THEATRE PREVIEW

APRIL 2026 | Volume 262

 

Grease debuted off-Broadway in 1972 and transferred to Broadway after a record-breaking 3,388 performances. The film adaptation of Grease premiered in 1978 and became the highest-grossing movie musical of all time. With a hip-shaking rock ’n’ roll score featuring hits like “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’” and “We Go Together,” Grease delivers miles of smiles and a night of nostalgic delight.
Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys’ and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers, evoking the look and sound of the 1950s in this rollicking musical. Head “greaser” Danny Zuko and new (good) girl Sandy Dumbrowski try to relive the high romance of their “Summer Nights” as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as “Greased Lightnin’,” “It’s Raining on Prom Night” and “Alone at the Drive-In Movie,” recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. An eight-year run on Broadway and two subsequent revivals, along with innumerable school and community productions, place Grease among the world’s most popular musicals. Don't miss this classiccoming-of-age musical. It's electrifying!

Audience: Family-friendly, Mild Adult Themes
DURATION: 2 acts with intermission

Creative Team
Director: Sarah Rodgers
Music Director: Jeremy Hoffman
Choreographer: Ken Overbey
Intimacy Director: Alina Quarin
Fight Director: Katrina Teitz

Cast
Ava Stark as Sandy Dumbrowski
Stephen Thakkar* as Danny Zuko
Manuela Palmieri as Betty Rizzo
Connor Hawkins as Kenickie
Kyla Ward as Frenchy
Amanda Laurenço as Marty/intimacy captain
Maria Alejandra Marshall as Jan
Katrina Teitz as Patti Symcox
Isabel Madrigal as Cha Cha/Ensemble
Keith Macmillan as Teen Angel/Ensemble/Kenickie understudy/male dance captain
Ted Angelo Ngkaion as Vince Fontaine/Ensemble/Sonny understudy
David Grof as Johnny Casino/Teen Angel understudy
Brett Williams as Doody
Eric Gibson as Roger
Chase Sander* as Sonny/Danny understudy
Owen Connolly as Eugene Florczyk
Kyrst Hogan as Miss Lynch
Maia Beresford as Ensemble/Radio Singer/Sandy, Marty, Frenchy understudy
Jacq Smith as Ensemble/Rizzo, Lynch, Jan understudy
Danielle Metrow as Ensemble/Cha Cha, Patty understudy/female dance captain
Alex Villaverde Lopez as Ensemble/Roger, Johnny Casino understudy
Brock Fargey as Ensemble/Vince, Eugene understudy
Ori Ochitwa as Ensemble/Doody understudy
Melissa Oei* as Drive-in Movie Girl’s voice
Christopher King as Drive-in Movie Hero’s voice
Adam Henderson* as Drive-in Movie Scientist’s voice
Jenn Suratos as Drive-in Movie Sheila’s voice

*Appearing with permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association

Designers
Set and Costume Design: Brian Ball
Lighting Design: John Webber
Sound Design: Rick Colhoun
Wig Stylist: Donnie Tejani
Head of Props: Stephanie Barclay
Props Build and Transport: Tatum Wedley

Musicians
Jeremy Hoffman, keyboards, conductor
Monica Sumulong Dumas, bass
Jennifer Chen, drums
Don Hallberg, guitar 1
Christian Richardson, guitar 2
Jennifer Innanen, tenor sax 1
Miranda Wheeler, tenor sax 2

Stage Management
Stage Manager: Midori O’Connor
Assistant Stage Manager: Gerri Torres
Apprentice Stage Manager: Bryce Tanton
Emergency Stage Manager: Emily Hoff

Production
Executive Producer: Lily Yuen
Producer, Marketing and Production Manager: Janet Wang
Technical Director: Phil Miguel

(For the rest of the production crew, see https://ctora.ca/productions/grease)

 

 

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