The slicked-back hair, the leather jackets, muscle cars, and summer romance – Grease is by far one of the most iconic musicals of all time. The 1978 movie about a musical throwback to the ’50s beat out the classic film ‘Wizard of Oz’ as the highest-grossing American movie musical of the 20th century. From high school auditoriums to local theaters to Broadway, this musical hit the stages and finally landed on set in Hollywood.
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But underneath the universally-adored exterior – the fantasy land where the bad boy gets the good girl – are backstage stories. The word from behind the scenes of Grease paint a different, less wholesome picture. Come along on a (less) musical journey to see what it was like making and faking the story of Grease. And later on, we take a look at the cast and what they’re up to today.
These are all the fun facts about Grease!