Cabaret & Concert NewsCarole Demas, Ilene Kristen, More Are Part of 50th Anniversary Grease Celebration June 1
Marilu Henner and James Canning produce the evening at Feinstein's/54 Below.
By
Andrew Gans
June 01, 2022
A scene from the original New York production of Grease.
Tell Me More, Tell Me More: The Grease 50 Reunion, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the classic Broadway musical Grease, is presented June 1 and June 6 at 7 PM atFeinstein’s/54 Below.
Grease has a book, music, and lyrics by Jacobs and the late Warren Casey. Attendees can expect to hear songs from and stories about the '50s-set musical.
Before it was a Broadway hit and film sensation, Grease was a gritty Chicago-set play with music that reflected the lives, language, and tensions of Windy City teens in the 1950s. Grease subsequently opened at the Eden Theatre on Second Avenue in the East Village and made its Broadway debut in February 1972, running nearly 3,400 performances through April 1980.
The 1978 blockbuster film Grease, starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Didi Conn, and Jeff Conaway, was nominated for five Golden Globes and an Oscar and was the winner of the People's Choice Award for Best Musical. Broadway revivals opened in 1994 and 2007.
Ilene Graff and Ilene Kristenold in the original production of Grease
The original production of Grease
The original production of Grease
The original production of Grease
Lloyd Alann and Candice Earley in the original production of Grease
The original production of Grease
The original production of Grease
The original production of Grease
Brooke Shields in the 1994 revival of Grease
Carlos Lopez, Jason Opsahl, Jessica Stone, Sam Harris, Ricky Paull Goldin, Megan Mullally, Hunter Foster, Heather Stokes, Rosie O'Donnell in the 1994 Broadway revival of Grease.
Stan Schnier / Carmen Schiavone
Debby Boone in the 1994 revival of Grease
Hylan Scott II, Rosie O'Donnell, Jason Opsahl and Clay Adkins in the 1994 revival of Grease
Jason Opsahl and Rosie O'Donnell in the 1994 revival of Grease
Jeff Trachta in the 1994 revival of Grease
Joe Piscopo in the 1994 revival of Grease
Joesph Barbara in the 1994 revival of Grease
Jon Secada in the 1994 revival of Grease
Sam Harris and Jessica Stone in the 1994 revival of Grease
Linda Blair in the 1994 revival of Grease
Ace Young and Janine DiVita in the 2007 revival of Grease
Laura Osnes, Max Crumm, and cast in Grease
Joan Marcus
Laura Osnes and cast in Grease
Max Crumm in the 2007 revival of Grease
Joan Marcus
Laura Osnes in the 2007 revival of Grease
The 2007 revival of Grease
Laura Osnes and Max Crumm in the 2007 Broadway revival of Grease.
Max Crumm, Laura Osnes and cast in Grease
Joan Marcus
Laura Osnes and Max Crumm in the 2007 revival of Grease
A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund's Women's Health Initiative, founded by the late Phyllis Newman.
Showcasing transgender and gender-expansive artists both on and off the stage, proceeds raised will help combat the bigoted political actions being taken across the US.
Hitting the stage after going viral on TikTok, the work features music and lyrics by James Stryska and Isabel Grace and a book by Erica Molfetto and Molly Russo.
