[NEohioPAL] PRESS RELEASE: "Grease" brings 1959 back to Chagrin Falls this summer

[Chagrin Valley Little Theatre]

  *PRESS RELEASE*
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Date: 7-15-09

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Contact: Andrew Rothman
From: Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

40 River Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44122
Phone: 440-247-8955
E-mail: cvlt at cvlt.org <mailto:cvlt at cvlt.org>
Website: www.cvlt.org <http://www.cvlt.org/>


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    "Grease" brings 1959 back to Chagrin Falls this summer

CHAGRIN FALLS, OH -Your 'Summer Nights' simply aren't complete without a 
visit to the familiar halls of Rydell High School in the Jim 
Jacobs/Warren Casey musical /Grease/! Songs like 'Greased Lightning', 
'Beauty School Dropout', 'We Go Together' and of course 'Summer Nights' 
have made this 50s-era rock 'n' roll musical an American cultural icon. 
When /Grease/ ended its initial New York run in 1980, it was the longest 
running show in Broadway history, and remains the 12^th -longest running 
to this day. The 1978 feature film starring John Travolta and Olivia 
Newton-John only boosted the popularity of the show, as did the 2007 
revival and associated reality TV show, "You're The One That I Want!" 
With that kind of track record, it's no surprise that /Grease/ has 
become a staple of American community theater.

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre will conclude its 79th consecutive season 
with /Grease/, which opens on July 24th and runs through August 21st. 
This production of /Grease/ will be CVLT's fourth (it played in 1981, 
1987, and 2000), and has been directed and choreographed by Pamela 
LaForce, with music conducted by David Markle. The malt-shop love story 
centers on 'good girl' Sandy Dumbrowski (Katelyn Vogias) and 'greaser' 
Danny Zuko (Steven R. Tiderman) whose summer romance turns complicated 
when Sandy's father gets a new job and she ends up at Danny's high 
school for her senior year. While Danny tries to keep his 'too cool for 
love' attitude in front of his 'Burger Palace Boys', Kenickie (Jon 
Gellot), Roger (Brandon Hood), Sonny (Nicholas Toney) and Doody (Scott 
Zolkowski), Sandy learns the ropes of being a 'tough chick' from the 
Pink Ladies, Rizzo (Greta Rothman), Frenchy (Atlie Gilbert), Marty (Alex 
LaForce-Marzullo) and Jan (Paige Boyer). /Grease/'s rockin' take on the 
tangled wilderness of teenage romance in the time of muscle cars and 
drive-in movies is tailor-made for a nostalgic summer night in historic 
Chagrin Falls.

/Grease/ is on stage at Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, 40 River Street 
in Chagrin Falls, OH from July 24 to August 21, 2009. Performances are 
Friday and Saturday nights at 8 PM, and Sundays August 2, 9 and 16 at 2 
PM. Tickets are $16 or $12 for students and seniors and can be purchased 
online 24 hours a day at www.CVLT.org <http://www.CVLT.org>, or by 
calling the Box Office at 440-247-8955 between 1 and 6 PM, Monday 
through Saturday.

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre is generously funded by Cuyahoga County 
residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and is supported by the Ohio 
Arts Council.

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