"Whatever the musical theatre "fans" think, the international general public LOVES Grease and that is a fact. Whether it's at a local high school, the Ecuadorian national tour, or simply singing Summer Lovin' karaoke at the annual company picnic, people love it and don't seem to get enough of it. To pretend one of the most universally beloved American musicals of all time doesn't deserve a revival on Broadway is simply asinine."
Totally agree. Summer Lovin is such a bar karaoke staple at this point even I can admit to putting on my falsetto after a few too many shots. The unfortunate truth however is that the general public loves the sanitized Grease. If half of the parents that take their kids to Grease knew the acctual lyrics to Greased Lightning they'd plotz. The original concept of Grease is long since dead, along with the corpse of the original concept for Chicago. And that original concept is what I felt made Grease work in the first place. Tounge firmly in cheek, actors far too old to be in High School, not taking the whole thing too seriously.
Then along comes the vapid hole of a "film" and ruins Grease forever. Now we get a bevy of John Travolta impersonators and a supporting male cast ripping off the fonz. And now for some reason, it's a musical of fun that takes itself seriously and the whole concept of self parody is lost.
I guess we shouldn't care anymore. What made Grease popular in the 70's probably would never work today. People would laugh at it, and not with it. It's just sad to visit the dead show graveyard.
I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them
