John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the
film version of Grease. Source:
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Sally Bennett, The Herald Sun, reports
The search has begun for the next Sandy and
Danny to star in a remake of hit musical Grease.
Producer John Frost today announced a new multi-million dollar show
would be staged in Australia later this year.
Venues and dates are yet to be announced, but a spokesman confirmed the
production would run in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane theatres in the second
half of the year.
The call to casting agents went out today and auditions will be held in all
three cities from late February.
"I am constantly asked when I'll be producing Grease again,"
Frost said. "It's possibly the most requested musical in the back
catalogue."
The musical was last seen in Australia in 2005, but that was an arena
production.
The new theatre show will be an all-Australian remount of the most
recent Broadway and West End productions and co-produced by London theatre
giant David Ian.
The musical includes all the smash hits from the movie including You're
the One That I Want, Grease is the Word, Summer Nights, Hopelessly
Devoted To You and Greased Lightnin'.
"I knew the time was right to bring Grease back to
Australia," Frost said.
"The TV series Glee celebrated the music of Grease on
one of their recent episodes and Olivia Newton John and John Travolta (the
original film stars) reunited for a Christmas album."
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