of the "Burger Palace Boys" a greaser gang at mythical Rydell High, and Sandy a sweet innocent who has just transfered there from the cloistered confines of Immaculata High.
Having met at the beach, they fall in love immediately. But, as we used to sing in 1956, they live in "two different worlds" So when Danny finally decides not to live up to her image of him as an All-American-Boy track star, she puts on tight jeans and a bouffant hairdo, joins the "Pink Ladies" gang, starts French-inhaling "Hit Parade" cigarettes and (naturally) gets her man.
Grease Parodies the 50's, yet it is ageless. Anyone who had a childhood, went to High School, once faked an ID card to buy beer, or cruised the drive-in circuit in an old custom car, will immediately empathize.
Song List
Act 1
- Alma Mater ....................................... Miss Lynch, Patty Simcox and Eugene Florczyk
- Alma Mater Parody ....................................... Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
- Summer Nights ....................................... Sandy Dumbrowski, Danny Zuko, Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
- Those Magic Changes ....................................... Doody, Burger Palace Boys and Pink Ladies
- Freddy, My Love ....................................... Marty, Jan, Frenchy and Betty Rizzo
- Greased Lightning ....................................... Kenickie and Burger Palace Boys
- Mooning ....................................... Roger and Jan
- Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee ....................................... Betty Rizzo
- We Go Together ....................................... Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
Act 2
- Shakin' at the High School Hop ....................................... Company
- It's Raining on Prom Night ....................................... Sandy Dumbrowski
- Shakin' at the High School Hop (Reprise) ....................................... Company
- Born to Hand Jive ....................................... Johnny Casino and Company
- Beauty School Dropout ....................................... Teen Angel, Frenchy and Company
- Alone at a Drive in Movie ....................................... Danny Zuko and Burger Palace Boys
- Rock N'Roll Party Queen ....................................... Doody and Roger
- There are Worse Things I Could Do ....................................... Betty Rizzo
- Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise) ....................................... Sandy Dumbrowski
- All Choked Up ....................................... Sandy Dumbrowski, Danny Zuko and Company
- We Go Together (Reprise) ....................................... Company
SONGS ADDED FOR THE MOVIE
- Grease
- Hopelessly Devoted To You
- Sandy
- You're The One That I Want
- Blue Moon
- Hound Dog
- Tears On My Pillow
- Rock 'N' Roll Is Here To Stay
- Love Is A Many Spendored Thing
- Grease (Reprise)
New Broadway Cast
- Since I Don't Have You
- Grease Megamix
Cast List
Adrienne Barbeau, Barry Bostwick, Carole Demas & Timothy Meyers
Awards & Nominations
The Musical was nominated for 9 Tony Awards in 1972 and 5 nominations in 1994 for the Revival of Grease. The Movie was Nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards and Nominated for one Academy Award.
Misc. Show Information
Broadhurst Theatre, (6/7/1972 - 11/21/1972) - Royale Theatre, (11/23/1972 - 1/27/1980) - Majestic Theatre, (1/29/1980 - 4/13/1980)
This show turned out to be a surprise hit - originally opened off-broadway and then moved to the Broadhurst Theatre and then to the Royale where it remained until April 13, 1980. The show had a record run until it was taken over by A Chorus Line.
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