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 8-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals along with innumerable school and community productions place Grease among the world's most popular musicals.
1972 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1973 | West End |
London Production West End |
1976 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
1979 | West End |
London Revival West End |
1993 | West End |
London Revival West End |
1994 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2003 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
2007 | Lincolnshire, IL (Regional) |
Marriott Lincolnshire Revival Lincolnshire, IL (Regional) |
2007 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2007 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2010 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
2014 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Playhouse Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
2014 | St. Louis, MO (Regional) |
Muny Production St. Louis, MO (Regional) |
2016 | Motion Picture |
FOX Live Televised Production Motion Picture |
2017 | Canada |
Toronto Production Canada |
2021 | UK Tour |
UK Tour |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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1972 | Theatre World Awards | Performance | Adrienne Barbeau |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Jim Jacobs |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Warren Casey |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Patricia Birch |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design | Carrie F. Robbins |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Maxine Fox |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Kenneth Waissman |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Barry Bostwick |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Timothy Myers |
1972 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Adrienne Barbeau |
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