![]() ![]() As friendships shift with the arrival of Sandy at Rydell, the Burger Palace Boys and Pink Ladies navigate new social and cultural dynamics and try on different personas as they subscribe to or defy the expected norms of the era. Here the constraints of 1959 definitions of femininity and masculinity are on full display in the cultural references and attitudes of the kids. In Grease we meet a group of kids who are jockeying for power in their search for identity against a world that offers extremely limited options. Each generation has created its own iteration with the 19 Broadway revivals and the current West End production, but the stage musical is closer to the original Grease and is more than just the love story of two teens. While the 1978 movie played up the romance of Sandy and Danny’s summer fling and brought us the bright, flashy world of the Pink Ladies and T-Birds, the original 1971 production was a grittier, raunchier, comedic piece commenting on the cultural shifts of the late fifties. Welcome (back) to Rydell High School and the world of Sandy, Danny, the Pink Ladies, and the Burger Palace Boys! Grease is one of those iconic musicals beloved for its big dance numbers, rock ‘n roll music, and of course, those summer nights.
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