Originally scheduled to play through July 20, the musical, which will feature several songs from the famed film, will now end its run July 27. Performances at the New Jersey theatre begin June 4. Directed by Mark S. Hoebee and choreographed by Jeff Amsden, the cast of Grease includes Jennifer Hope Wills as Sandy, Andy Karl as Danny, Leslie Kritzer as Rizzo, Justin Bohon as Doody with Enrique Acevedo (Johnny Casino), Steven Bogard (Teen Angel/Vince Fonatine), Clyde Alves (Sonny), Jordan Ballard (Marty), Colin Cunliffe, Brenda Cummings (Miss Lynch), Jenn Goodson, Becky Gulsvig (Patty Simcox), Stacey Harris (Cha Cha), Benjie Randall (Roger), Heather Jane Rolff (Jan), Sarah Stiles (Frenchy) and Noah Weisberg (Eugene).
Featuring a book and score by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, Grease! features such tunes as “We Go Together,” “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightning,” “Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee,” “Beauty School Dropout” and “There Are Worse Things I Could Do.”
Tickets for the Paper Mill Grease! — priced between $30 and $62 — are now on sale by calling (973) 376-4343. Paper Mill: State Theatre of New Jersey is located on Brookside Drive in Millburn, NJ. For more information, go to www.papermill.org.