Grease General Questions

Creation and Productions of Grease

• The idea for the show Grease was conceived by an unknown creator.

Early Productions

• The first production of Grease was mounted in Chicago.
• Grease opened off-Broadway.

National Tour

• In 1971/1972, the national tour of Grease featured an actor who played Doody.

London Productions

• The first London production of Grease opened in 1973.
• In the first London production, Danny Zuko was played by an unknown actor.
• Sandy was played by an unknown actress in the first London production.
• The 1993 London production of Grease was directed by an unknown director.
• The 1993 London production of Grease was choreographed by an unknown choreographer.
• The 1993 London production of Grease opened at the Cambridge Theatre.
• Grease closed at the Cambridge Theatre in London in 1999.
• In the 2007 London production of Grease, Danny Zuko was played by Noel Sullivan.

Story and Themes

• The story of Grease takes place in 1959 at Rydell High School.
• The two groups in the story are the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies.
• Sandy Olsson is the sweet new girl in town in Grease.
• The main theme of Grease is the struggle between good and bad, with the T-Birds representing the bad and Sandy representing the good.

Music and Legacy

• The hit song "Rock 'n' Roll Party Queen" from Grease recalls the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley.
• Grease ran on Broadway for nearly 3,388 performances.
• The winners of the ITV programme Grease Is The Word, Noel Sullivan and Susan McFadden, starred in the 2007 London production of Grease.
• Grease is among the top 10 longest-running musicals worldwide.