Grease

Thank you for inviting me to review both casts in your production of Grease. It was clear that the youth group members were enjoying themselves and the energy and enthusiasm shown by every single one of them was tangible in their performances. All the main principals gave convincing portrayals of their respective characters, and they worked well together supported by the ensemble.

It must have been quite a challenge with such a large cast and some split roles to bring this musical to the stage, but the directors had ensured that the cast were well rehearsed, understood their characters and developed believable relationships. The MD had clearly worked hard to teach the cast the iconic songs, and it was good to see how far the young people have come in their singing this year. Many of the leads were very experienced, but it was lovely to see some of the cast singing a solo for the first time. There were some lovely harmonies which added to the quality of the performances. The choreography routines were effective, making use of repeated patterns which included some iconic hand jive moves from the 1950’s and the cast were precise in their mastery of the routines, dancing with energy and enjoyment.

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