GREASE With Taylor Hicks Returns to the Orpheum Theatre 11/18-22

Grease, with platinum-selling recording artist and "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks appearing as "Teen Angel" at select performances, returns by popular demand to Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre, Nov. 18-22, 2009. The crowd favorite highlights songs from the 1978 motion picture including "Sandy," the Academy Award nominated "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 are heard in addition to the Jacobs/Casey songs made famous by the original stage production including "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'" and "We Go Together." Tickets for Grease will be available through the flexible "Pick Your Own Package" option beginning today, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Grease is presented by Hennepin Theatre Trust as a special on its 2009-10 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.HennepinTheatreTrust.org or call 1-800-982-2787.

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. Grease is directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall (The Pajama Game, Wonderful Town), with book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Additional songs from the film are by Barry Gibb, John Farrar, Louis St. Louis and Scott Simon. This new production of Grease was born out of NBC's landmark talent competition TV series, "Grease: You're The One That I Want." The weekly talent competition drew 90 million viewers, and allowed America to vote for its favorite contestants to play the lead roles of "Sandy," an honor earned by Minnesota actress Laura Osnes, and "Danny" on Broadway.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for Grease will be available through the flexible "Pick Your Own Package" option beginning today, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. Ticket buyers must select at least three shows on Hennepin Theatre Trust's 2009/10 Broadway Across America-Minneapolis Season, but can purchase tickets to as many shows as they choose. Patrons may also choose any performance and purchase up to eight tickets to each show at any desired price level. This offer is subject to ticket and location availability and additional fees may apply at the point of purchase.

Packages are available in person at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Avenue, Mpls, 55402), by phone through the Broadway Across America Season Ticket Hotline (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. CST) at 1-800-859-7469 or online at www.HennepinTheatreTrust.org. Current Season Ticket Holders who would like to purchase tickets to Grease should call the Broadway Across America Season Ticket Hotline at 1-800-859-7469 or log on to www.HennepinTheatreTrust.org. Single tickets will go on sale at a later date. Groups of 15 or more should call 612-373-5665 for information and reservations.

Performance dates for Grease are Wednesday, Nov. 18 to Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 at the Orpheum Theatre,

910 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, 55403. Show times are Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. Please note that Taylor Hicks is scheduled to perform in the following shows: Wednesday, Nov. 18, Thursday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 20.