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- Grease opened on February 14th 1972 at the Eden Theatre, New York.
- The film opened in the USA in 1978 and grossed over $400 million.
- ‘You’re The One That I Want’ reached top of the UK charts for nine weeks in 1978, followed by a seven week stint with ‘Summer Nights’ later the same year.
- Richard Gere was unknown in 1973 when he came to London to play Danny Zuko: he had previously been understudying the role on Broadway. Paul Nicholas, now Co-Producer of this production, took over the role from Gere.
- In 1973 Elaine Paige took over the role of Sandy playing opposite Paul Nicholas.
- Su Pollard and Tracy Ullman both appeared in the 1979 London revival at the Astoria playing Cha-Cha and Frenchy.
- Grease re-opened on July 15th 1993 with Craig Maclachlan playing Danny Zuko and Debbie Gibson playing Sandy.
- Since the show opened in London in 1993 it has been seen by over 10 million people and has grossed over £165 million in the UK alone.
- Other actors who have played Danny include: Shane Richie, Richard Calkin, Luke Goss, Ian Kelsey, Darren Day, Steven Houghton, Craig Urbani, Ben Richards and Jonathan Wilkes.
- Other actresses who have played Sandy include Sonia, Samantha Janus, Shona Lindsay, Marissa Dunlop, Irene Warren, Hayley Flaherty, Caroline Sheen, Hayley Evetts, and Suzanne Carley.
- There are a total of 142 costume changes in the show. These include 16 leather jackets and 59 wigs.
- 720 white T- shirts are washed per month.
- 10 jumbo cans of hairspray and 8 pots of gel are used each week.
- There are a total of 465 lights and 4½ miles of electric cable used in the show.
- Grease was voted “The No.1 Greatest Musical of all time” in December 2003 by ‘100 Greatest Musicals’ – Channel 4