Greased Lightnin’

You better shape up, Grease The Musical is coming to Dubai

There are those who know all about Grease – it’s the word that you heard, it’s got groove, it’s got meaning. But if the names John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John leave your mind blank, allow us to give you the jacket book summary: After a whirlwind summer romance, leather-clad greaser Danny and shy Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to his school at Rydell High. But can they survive the dramas of teenage life and find true love once more?

UK Theatre Company Curve brings a fresh take on Grease The Musical to Dubai World Trade Centre this month. Since its creation in 1971 as a theatre musical, Grease has been revived a number of times on Broadway and the West End. It was also the highest-grossing musical film of all time until Mamma Mia and Les Misérables eclipsed it. For one week, you can burn up the quarter mile with Danny, Sandy, Rizzo and the rest of the gang as all the action unfolds onstage. April 7 to 13

Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, Dhs150. Tel (050) 7248824. Metro: Dubai World Trade Centre. greasethemusical.ae

Elvis Presley turned down the coveted role of the Guardian Angel.

Olivia Newton-John had to be sewn into her ‘bad Sandy’ leather trousers.

In the stage production, Sandy’s last name is Dumbrowski, but this was changed to Olsson because of Newton-John’s thick Australian accent.