Grease - UK Tour Creative Team

Warren Casey was born in Yonkers, New York, and attended Syracuse University. During the late '50s, he learned all about "greasers" while working as an art teacher in upstate New York. He moved to Chicago in 1962, where he hoped to pursue an acting career. He appeared in dozens of productions, including creating the roles of Bernie Litko in David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He supported himself with jobs in retail, including working as an assistant manager of a chain of apparel stores, and as a record salesman. In the meantime, he taught himself how to play the guitar ... read more ... read more Barry Gibb is a British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the group the Bee Gees. In the early 1960s Barry, and his twin brothers, Maurice and Robin, formed pop group The Bee Gees, named in tribute to two people who helped launch their career, racetrack promoter Bill Goode and a DJ named Bill Gates. It was later changed to an acronym for the Brothers Gibb. He was awarded a CBE, or Commander of the Order of British Empire, by Queen Elizabeth II in the New Year's Eve Honors List 2001 ... read more Jim Jacobs was born and raised on the mean streets of Chicago's far northwest side. During the golden era of rock 'n' roll (1956-1960) he was a guitar-playing "greaser" student at Taft High School. In 1963, Jacobs met Warren Casey when they were both cast in a local theatre production of A Shot in the Dark. Seven years later they wrote Grease, which opened in 1971 in a former trolley barn called the Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago. A year later, Grease made it to Broadway and "Greasemania" took off, becoming what was then the longest running show in Broadway ... read more Louis St. Louis was an American songwriter, music arranger and singer, famous for songs written for Grease, particularly the song "Sandy" (co-written with Scott Simon), which was a hit for John Travolta and performing "Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen" and "Mooning" (songs originally from the musical, where they were sung by a character named Roger that was cut from the film) with Cindy Bullens on the soundtrack. ... read more Broadway theatre credits include: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Broadhurst Theatre); Hadestown (Walter Kerr Theatre - Tony Nomination); Pretty Woman: The Musical (Nederlander Theatre); Anastasia (Broadhurst Theatre); Dear Evan Hansen (Music Box Theatre - Tony Award); Kinky Boots (Al Hirschfeld Theatre - Tony Award and Olivier Award); Gettin’ the Band Back Together (Belasco Theatre); Head Over Heels (Hudson Theatre); Once On This Island (Circle in the Square Theatre - Tony Award); M Butterfly (Cort Theatre); Disaster! (Cort Theatre); Allegiance (Longacre Theatre); Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Brooks Atkinson Theatre - Tony Nomination); The Visit (Lyceum Theatre - ... read more Warren Casey was born in Yonkers, New York, and attended Syracuse University. During the late '50s, he learned all about "greasers" while working as an art teacher in upstate New York. He moved to Chicago in 1962, where he hoped to pursue an acting career. He appeared in dozens of productions, including creating the roles of Bernie Litko in David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He supported himself with jobs in retail, including working as an assistant manager of a chain of apparel stores, and as a record salesman. In the meantime, he taught himself how to play the guitar ... read more Nikolai Foster is Artistic Director of Curve. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, grew up in North Yorkshire and trained at Drama Centre London and at the Crucible, Sheffield. At Curve Nikolai has directed the world premiere productions of Riaz Khan's Memoirs of an Asian Football Casual (adapted by Dougal Irvine) & Douglas Day Stewart's An Officer and a Gentleman; Leslie Bricusse's Scrooge; Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard (& UK tour) Winner Best Musical, Manchester Theatre Awards and Best Regional Production, WhatsOnStage Awards; Joe Orton's What the Butler Saw (with Theatre Royal Bath), Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's Grease (& Dubai ... read more Colin Ingram has worked in the theatre industry for twenty-five years with some of the world's leading producers, directors, designers and writers. Colin has produced: Ghost - The Musical in fifteen countries including the West End, Broadway and Australia; Breakfast At Tiffany's starring Pixie Lott, Anna Friel and Emilia Clarke in the West End, Broadway and UK Tour; Gone With The Wind and Movin' Out in the West End, as well as acting as Executive Producer on Billy Elliot in the West End. Prior to this, Colin worked for Cameron Mackintosh, Disney Theatrical and was Executive Producer for the Old Vic. ... read more Jim Jacobs was born and raised on the mean streets of Chicago's far northwest side. During the golden era of rock 'n' roll (1956-1960) he was a guitar-playing "greaser" student at Taft High School. In 1963, Jacobs met Warren Casey when they were both cast in a local theatre production of A Shot in the Dark. Seven years later they wrote Grease, which opened in 1971 in a former trolley barn called the Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago. A year later, Grease made it to Broadway and "Greasemania" took off, becoming what was then the longest running show in Broadway ... read more A former entertainment lawyer, Donovan has run a successful financial advisory practice in New York City for more than 20 years. Together with Colin Ingram, Donovan's Broadway and West End productions of Ghost The Musical received three Tony Nominations and five Olivier nominations. Donovan also produced Breakfast at Tiffany's on Broadway starring Emilia Clarke which won Best New Play at the Broadwayworld.com awards. Donovan is currently producing the forthcoming production of Back To The Future, The Musical. Donovan also produced the film "Prey for Rock & Roll" starring Gina Gershon which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and the ... read more Sound Design credits include: The Boy In The Dress (RSC); Curtains (UK tour); The Color Purple, Legally Blond, Sweet Charity, Bugsy Malone and My Beautiful Laundrette (Curve, Leicester); Amelie (UK tour); White Christmas (Dominion Theatre/Curve, Leicester); Moll Flanders (Mercury Theatre); Oklahoma! (Grange Park Opera); An Officer And A Gentleman (UK tour); The Jungle Book (UK tour); Sunset Boulevard (UK tour); Project Polunin (Sadler's Wells/ London Coliseum); Crazy for You (UK tour); Nativity! (UK tour); Flashdance (UK tour); A Little Night Music (Watermill Theatre); Working (Southwark Playhouse); Newsies, Curtains, The Life, Legally Blonde (ArtsEd); Brass (Hackney Empire); Crazy for You (Watermill ... read more Douglas has worked as a designer and specialist in video for performance across the sectors of theatre, installation and education. His recent theatre credits include: Rock Me Amadeus (VBW, Vienna) Aspects of Love (West End), The Wizard of Oz ( London Palladium, UK Tour) We Will Rock You, (International Tour) Alls Well That Ends Well (RSC) Identical (Nottingham), The Magician's Elephant (RSC) The Lost Thing (ROH) Witches of Eastwick (Cameron Mackintosh/2Entertain, Stockholm) Pinocchio ( Texas Ballet Dallas/National Ballet of Canada) Magic Flute (Opera North)Hogarth's Progress (Rose Theatre)An Officer and a Gentleman, (UK National Tour) Sunset Boulevard, (UK National Tour) Tale ... read more Arlene Phillips is a show business legend and a household name. Since creating the revolutionary dance group Hot Gossip, Arlene has gone on to work with superstars from across the world of entertainment and she has been nominated for Emmy, Tony and Laurence Olivier awards. Alongside Grease, Arlene has choreographed shows such as Starlight Express, Wizard of Oz, Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Sound of Music, We Will Rock You, Grease, Flashdance. As a director, she has worked on Saturday Night Fever, Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance, the Manchester XVII Commonwealth Games, and the concert tour of The Music of ... read more Trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, gaining first class honours, and is a 2003 Linbury Prize Finalist. Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Companion. Recent engagements include: Grease (UK Tour); Pressure (Edinburgh Lyceum/Chichester/West End); Sunshine on Leith, The Crucible, Sweeney Todd, The Wind in the Willows, Annie, Billy Liar, When We Are Married, Animal Farm (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Fantastic Follies of Mrs Rich, Wendy and Peter Pan, Titus Andronicus, The Taming of the Shrew (RSC); Pinocchio (Texas Ballet Theater, National Ballet of Canada); Annie (West End/South Africa, Toronto, UK Tour); Sweeney Todd (Royal Exchange); Come on Home, ... read more Richard Roe has worked for the last 20 years in a wide variety of projects ranging from the West End and UK television to projects in America, Canada and Europe. He has appeared as a performer in some of the most iconic shows of the last 2 decades including Cats, Chicago, We Will Rock You, Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Rent, Sweet Charity as well as new and leading edge contemporary theatrical events such as Sinatra, Notre Dame de Paris and the London Palladium stage version of The Wizard of Oz, produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Richard has also worked closely with directors ... read more