EBS STAFF
On April 2 and 3, Big Sky Broadway will present “Grease,” the musical set in 1959 northwest Chicago, with all the drive-ins, sock hops and drag racing an audience could ask for. About a quarter of high school students have contributed to this production that will be performed on the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center stage.
Show times are at 6:30 p.m. for both Wednesday and Thursday performances. Tickets are $15 for students and teachers and $25 for adults and can be purchased online.
With seniors making up half of the cast, the show will feature some Big Sky students who have participated in the Big Sky Broadway scene for more than a decade. Also, each night will showcase the talents of different female leading casts.
Off the stage, WMPAC Executive Director John Zirkle, Big Sky Broadway Founding Producer Barbara Rowley, and Sarah Mitchell have directed, produced and conducted the show, respectively. Senior Eva Mitchell costumed the show and senior Tayler McVey is leading as stage manager.
The community has wanted to see “Grease” for over 10 years, according to Rowley. The show is rated PG, but audiences should know that the cast will use fake cigarettes and empty beer cans as props, and there is a plot line similar to the 1978 film “Grease” about sex and teenage pregnancy. Rowley notes the performance isn’t racy by any standard today.
The musical is funded by Big Sky Parent Teacher Organization, the Maude E. Gore Foundation and ticket sales.
