Cortland Repertory Theatre invites one and all to travel back in time to the rockin' and rollin' 1950's with its next production, the blockbuster musical "Grease", which has book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and WarRen Casey. The show opens tonight, June 20. Check out production photos below!
In this high energy musical, the rebellious 1959 graduating class from Rydell High start their senior year with a bang, as head greaser Danny Zuko and new "good girl" Sandy Dumbrowski sing about the high romance of their "Summer Nights". Joined by the hot-rodding Burger Palace Boys and their gum-snapping girlfriends The Pink Ladies, the gang maneuver their way through teen love, romance, friendship, rebellion and sexual exploration all while singing and dancing the hit songs Greased Lightnin', You're the One That I Want, Raining on Prom Night, The Hand Jive, and many more.
The original Broadway production, which opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on June 7, 1971, ran for 3,388 making it the longest running Broadway musical at that time. It remains Broadway's 14th longest running show, and has had two successful revivals in 1994 and 2007. Some of the stars who passed through the original production include the original "Danny" Barry Bostwick and the movie "Danny" John Travolta, as well as Patrick Swazye, Treat Williams, Jeff Conaway, Marilu Henner and Adrienne Barbeau. The then-unknown Richard Gere starred in the London production in 1973. The wildly successful movie version starring Travolta and Olivia Newton-John was released in 1978, and the movie soundtrack became the 2nd highest selling album of the year.Photos courtesy CRT.
Cast of GREASE in "We Go Together"
Chris Collins as Sonny, Alexander Hulett as Doodie, Ryan Shaefer as Keinicke, Coleman Hemsath as Roger, and Dylan Schartz-Wallach as Danny in "Grease Lightning"
The Cast of GREASE
Tess Polacheck as Sandy and Dylan Schartz-Wallach as Danny
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