It's 1959 at Rydell High School. The too-cool-for-school "Burger Palace Boys" are stealing hubcaps and acting tough and their gum-snapping, chain-smoking "Pink Ladies" are looking hot in bobby sox and pedal pushers. This rollicking musical is both an homage to the idealism of the fifties and a satire of high schoolers' age-old desire to be rebellious, provocative, and rebellious.
At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski. They had a secret romance in the summer, but now back in the context of school, peer pressure and cliques make their love a bit more complicated. Can Danny maintain his cool-dude status and still make demure Sandy his girl?
The whole gang sings and dances around Danny and Sandy's romance, through such hit songs as "Greased Lightnin'", "We Go Together", and "Mooning", recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation.
Grease will also be presented on Saturday the 1st at 7 PM, and on Sunday the 2nd at 1 PM. (There will also be an open dress rehearsal on Thursday the 29th.) Tickets are priced to encourage advance sales, so please buy ahead at chandler-arts.org