Richard Skipper Celebrates Grease: Tell Me More, Tell Me More, pt. 2 - 5/31/22

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Here are stories—some touching, some hilariously funny—from names you may recognize. Barry Bostwick: In 1972, Bostwick originated the role of bad boy Danny Zuko in the stage production of Grease, earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance. Marya Small originated the role of Frenchy in the original Broadway production of the musical Grease. Carole Demas: best known for originating the roles of Sandy in the 1971 Broadway musical Grease and the title role in the original 1976 production of The Baker's Wife. Ilene Kristin's big break came when she auditioned for the role of Patty Simcox in the original Broadway production of Grease (1972), in which she starred for two years. In 1975, she auditioned for and landed the role of Delia Ryan in the ABC daytime soap opera Ryan’s Hope. Tom Moore directed the original Broadway production, eight national tours, and two London productions of Grease in the West End. He also directed Broadway’s Pullitzer Prize–winning ’night Mother, the subsequent film, and other Broadway productions receiving two Tony nominations. Adrienne Barbeau won a Tony nomination and Theatre World Award for her performance as Rizzo in the original Broadway production of Grease. She has appeared in over four hundred films and television shows. Ken Waissman discovered Grease at the Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago where it was running on weekends in the summer of 1971. Ken and his then partner Maxine Fox produced the original Broadway production. Alan Paul is one of the founding members of The Manhattan Transfer and an eight-time Grammy Award recipient.