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Grease

Grease at Benedum Center

Why see Grease?

Grease is the word!

One of the most popular musicals of all time returns to the Benedum center! Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, this Brylcreem-heavy show charts the ups and downs of teenage couple Danny and Sandy as they navigate the social politics of 1950's Rydell High School. The score is packed with one hit number after another, including 'Beauty School Dropout,' 'Greased Lightnin',' 'We Go Together,' 'Born to Hand Jive,' and 'Summer Nights'.

The original Grease musical premiered on Broadway in 1972, where it was nominated for seven Tonys (it was the year of Follies, but it should have still won one of them!). Its reputation was of course sealed by its iconic silver screen adaptation that arrived six years later, starring the fresh-faced John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, who were both on the cusp of superstardom.

Cast

Clay Aiken as Teen Angel
Zach Adkins as Danny
Becca Andrews as Marty
Mei Lu Barnum as Frenchy
Matt Bogart as Vince
Jackie Burns as Rizzo
Melessie Clark as Jan
Jordan DeLeon as Eugene
Damon J Gillespie as Doody
Ruth Gottschall as Miss Lynch
Hannah Kohn as Cha-Cha
Daniel J. Maldonado as Sonny
Kristen Martin as Sandy
Vince Oddo as Kenickie
Alex Prakken as Roger

Creative

Music, Lyrics & Book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey

Reviews

Customer reviews

5 reviews, average rating: (4.0 Stars)

Lori Finney

Energetic and Fun

We drove from Toronto for the weekend to see this production of Grease, for a girls weekend and absolutely loved it. While I agree with another reviewer that the part of Zuko was a bit miscast (the actor was playing Troy Donahue, not Zuko, to me)..we really enjoyed 95% of the cast especially Clay Aiken, Jackie Burns, Hannah Kohn and Mei Lu Barnham. Clay was OTT and wonderful as the Angel, and Jackie was a bombshell Rizzo. Congratulations to everyone! We had a great time and would definitely come back to the CLO. ... Read more

Grease

Love, loved this musical. A must see! Didn’t know Clay Akin would be in the play his voice was amazing! He should do more Broadway. ... Read more

Grease

Loved the show. Great performances. Although the message is a little misguided, the energy and talent will leave you smiling ... Read more
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