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Grease

Description: Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. It takes its name from the 1950s United States working-class youth ... more

Grease ... subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 in fictional Rydell High in Chicago, focuses on the romance between high schoolers Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski and tackles such social issues as teenage pregnancy and gang violence; its themes include love, friendship, teenage rebellion, sexual exploration during adolescence and, to some extent, class consciousness/class conflict.

Newest Review: ... an even hotter theatre and they sold out of ice cream. -The Show- *Plot* As many people will be aware Grease was made into a film based on this musical but the plot of the musical and the film are actually quite different. Danny and Sandy meet one summer at the beach and have a holiday romance. Sandy is new in town and attends Danny's school but when they meet again, in front of his ... more

... friends, he won't admit that he has feelings for Sandy. This results in Sandy and Danny alternatively trying to make each other jealous and impress each other. Can Sandy and Danny resolve their differences? *Opinion* I have to say that overall I wasn't very i...more

Read Reviews for Grease

Grease: Not the One that I Want (1558 words)
by - written on 29/07/09 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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Last week it was my sisters 9th birthday and she decided that for her birthday she wanted to see a musical. With the whole family being fans of the film grease and the X Factor Grease seemed like the perfect choice. -Tickets- I booked the tickets using ticketmaster, the whole thing was very quick and easy. I used their online booking form and the tickets were delivered less than a week later. The ticket prices from ticketmaster were very competitive. We paid £271.50 for five stalls tickets and this included all fees and delivery. -The Theatre- Grease is currently showing at the Piccaddilly Theatre in London. Getting ... Read the complete review

Its Electrifying !!!!!!! (420 words)
by - written on 28/01/09 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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Like most girls my age Grease has played a significant part in my life from the very first time I saw it on video and being all embarrassed by the watermelon dance scene to painstakingly recreating the dance routines every play time and lunch break for the last two years of my primary school. So when it came to the west end stage I just had to see it, but for one reason or another just didn't make it there, that was until last Monday (26/01/09). My sister bought me tickets for Christmas and boy were we excited. It is currently in the Piccadilly Theatre which is right by Picadilly Circus Underground station. The tickets prices vary but you can usually get some ... Read the complete review

Grease is the word.... (717 words)
by - written on 01/06/04 (Very useful, 1907 readings)
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because this production is slick! O.K. I have to be honest here, I was perhaps a little bit apprehensive about seeing the show on stage, when like many I had only ever known the Grease the Movie. Apprehensive in much the same way as you go to the cinema to see a film based on a book that you have read and enjoyed - will the portrayal be faithful, will the characters meet with what was in your own minds-eye etc, etc? Going to the theatre to see Grease - the genie was already out of the bottle, so to speak. The huge popularity of the movie was reflected recently in a national survey of televison viewers who voted Grease as the number one in the ... Read the complete review