The production will return to the Dominion Theatre from the 2nd June 2023.
Lead Producer Colin Ingram has announced that Jason Donovan and Peter Andre will return to Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s musical when it returns to the West End this Summer. Jason Donovan will play the role of Teen Angel at certain performances from the 14th August to 28th October while Peter Andre will play the roles of Vince Fontaine and Teen Angel at certain performances from 29th August to 19th October. As previously announced Louise Redknapp will play Teen Angel from the 2nd June to 29th July, excluding Mondays.
Full casting has been announced including 2022 returning cast members Dan Partridge as Danny, Olivia Moore as Sandy and Jocasta Almgill as Rizzo. Soloman Davy will play Kenickie, Callum Henderson will play Roger, Katie Brace will play Jan, 2022 returning cast members Jake Reynolds and Ellie Kingdon will play Doody and Marty respectively, George Michaelides will play Sonny, Olivia Foster-Browne will play Frenchy, Jayd’n Tyrone will play Eugene, Chloe Saunders will play Patty Simcox, Katie Dunsden will play Cha Cha, Liam McHugh will play Johnny Casino, Darren Bennett will play Vince Fontaine and Teen Angel at certain performances and Rachel Stanley will play Miss Lynch. Also in the cast are Michael Anderson, Alicia Belgrade, Kirsty Ingram, Jordan Isaac, D’Mia Lindsay-Walker, Carly Miles, Luke Redmore, Samuel Routley, Darcey Simmons, Sario Solomon, Joshua Steel and Allana Taylor.
Directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, the musical follows the Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski, high school sweethearts who are reunited at Rydell High for their senior year. Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s musical features the classic songs “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” “Greased Lightnin’”, and “Summer Nights.”
The production includes: designs by Colin Richmond, orchestrations and musical supervision by Sarah Travis, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Tom Marshall and Richard Brooker, video and projection design by Douglas O’Connell and casting by David Grindrod CDG.
Grease originally opened in Chicago in 1971 followed by a move to Broadway in 1972, where it received seven Tony Award nominations, including one for Best Musical. During the show’s eight-year run at the time, little known actors including Peter Gallagher, Patrick Swayze and John Travolta all appeared in the production, with Richard Gere understudying many roles before going on to star as Danny Zuko in the 1973 London premiere.
Grease will play at the Dominion Theatre from the 2nd June until the 28th October 2023. Book your tickets here.