“Why Grease? As a result of it’s Grease!” quips Denver Anthony Nicholas. There isn’t a higher option to begin this dialog.
Premiered in Broadway in 1972, Grease tells the story of an American working class youth subculture, and follows youngsters of Fifties Chicago as they duel between the non-public and political. It rapidly rooted itself into in style tradition when the play was tailored in 1978 right into a film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John within the lead. The songs, to this present day, are an alluring reminder of the time.
Some 20-odd years in the past, Chennai noticed its first-ever musical manufacturing of Grease, which opened to packed audiences — Denver debuted as a choreographer then, for the play produced by StageFright Productions. Ever since, he has been desirous to resurrect the manufacturing as a director. This time as Grease: The Musical by Poochus Productions.
“We grew up with that music!” says Denver including, “Ten years again, I had discovered the play script and fell in love with Grease another time. Once I determined to direct, I wished to go together with the play script due to how the characters are written. The film focussed on John Travolta and Olivia Newton- John’s characters however within the play, every character is necessary.”
The solid of ‘Grease’
Fifty-two years since its premiere, iconic songs like ‘Greased Lightning’, ‘Summer season Nights’, ‘You Are The One That I Need’ and ‘Sandy’ are nonetheless earworms. “By some means, ‘Greased Lightning’ at all times finally ends up being the group and solid favorite,” Denver says, including that everybody comes for the songs and never a lot for the story. The 38-member robust ensemble — vocally coached by Amrita Fredrick — has a six-member choir and a four-piece band, aside from cameos and interludes from actors, dancers and recognisable faces from Chennai’s theatre fraternity: Yohan Chacko, Sandeep John, Sangita Santosham and Shan Katari to call a number of.
However iconic, Grease narrates a story deeply rooted in the place and time it’s set in: 1950s Chicago. So, the language and ideologies that the characters share will not be in resonance to a solid that falls largely between the ages of 18 and 35. “We now have had very lengthy discussions and debates about this throughout rehearsals. I additionally discovered lots from them. It’s necessary to set the context for such works for artwork,” provides Denver.
At present, everyone seems to be eager to carry out, says Denver. “We’re additionally in an area the place many of the theatre occurring in Chennai is 10 and 15-minutes lengthy. There are hardly any full-length performs being carried out. So the solid could be very enthusiastic a few full-length musical the place they will sing, dance and act all they need. And Grease is just, numerous enjoyable,” says Denver.
Grease: The Musical will probably be staged on August 17, 7pm at The Music Academy, Most important Corridor. Tickets could be bought from allevents.in
