Grease
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Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “T-Birds” and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950’s in this rollicking musical. Head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the romance of their “Summer Nights” as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as “Greased Lightnin", You're The One That I Want” and "We Go Together".
An 8-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals along with innumerable school and community productions place Grease among the world’s most popular musicals. “GREASE” the musical premiered on Broadway in 1972 and played for 3388 performances becoming the longest running musical at the time and has triumphed throughout the world ever since. In 1978 “Grease” went on to become a hugely successful film, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newtown-John. "A lively and funny musical-as well as the dancingest one in town. It's a winner...the songs are dandies [that portray] the early rockers with zip and charm. The sheer energy of Grease carries all before it." - New York Daily News Grease will play for a strictly limited season at the Redcliffe Cultural Centre:
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Guest starring local heartthrob SIMON CHAMBERLAIN as Teen Angel
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Since a young age, Simon Chamberlain has always displayed a keen interest in the arts. Beginning with piano lessons at age six and voice lessons at age eight, Simon was actively involved in both primary and high school music and choirs. Simon continued his formal musical education by completing a Bachelor of Music Majoring in Contemporary Vocal Performance, and is currently undertaking his postgraduate studies in Vocal Pedagogy at the Conservatorium of Music. He now teaches Voice at both Red Music Centre and Multiplay Music Centre.
Simon is looking forward to hitting the Redcliffe Cultural Centre stage once again, having just finished playing Bobby C in Saturday Night Fever, the World Community Theatre Premiere. Previous theatre credits include lead roles as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (RMT), as Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde (PRIMA), and in Boadicea: The Celtic Rock Opera (DIANE GOUGH PRODUCTIONS) at La Boite Theatre, Boy and Girl (OSCAR THEATRE COMPANY) at the Visy Theatre in the Brisbane Powerhouse, Bat Boy: The Musical (UNDERGROUND PRODUCTIONS) and Songs For A New World (PHOENIX ENSEMBLE). |
Production Team
Cast
The Cheerleaders: Annalise Elson, Tiani Rustam, Ashleigh Hill-Webber,
Roisin Wallace-Nash, Rebekah Law, Chelsea Humbler (Marty U/S)
Students of Rydell High: Jasmine Kirk (Frenchy U/S), Jai Jackson (Eugene U/S),
Cameron Egginton, Tim Kennedy, Ellie Harris, Emma Richter, Ashleigh Law,
Jennifer Clark
- Director: Thomas Armstrong-Robley
- Musical Director: Lucas D. Lynch
- Choreographer: Brodie Jones
- Executive Producer: Madeleine Johns
- Production Manager: Deanne Baker
- Production Design: Thomas Antonio
- Dance Captain: Ashleigh Hill-Webber
Cast
- Danny: Adam Goodall
- Sandy: Genevieve Tree
- Kenickie: Alex Kuchmenko
- Rizzo: Shonagh Hale
- Doody: Liam Wigney
- Frenchy: Georgia Gleeson
- Roger: Liam Kirkpatrick
- Jan: Kaitlyn Maxwell
- Sonny: Jarrad Langtree
- Marty: Ashley Prosser
- Vince Fontaine: Liam Hartley
- Patty Simcox: Stephanie Inches
- Johnny Casino: Nathan Hollingworth
- Miss Lynch: Patricia Dearness
- Eugene Florczyk: Matthew Bapty
- Cha Cha DiGregorio: Ashleigh Hill-Webber
- Prom-night Angels: Sophie Price, Kaley Jones, Kelsie Parkes, Ellie Ferguson
- Company Swing: Timothy Kennedy
The Cheerleaders: Annalise Elson, Tiani Rustam, Ashleigh Hill-Webber,
Roisin Wallace-Nash, Rebekah Law, Chelsea Humbler (Marty U/S)
Students of Rydell High: Jasmine Kirk (Frenchy U/S), Jai Jackson (Eugene U/S),
Cameron Egginton, Tim Kennedy, Ellie Harris, Emma Richter, Ashleigh Law,
Jennifer Clark
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