‘Grease’ goes woke in off-Broadway parody called ‘Vape,’ where Danny doesn’t just have eyes for Sandy

Grease” is no longer the word. Now the word is “Vape!” — an off-Broadway parody that reimagines the beloved musical set in a 1950s high school as it would look in ...
New York Post

‘Grease’ actors were ‘too old’ say critics — casting director fights back

“There Are Worse Things I Could Do” than cast older actors to play teens, argues the casting director behind “Grease.” “Grease” hit movie theaters in 1978 and became an instant cult classic. However, ...
Yahoo

'Grease' at Cocoa Village Playhouse rocks us back to the '50s

The time: 1959. The place: Rydell High. The people: bad boy/good girl combo Danny and Sandy. “Grease,” the enduring 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, is back in town at Cocoa Village ...
Digital Spy

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies sees the return of some original characters

Given the show is set in 1954 — a mere four years before the original film and seven years before its sequel — you'd be hard-pressed to find Sandy Olsson (or Stephanie Zinone, shoutout to the Grease 2 ...
Variety

‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Casting Directors Wanted Stockard Channing’s Rizzo to Be the ‘Essence’ of New Cast

“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” might not spotlight characters from the original 1978 film like Didi Conn’s Frenchy or Stockard Channing’s Rizzo, but it does set the stage for their impending reign ...
TheWrap

Heads Up, 2 Original ‘Grease’ Characters Appear in Prequel Series ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’

Just how close is the new Paramount+ prequel series “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” connected to the beloved 1978 film “Grease?” Pretty close, as it turns out, considering two characters from ...