Grease parody Vape! officially opened its 10-week limited engagement at Off-Broadway's Theater 555 November 3, and newly released production shots are giving us a first look at the show! Get ready to mellow in the gallery below.
The cast features Ryan Avoux as Kenickie, Dante Brattelli as Sonny, Jen Clark as Jan, Meg Guiney as Marty, Scott Silagy as Danny, Slee as Rizzo, Kristen Amanda Smith as Frenchy, and Lara Strong as Sandy. Casting is by Cindi Rush.
The musical is written by Catie Hogan and Sketchworks Comedy, with lyrics and additional book by Billy Recce and Danny Salles. Following a world premiere in Atlanta in 2018, the musical had been slated to come to NYC in 2019, only for a protracted legal battle with the rights holders of Grease to thwart those plans. Following a successful lawsuit defending the work's right to exist under parody laws, the musical made its NYC premiere with a one-night-only concert at Town Hall in 2024.
Jack Plotnick (Disaster!) is directing the production, which features choreography by Ashley Marinelli, music supervision and arrangements by Lena Gabrielle, scenic design by David Goldstein, costume design by Matthew Solomon, lighting design by Zach Pizza, sound design by Daniel Lundberg, and prop design by Brendan McCann. Visceral Entertainment iserves as executive producer and general manager. Alex Dash and Ian McQueen are stage managers.
Tickets are at VapeTheMusical.com.