Ticket release for Grease

With Grease due to open at Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre on Tuesday 20 August, tickets for shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne have been selling so well that more performances have been scheduled in all three cities.  Tickets for the extra shows will be on sale from 15 July.

Additional cast members have also been announced.  Playing Marty will be Karla Tonkich, currently performing in Legally Blonde, Eugene will be played by Eli Cooper, Antoniette Iesue will be Patty, and the role of Cha Cha will be played by Andrea Arena. Also joining the cast are Jared Bryan, Elisha Chin, Stefanie De Castro, Euan Doidge, Mitchell Mahony, Natasha Marconi, Scott Morris, Shannon O'Shea, Daniel Raso, Stephanie Silcock and Jessica White.

They join the already announced cast members Rob Mills as Danny and Gretel Scarlett as Sandy, Bert Newton (Vince Fontaine), Todd McKenney (Teen Angel), Anthony Callea (Johnny Casino), Val Lehman (Miss Lynch), Lucy Maunder (Rizzo), Stephen Mahy (Kenickie), Francine Cain (Frenchy), Chris Durling (Doody), Sam Ludeman (Sonny), Duane McGregor (Roger) and Laura Murphy (Jan).

After completing its season in Brisbane, Grease will open in Sydney 13 October and Melbourne 2 January.

More info:  www.greaseistheword.com.au