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Grease Revival Welcomes "Idol" Finalist Young Sept. 11
By Andrew Gans
11 Sep 2008








Ace Young

photo by Joan Marcus
Ace Young, a finalist on the hit Fox TV singing competition "American Idol,"
makes his Broadway debut Sept. 11 in the Tony-nominated Broadway revival of
Grease at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
Young, who is making his Main Stem bow two days later than originally announced,
steps into the role of bad-boy Kenicke. He is scheduled to stay with the
production through Jan. 18, 2009.
Denver, CO, native Ace Young was a finalist on the fifth season of "American
Idol." He has appeared on the sitcoms "Half & Half" and "Bones" and was
Grammy-nominated for co-writing "It's Not Over" for Chris Daughtry. Young
released the single "Addicted" in April 2008, and his debut solo recording, "Ace
Young," is now available on the Pazzo Music/Fontana label.
The current cast of Grease, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall,
includes Ashley Spencer as Sandy and Derek Keeling as Danny with Janine DiVita
as Rizzo, Ryan Patrick Binder as Doody, Susan Blommaert as Miss Lynch, Will Blum
as Roger, Jeb Brown as Vince, Allison Fischer as Patty, Robyn Hurder as Marty,
Lindsay Mendez as Jan, Jose Restrepo as Sonny, Matthew Saldivar as Kenickie,
Jamison Scott as Eugene, Kirsten Wyatt as Frenchy and Stephen Buntrock as Teen
Angel. The ensemble comprises Josh Franklin, Natalie Hill, Matthew Hydzik, Keven
Quillon, Allie Schultz, Brian Sears, Christina Sivrich, Amber Stone and Anna
Aimee White.
"After spending a hopelessly devoted summer with Sandy Dumbrowski (Spencer), the
new girl in town," Grease press notes state, "Danny Zuko's (Keeling) world is
thrown upside down when Sandy appears at Rydell High on the first day of school.
What follows is a rock 'n' roll celebration of growin' up, cruisin' with friends
and goin' steady."
Grease features scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Martin
Pakledinaz, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and sound design by Brian Ronan.
Grease features book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The new
production also boasts songs from the hit 1978 film, which co-starred John
Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Among the film songs heard in the Broadway
revival are "Sandy," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "Grease" and "You're the One
That I Want."
The new cast recording of Grease is available on the Masterworks Broadway label.
After playing an Off-Broadway engagement at the Eden Theatre, Grease debuted on
Broadway in June 1972 at the Broadhurst with a cast that included Barry Bostwick
(Danny), Carole Demas (Sandy) and Adrienne Barbeau (Rizzo). The musical closed
in April 1980, after playing 20 previews and 3,388 performances. The 1994
revival cast Rosie O'Donnell in the role of Rizzo.
Grease is produced on Broadway by Paul Nicholas and David Ian, Nederlander
Presentations, Inc. and Terry Allen Kramer by arrangement with Robert Stigwood.
Tickets for Grease, priced $71.50-$121.50, are available by calling (212)
307-4100 or by visiting www.ticketmaster.com.
For more information visit www.greaseonbroadway.com.


"They don't know what it's like to be a fan, ya know, to truly love some silly
piece of music or some band so much that it hurts." ~ Almost Famous

"It's nice to stay in that semi-informed fantasy land where [he] is just real
enough to have a personality and just unreal enough to be perfect." ~ Me


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