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Lauren Samuels is Sandy

LAUREN SAMUELS JOINS THE CAST AS SANDY

Grease returned to the West End on 25 July 2007 (with a press night on 8 August) and since its premiere the feel-good audience favourite has been seen by over 1.25 million theatregoers at London’s Piccadilly Theatre, where it continues to enjoy huge popularity. Now in its fourth electrifying year, Grease is the longest running show in the venue’s history.

Noel Sullivan (Flashdance The Musical, Hear’say) stars in the iconic role of ‘Danny’ with Lauren Samuels (Fom the BBC's Over the Rainbow) as his sweetheart ‘Sandy’, as the couple follow in the footsteps of screen idols John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John who famously played the roles in the hit 1978 movie. Former Olympic skating champion and Dancing on Ice judge Robin Cousins guest stars as ‘Teen Angel’ for a limited season until 19 June 2010.

The class of Rydell High 2010 also includes Matthew Goodgame (‘Kenickie’), Siubhan Harrison (‘Rizzo’), Lucas Rush (‘Roger’), Hayley Gallivan (‘Jan’), Benjamin Ibbott (‘Doody’), Faye Brookes (‘Frenchy’), Bennett Andrews (‘Sonny’), Robyn Mellor (‘Marty’), Michael Vinsen (‘Eugene’), Susannah Allman (‘Patty’), Kerry Winter ‘(Miss Lynch’), Stephanie Powell (‘Cha Cha’) and Jason Capewell (Vince Fontaine).

Since breaking out on Broadway in 1972, Grease’s place has been firmly established in the cultural Hall of Fame, having seduced the hearts of millions with its back-to-back sizzling tunes. The show features all the unforgettable songs from the hit film including ‘You’re The One That I Want’, ‘Grease Is The Word’, ‘Summer Nights’, ‘Hopelessly Devoted to You’, ‘Sandy’, ‘Greased Lightnin’ and many more.

Voted the “No1 Greatest Musical”*, Grease has proved that a musical love story, bursting with denim, cheerleaders, slick hairstyles, rock’n’roll, teenage angst and young romance is timeless and universal.

This production originally opened in the West End in 1993 (co-produced with Robert Stigwood) where it enjoyed a fantastic run of 6 years.  The last international tour of Grease was a phenomenal success, playing to sell-out audiences and smashing records at many venues.  Since 1993, the show has been seen by audiences totalling over 10 million people in the UK alone.  A 2nd production  has just opened in Cape Town and will then travel to Johannesburg, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, directed by David Gilmore (Daisy Pulls It Off, Happy Days, Song & Dance,  Footloose) and choreographed by Arlene Phillips (Starlight Express, Saturday Night Fever Flashdance The Musical & BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing), Grease is produced in the West End by Paul Nicholas and David Ian, by arrangement with Robert Stigwood.

PERFORMANCE DETAILS:
Piccadilly Theatre, 16 Denman Street, London W1D 7DY

New booking period: Monday 6 September 2010- Saturday 3 September 2011

Monday – Thursday at 7.30pm
Friday- 5.30pm and 8.30pm
Saturday- 3.00pm and 7.30pm

For details of extra performances during half-terms and holiday periods please bookmark the Grease website

Ticket prices: £15 - £57.50

Box Office: 0844 412 6666

For further PR information please contact:
Laura Richardson at Public Eye: laura@publiceye.co.uk/ 020 7 351 1555

NOTES TO EDITORS:

Noel Sullivan plays the role of ‘Danny’until 25 September 2010.

Grease is now the longest running show at the Piccadilly Theatre, having reached this point on 20 June 2009 (after 800 performances).

The current production of Grease raised a staggering £526,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support through giving Macmillan £1 of every ticket sold in the first year and a gala performance.

* (100 Greatest Musicals, Channel 4)

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