BURBANK, Calif. — Fox is gearing up to give Broadway a serious dose of the Hollywood treatment. “Grease: Live,” airing Sunday (7 p.m. EST), goes beyond other made-for-TV live musicals
“Grease” is fun but never easy to make. Because of its big cast and series of signature songs, it has become a challenge for every director who decides to work on “Grease” to tweak and rework the musical without losing its feel and essence.
A timeless love story, enchanting songs, and vibrant staging of the 1950s are just some of the reasons that’ll keep you coming back for more. So you’re probably asking why you should watch “Grease” again this year. Here are several reasons why you should.
When Supertyphoon “Yolanda” struck the Visayas on Nov. 8 last year, a collateral victim was the opening of the musical “Grease” at the Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza, Makati. Everybody had to pitch in to help the storm survivors, and there were more important things to do than watch a show, however iconic it may be.
9 Works Theatrical’s production of the evergreen Broadway musical “Grease” in November last year grabbed 13 nods to lead the fourth-quarter citations of the 2013 Gawad Buhay!, the Philstage Awards for the Performing Arts.
When “Katy” opened on Jan. 27 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, not only was it the first local production to raise its curtain this year, it was also a harbinger of sorts.
“Sexual tension blows up Makati theater.” Now that’s a rather crass way of summing up 9 Works Theatrical’s “Grease,” but really, inside the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, where this production plays until Dec. 1, the air feels so thick with testosterone and estrogen, it’s almost suffocating.
After three sold-out weekends at the RCBC Theater, “Grease,” the original High School Musical, returns for its final weekend of shows and promises to knock you off your senses with electrifying performances, rock ’n roll sensibilities, and choreography that will get you up and dancing on your feet… literally.
Singer-actress Frencheska Farr has two tattoos. Instead of visual designs, she has two statements branded on her body.
TV AND STAGE star Gian Magdangal is Danny Zuko and singer-actress Frencheska Farr is Sandy Dumbrowski in 9 Works Theatrical’s latest offering, “Grease.”
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