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General News: Grease Opens at the High School
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| The T-Birds rule the roost |
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| with the Pink Ladies at their side. |
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| Sandy thought that Danny loved her... |
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| but Danny (front right) had other things on his mind. |
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| Dancing and singing |
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| these teens know how to have a good time. |
April 09, 2008
The Cornwall high school production of Grease will rock the socks off of anyone lucky enough to get a seat at one of the four productions of the musical this weekend.
If you love sweet doo-wop harmonies, love-lorn laments, and brilliant choreographies where the guys and gals shake the stage, then Grease is for you.
The play opens at Rydell High School in 1959, where the prim and proper Miss Lynch and three students provide a stark contrast to what is to come: the T-Birds, who are tough greaser boys, and the Pink Ladies, who love to flirt, dance, and take as many risks as they can.
The storyline revolves around straight-laced transfer student Sandy who finds that a boy she fell in love with during the summer, Danny, is also a student at Rydell High. However, at Rydell he runs with the T-Birds and he acts like he is too cool for Sandy now.
The Pink Ladies, whose head honcho is a gum-snapping, eye-rolling beauty named Patty Rizzo, are every bit as cool as the T-Birds and eager to fall in love.
The T-Birds spend their time hanging out or looking for trouble, like stealing hubcaps off automobiles. They act indifferent to the new ‘used’ car, dubbed Grease Lightning, that one of the boys plans to use to pick up girls.
Sandy, meanwhile, tries to fit in at Rydell and is confused when Danny brushes her off. The rest of the student body pursues the life of the 1950s’ teenager – dancing to rock ‘n roll at the sock hop, cheerleading for the Rydell football team, and wondering what pleasures life has in store for them.
From Summer Nights (“tell me more, tell me more, tell me more”) to Freddy My Love and Born to Hand-Jive, the student performers in Grease belt out the songs with remarkable talent. The authenticity of their performances may stem in part from the parallels between the conflicts faced by students in Grease and those challenging students today. The fictional scenes at Rydell High may have occurred a half a century ago, but love, friendship, rivalries, and rebellion are themes that still resonant in the hallways today.
This excellent production of Grease was directed by Richard Auferio, a tireless professional whose dedication to the drama club is invaluable. Susan Downey choreographed the dance scenes that involved nearly 100 people on stage at times. Jan Palaggi served as the show’s producer and head costumer. Chorus teacher Tony Ravinsky acted as musical director and oversaw the set construction and technical production of the show. Dozens of parents – and parents of alumni – pitched in with various aspects of the show’s production.
Grease opens on Thursday, April 10 and runs through a Sunday matinee.
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