Grease at Musicals at Richter

Musicals at Richter (MAR), Connecticut’s longest-running outdoor theater, continues its 40th season with the sizzling rock'n'roll musical, GREASE, playing July 26 - August 10. Staged on the grounds of the Richter Arts Center (next to Richter Park Golf Course), 100 Aunt Hack Road, in Danbury, performances take place outdoors under the stars Friday through Sunday evenings, with additional specially discounted performances on Thursdays August 1 and 8.

ABOUT GREASE:
Here is Rydell High's senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding "Burger Palace Boys" and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking "Pink Ladies" in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head "greaser" Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as "Greased Lightnin'," "It's Raining on Prom Night," "Alone at the Drive-In Movie" recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation.

An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals, along with innumerable school and community productions place GREASE among the world's most popular musicals.

GREASE debuted Off-Broadway on February 14, 1972 at the Eden Theatre in New York City. The show transferred to Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre, and later to the Royale Theatre, closing on April 13, 1980 after a record-breaking 3,388 performances. The film adaptation of GREASE premiered in 1978 and became the highest-grossing movie musical of all time. GREASE returned to Broadway twice, in a 1994 revival directed and choreographed by Jeff Calhoun and a 2007 revival directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.

GREASE is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company (www.concordtheatricals.com).

TICKETS AND ATTENDANCE INFORMATION:
Performances are Friday-Sunday evenings at 8 PM, with two specially discounted performances Thursday August 1 and 8.
Grounds at Richter Arts Center open at 7:00 p.m. for picnicking, with the show at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors (65+) and students (with ID), and $15 for children 10 and under.

For the Thursday performances August 1 and 8, tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students and $10 for children 10 and under.

Audience members are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets for lawn seating. A limited number of chairs are available free of charge at the concession area, and a snack/soft drink concession is on site.

VIP SEATING: Enjoy front row seating for any performance with a pair of reserved VIP seats for $150. A portion of the proceeds from the VIP seats goes toward the cost of our new stage deck and wing walls. These tickets include the use of comfortable Adirondack chairs and a table that will be placed in the front row before the House opens- ready for you whenever you arrive.

For further information and to purchase tickets, visit the website at musicalsatrichter.org, leave a message at 203-748-6873 or e-mail info@musicalsatrichter.org