This is my fav version of Grease, the neon, the changes to the score BILLY PORTER AND SAM HARRIS BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, also the script changes are just *chef kiss* muy bueno. Also Marcia Lewis was a national treasure rest in power
YES! I have been looking forever for extended clips of this production. If you have any hints as to where I can get some "footwear" for this show I would love to know :)
@@dannyfoley3477 I don't think so. I'm pretty sure Ricky Paull Goldin was the original Danny of this revival. Later, Adrian Zmed did perform in this role, but I think these videos are with Ricky.
Wondering if someone could answer an age old question I had about this production. It was billed as "The Tommy Tune Production", but Jeff Calhoun was the credited director and choreographer. Can anyone clarify this?
I definitely agree. This Broadway production (1994-1998) of Grease pretty much served as a stunt vehicle for the casting of a name celebrity in the role of Rizzo. Rosie O'Donnell, Brooke Shields, Linda Blair, Lucy Lawless, Sheena Easton, Maureen McCormick, etc Whoever played Danny and Sandy (or any of the other roles), you'd never know it from the publicity, the tv commercials and print ads promoting this production. It all highlighted who was cast in the role of Rizzo which always happened to be yet another Hollywood name.
As a Grease superfan since watching the movie and 2007 revival, this looks rather dull for a 90’s revival. Billy Porter looks different as Teen Angel even if this years before Kinky Boots. And what’s with the microphones during Summer Nights?
I’m not the biggest fan of the show either, but this production did generally have a strong cast (if you ignore the miscasting of Rizzo). This show featured Sam Harris, Hunter Foster, Marisa Jaret Winokur, Megan Mullally, and various other folks who would become stars. Also, it’s not represented here, but at the beginning of the show Vince Fontaine would warm up the audience and invite people onstage to dance. It was really cool. I think this had a relatively strong run for a few years.
@@JohnDoe-gk7okagreed. The cast outside of Rizzo was packed. Also Sam Harris, Billie Porter, and although she didn’t do a lot more, I thought Susan Wood was a fantastic Sandy.
As much as I love the casting, I feel that this production missed the point of the show being a authentic look at the lives of working class kids during the 50’s and the authenticity of early rock and roll. That and the fact that the popularity (rightly deserved) of the movie overshadowed the show.
Those Magic Changes is soooo good
Just love Sam Harris
This is my fav version of Grease, the neon, the changes to the score BILLY PORTER AND SAM HARRIS BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, also the script changes are just *chef kiss* muy bueno. Also Marcia Lewis was a national treasure rest in power
@JM
Wow. Do you have like any taste? At all?? 🙄
Btw, a chef's kiss is Italian _al bacio_ not Spanish, which is what muy bueno is.
@@quentinquale1694 shit is subjective. it's grease, not high art. let people have some fun, damn
No F****** BILLY PORTER!! WTF?? REALLY?? Playing a girl in this classic show?? No wonder people get cringe!! Stay in your lane JFC!! 🙄
i can pick out megan mullally voice in We Go Together.
Thank you for sharing! This was the first Broadway show I ever saw at age 8 with Jon Secada as Danny
YES! I have been looking forever for extended clips of this production. If you have any hints as to where I can get some "footwear" for this show I would love to know :)
I agree! I would pay good money for footwear!
Dante... this looks so fun, but man.... if this isn't the definition of tacky and garish. 1994!!!
Wish there were a bootleg out of this
Theme-park Grease. All the heart pulled out of it.
Big stars have been in grease Brooke Shields Lucy Lawless and Roaie O Donnell
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the guy who plays danny reminds me more of johnny from the second movie 😂
It is him
@@dannyfoley3477 I don't think so. I'm pretty sure Ricky Paull Goldin was the original Danny of this revival. Later, Adrian Zmed did perform in this role, but I think these videos are with Ricky.
0:34 Evil Greased Lightnin' be like
I believe this is the original lyric from the original run in Chicago.
What is the point of including the "C...A minor..." etc. if the guy isn't even holding a guitar??????
Wondering if someone could answer an age old question I had about this production. It was billed as "The Tommy Tune Production", but Jeff Calhoun was the credited director and choreographer. Can anyone clarify this?
How the production looks is pretty dull for the future director of Newsies!
Never understood what that neon design had to do with the late 50's
Rosie doing Greased Lighting hopefully not the raunchy verison by John Travolta.
Rosie as Rizzo is one of the worst cases of stunt miscasting that I’ve ever seen
I definitely agree.
This Broadway production (1994-1998) of Grease pretty much served as a stunt vehicle for the casting of a name celebrity in the role of Rizzo. Rosie O'Donnell, Brooke Shields, Linda Blair, Lucy Lawless, Sheena Easton, Maureen McCormick, etc
Whoever played Danny and Sandy (or any of the other roles), you'd never know it from the publicity, the tv commercials and print ads promoting this production. It all highlighted who was cast in the role of Rizzo which always happened to be yet another Hollywood name.
The one thing I’m surprised about is her being included in Grease Lightning
@@lowbridge7070Its Like they treated Rizzo like a god here. Seeming as she gets to sing an Evil Version of Greased Lightnin'.
@@manuelorozco7760 the dirty Greased Lightning reprise was part of the original pre-Broadway version. It was put back in for this version.
@@kchrules775 No way
As a Grease superfan since watching the movie and 2007 revival, this looks rather dull for a 90’s revival. Billy Porter looks different as Teen Angel even if this years before Kinky Boots. And what’s with the microphones during Summer Nights?
The original production used mics so this is probably a throw back to that
@@mightymorphinmatt420 I didn’t know until now
Rosie the moose is awful.
What a horrible show.
I’m not the biggest fan of the show either, but this production did generally have a strong cast (if you ignore the miscasting of Rizzo). This show featured Sam Harris, Hunter Foster, Marisa Jaret Winokur, Megan Mullally, and various other folks who would become stars. Also, it’s not represented here, but at the beginning of the show Vince Fontaine would warm up the audience and invite people onstage to dance. It was really cool. I think this had a relatively strong run for a few years.
@@JohnDoe-gk7okagreed. The cast outside of Rizzo was packed. Also Sam Harris, Billie Porter, and although she didn’t do a lot more, I thought Susan Wood was a fantastic Sandy.
As much as I love the casting, I feel that this production missed the point of the show being a authentic look at the lives of working class kids during the 50’s and the authenticity of early rock and roll. That and the fact that the popularity (rightly deserved) of the movie overshadowed the show.