Hey guys, guess what? It's musical week! I've done it before and talked about my love of musicals a lot so it will continue. I've written the backstories of these shows before, but I'm just going to put those in again because it bears bringing it back. So Grease: the musical was written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, and if any of you know The Outsiders, you know why it's called Grease. It was written to subvert 50's tropes and it actually does a pretty good job while also dealing with some serious issues. It was first performed in 1971 in a nightclub and eventually moved on to theatres and then to Broadway, having the longest Broadway run by 1980. The movie saw some changes to plot and adding songs written by John Farrer, changes that have in some cases been added to revivals of the musical. This song is the one that's sang by Olivia Newton John, which wasn't written until halfway through the movie, and was actually filmed after the rest of it had wrapped. They weren't sure about approving its use, but it's good that they did since it became an Oscar-nominated hit. We don't talk about Grease 2 because like Jim Jacobs, I do not approve of it, so let's all pretend it doesn't exist. I've actually seen a production of Grease when I went to California in school and it was awesome. I highly recommend it to anyone whose interested.
Peace.
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