Casa Manana Presents Grease With American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Sept. 1-6

The new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated musical GREASE, opens in Fort Worth at Bass Performance Hall on September 1. Tickets are on sale now at the Bass Performance Hall box office at 525 Commerce Street, Fort Worth or by calling 817-212-4280.

After spending a hopelessly devoted summer with Sandy Dumbrowski, the new girl in town, Danny Zuko's world is thrown upside down when Sandy appears at Rydell High on the first day of school. What follows is a rock n' roll celebration of growin' up, cruisin' with friends and goin' steady. The new production of GREASE features songs from the smash hit 1978 motion picture for the first time ever in a Broadway production including "Sandy," the Academy Award nominated song "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "Grease" and "You're the One That I Want" - both of which were #1 hits on the Billboard Top 100 list. These songs will be heard in addition to the Jacobs/Casey songs made famous by the original stage production including "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'" and "We Go Together."

Platinum-selling recording artist and "American Idol" winner, Taylor Hicks, stars in the production as "Teen Angel." Hicks made his Broadway debut in the role of "Teen Angel" and has been on the road with GREASE since the tour began on December 2, 2008.

"I had such a great experience performing on Broadway," says Hicks. "This is a great opportunity to visit old fans and new fans across the country while bringing them a great Broadway show!"

Taylor Hicks achieved widespread fame in 2006 as a contestant on the hugely successful FOX singing competition "American Idol." On May 24, 2006, Hicks was named the winner of the fifth season of "Idol" with over 63.4 million votes in total, during the live finale which aired to a worldwide audience of over 200 million viewers. On March 10, 2009, Taylor Hicks released his much anticipated new studio album The Distance, featuring the single "Seven Mile Breakdown."

The national touring production is presented by Casa Mañana for an exclusive limited engagement at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. Performance dates are: Tuesday, September 1 at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, September 2 at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, September 4 at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, September 5 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, September 6 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. This show is suitable for most audiences.

Tickets for GREASE are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Bass Performance Hall box office at 817-212-4280. You can also visit the Bass Performance Hall box office at 525 Commerce Street, Fort Worth. Ticket prices are $30 to $85, depending upon seating location and the performance dates and times. For more information, visit www.casamanana.org or www.greaseontour.com.