Shows · Grease (1994 Revival)
Grease (1994 Revival)
Opened 1994
1,505 performances
Revival, Megamusical
At fictional Rydell High School in 1959, tough greaser Danny Zuko and sweet new girl Sandy Dumbrowski struggle to reconcile their summer romance with the social pressures of teenage cliques. Danny must choose between maintaining his cool image with his T-Birds gang and showing his true feelings for Sandy, while she navigates the world of the sassy Pink Ladies.
- Music
- Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
- Lyrics
- Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
- Book
- Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Theatrical Rights Worldwide | not stated by this source |
| US | Concord Theatricals GREASE listed in the licensor's own catalogue |
Grease is a 1971 musical with music, lyrics, and a book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Named after the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as greasers and set in 1959 at the fictional Rydell High School in Northwest Chicago (based on Taft High School in Chicago, Illinois, and named after rock singer Bobby Rydell), the musical follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of peer pressure, politics, personal core values, and love. The score borrows heavily from the sounds of early rock and roll. In its original production in Chicago, Grease was a raunchy, raw, aggressive, vulgar show. Subsequent productions toned down the more risqué content. The…
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