The 1950s high school dream is about to explode in this rollicking musical
that is both an homage to the idealism of the fifties and a satire of high
schoolers’ age-old desire to be rebellious and provocative. At the heart
of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko
and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski. They had a secret
romance in the summer, but now back in the context of school, peer pressure
and cliques make their love a bit more complicated. Can Danny maintain
his cool dude status and still make demure Sandy his girl? The whole gang
sings and dances around Danny and Sandy’s romance, through such
hit songs as “Greased Lightnin’”, “We Go Together”, and “Mooning”,
recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley
that became the soundtrack of a generation. Achieving an eight-year
Broadway run, Grease is among the world’s most popular musicals.