After almost 20 years since the musical Grease was performed in Manila, Nine Works chose it to close its 2013 season.
For over 40 years, Grease has remained one of the world’s most popular and beloved musicals. Time Magazine even dubbed its 2007 Broadway revival as the “#1 Musical of the Year.” Most Pinoys are familiar with the movie version Grease starring John Travolta as Danny and Olivia Newton-John as Sandy, which is said to have become the highest-grossing movie-musical ever.
The Grease movie revolves around the archetypal bad boy Travolta falls in love with Newton-John, an Australian good girl through and through. The Romeo and Juliet romance between them is captured in the earnest and lighthearted fun of teen movies from the actual ’50s meshed with the big hair and glamour of the ’70s.
Leading the Philippine cast of the theatre play Grease is TV and stage star Gian Magdangal as leader of the T-Birds Danny Zuko, and singer-actress Frencheska Farr from The Next Big Star and Emir the movie-musical now as Sandy Dumbrowske of The Pink Ladies. Rafa Siguion-Reyna is T-Birds’ second in command. The last to audition, this 23-year-old six-footer is the son of Bibeth Orteza and Carlos Siguion-Reyna. Other Pink Ladies are MYX VJ Iya Villania, Jennifer Blair-Bianco and Romanian Carla Dunareanu.
For this production of Grease, executive producer Santi Santamaria and director Robbie Guevara have invited a few surprise guests – all notable actors of stage and screen – to fill in the role of Teen Angel who serenades the character of Frenchie during “Beauty School Dropout.” Expect a different Teen Angel every time you come see the show.
The Philippine production is headed by Santi Sta. Maria as executive producer and Robbie Guevarra as director. It has a cast of 18 which includes the Teen Angel special guest at each shoe. Grease The Musical will run Nov. 8 to Dec. 1 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC, Makati and will include songs from the hit movie not in the original stage play like Hopelessly Devoted To You and You’re The One That I Want. Grease will have Friday, Saturday and Sunday galas at 8 p.m., Saturday matinees at 3:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 4 p.m.
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