Photo FeaturesCelebrate 49 Years of Grease With a Look Back at the Original Broadway Production and BeyondThe original Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre February 14, 1972.
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Playbill Staff
February 14, 2021
A scene from the original New York production of Grease.
The original Broadway production of Grease opened February 14, 1972, at the Eden Theatre with Barry Bostwick starring as Danny Zuko opposite Carole Demas as Sandy Dumbrowski. The production received seven Tony Award nominations, including one for Best Musical, and went on to play 3,388 performances, a record at the time. Notable replacements during the show's eight-year run included Peter Gallagher, Patrick Swayze, John Travolta, Judy Kaye, and Richard Gere.
Grease tells the story of Danny and Sandy who fall for each other during a carefree summer fling. But when the school year begins, Danny is torn between his feelings for good-girl Sandy and his image with the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies. Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, the musical has cemented itself in theatre history with classics such as "You're the One That I Want," "Summer Nights," and more.
In 2016, the show was also broadcast as a live musical event on Fox as Grease: Live, a three-hour telecast co-directed by Alex Rudzinski and Thomas Kail, starring Julianne Hough as Sandy, Aaron Tveit as Danny Zuko, Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo, Keke Palmer as Marty, Carly Rae Jepsen as Frenchie, and more.
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Look Back at Past Productions as Grease Celebrates Its Anniversary
Look Back at Past Productions as Grease Celebrates Its Anniversary
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Candice Earley in the original production of Grease
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
