Grease
Plot:
Grease is a 1950's rock and roll love story. It highlights a group of teenagers attitudes to life and authority which seems to revolve around cars, rock and roll, relationships and hanging-out. the whole lifestyle is an attempt to forestall the day that they must become mature, responsible adults following inevitably in the footsteps of the parents.
Act I.
School resumes at Rydell High and we meet the 'Burger Palace Boys' and the 'Pink Ladies', the high school tough guys and their girls.
Danny Zuko, the leader of the Burger Palace Boys recounts his romantic triumph over the school break in a manner that is to create an embarrassing situation to him immediately afterwards.
Meanwhile Sandy Dumbrowski is being introduced to the Pink Ladies as a potential member, and tells them her story of a 'romantic young man' she met at the beach. Her reunion with her hero is a disillusioning experience.
The rest of Act 1 revolves around their attempts to win each others attention and moves through a series of rock and roll fantasies, love songs, and teenage problems.
The scene finds the kids buzzing with excitement about, the upcoming High School Prom and Hand Jive Contest.
Act II.
The big night but Sandy won't be there and she is moved to sing a poignant love ballad.
A simple twist of fate throws a further wedge between Danny and Sandy when Danny wins the dance contest with the lead lady of a rival gang leader - the notorious Cha-Cha Digregorio. The further implications of this is the gang war it starts between the T-birds and the Flaming Dukes.
But where's Danny when he's needed? He's opted out of gang life to become a sporting 'jock' in further attempt to win Sandy's attention.
An unfortunate scene between Sandy and Danny at the local drive-in evokes a plaintive love song from Danny.
Kenickie, Danny's best friend, and Rizzo find that their relationship is about to enter a new phase and word moves quickly that Rizzo's 'in trouble'. It seems that the whole world is in a mess for the T-birds and Pink Ladies.
At the end of scene four Sandy makes a monumental decision and scene five sees the balance restored to the kids world.
Act I
Scene I: Reunion
"Rydell Alma Mater" - Chorus
Scene II: Cafeteria and School Steps
"Rydell Alma Mater Parody" - Greasers
"Summer Nights" - Danny, Sandy and Chorus
"Those Magic Changes" - Doody and Chorus
Scene III: Pyjama Party
"Freddy My Love" - Marty and Pink Ladies
Scene IV: Street Corner
"Greased Lightning" - Kenickie and Burger Palace Boys
Scene V: Schoolyard
"Rydell's Fight Song" - Sandy and Patty
Scene VI: Park
"Mooning" - Roger and Jan
"Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee" - Rizzo
"We Go Together" - Company
Act II
Scene I: Kid's Homes, School Gym
"Shaking At The High School Hop" - Company
"Hopelessly Devoted To You" - Sandy
"Born to Hand Jive" - Johnny Casino
Scene II: Front of Burger Palace
"Beauty School Drop Out" - Teen Angel
Scene III: Drive-In Movie
"Sandy" - Danny
Scene IV: Jan's Party
"Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen" - Roger and Doody
"There Are Worse Things I Could Do" - Rizzo
"Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee" - Sandy
Scene V: Inside Burger Palace
"All Choked Up" - Danny and Sandy, Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys
"We Go Together" - Company
Cast in order of appearance
Miss Lynch
Diane Riddiford
Patty Simcox
Monica Gaby
Eugene
James Kelly
Jan
Shelly Fowler
Marty
Janine O'Halloran
Betty Rizzo
Helen Hilton
Doody
Bruce Simpson
Roger
Michael Lean
Kenickie
Chris Lynch
Sonny La Teiri
Mark Lynch
Frenchy
Kate Lee
Sandy Dumbrowski
Carol Fletcher
Danny Zuko
Andrew Newland
Vince Fontaine
Andrew Starick
Johnny Casino
Manning Bartlett
Cha-Cha De Gregorio
Glenda Ellis
Teen Angel
David Lee
Chorus
Rowena Bolten, Jacinta Breadmore, Sheri Clarke, Atholie Duncombe, Lisa Eglington, Vanessa Fahey, Louise Guest, Jeaniene Hermans, Adele Mainwaring, Katrina Maxwell, Diane Nation, Helen Newland, Samantha Radford, Sally Rees, Lynda Riggs, Karen Smid, Annette Steven, Paul Stretton, Lizette Sturzaker, Elizabeth Sushames, Samantha Townshend, Allison Willie, Helen Woodhouse.
Understudies
Jan
Lisa Egglington
Marty
Samantha Radford
Danny
Michael Lean
Sandy
Helen Hilton
Roger
Paul Stretton
Frenchy
Louise Guest
Cha-Cha
Vanessa Fahey
Rizzo
Rowena Bolton
Jan
Marty
Patron
Ronald Cornish (MHA Retired)
Vice-Patron
Hugh Hiscutt
Artistic Direction
Noel Browne
Co-Director
Jeremy Jones
Casting
Noel Browne
Musical Director and Choral Master
Manning Bartlett
Assistant Musical Director
Michael Lean
Assistant Choral Master
Lou Manson
Choreographer
Glenda Ellis
Assistant Choreographer
Paul Stretton
Set Design
Noel Browne
Set Construction and Stage Manager
Royan Coutts
Assistant Stage Manager and Artwork
Charlie Biggin
Lighting Design
Noel Browne
Lighting Technicians
Noel Browne
Andrew Clarkson
Sound Engineer
Gerald Stewart
Promotions
Michael Lean
Paul Stretton
Helen Hilton
Team
Programme
Michael Lean
Wardrobe Mistress
Tracey Garner
Hairdressers
Leanne Simpson
Sue Robertson
Alison Smith
Make-Up
Betty Hite
Kim Medwin
Assistants
Properties
Anita Turnbull
Prompt
Cathy Snooks
Fitness Instructor
Wayne Gaffney
Band
Guitar 1
Manning Bartlett
Guitar 2
Stefan Borojevic
Keyboards
Lydia Frodsham
Sax
Andy Farrell
Bass
Don Heron
Drums
Paul Hiscutt
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