One of the stars of the recent Broadway production of GREASETM, singer/actor Dominic Fortuna, has joined the cast as "Vince Fontaine" and "Teen Angel." Dominic starred on Broadway and in the first national tour (with Taylor Hicks) of GREASETM as "Vince Fontaine."
Dominic also performs the pre-show which drew him raves: "Dominic Fortuna, as WAXX deejay Vince Fontaine, wins the Mr. Congeniality Award of the night with his infectious crowd warm-up, his delightful smile and genuine sense of fun. He's the real deal." - Atlanta Journal Constitution
He replaces Eddie Mekka, who will no longer appear in the national tour of GREASE
TM. Over the past six months, Eddie had audiences rockin' and rollin' in the aisle, but will use this opportunity to spend more time with his family.
The 2010-2011 national tour of the new Broadway production of the hit musical GREASE
TM makes its way to Boston's Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for one week only, playing Wednesday, April 27 through Sunday, May. Press night is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale.
After spending a hopelessly devoted summer with Sandy Dumbrowski, the new girl in town, Danny Zuko's 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. The new production of GREASE
TM features songs from the smash hit 1978 motion picture, including "Sandy," the Academy Award nominated song "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "Grease" and "You're the One That I Want" - both of which were #1 hits on the Billboard Top 100 list. These songs will be heard in addition to the Jacobs/Casey songs made famous by the original stage production such as "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'" and "We Go Together."
Dominic Fortuna will star as "Vince Fontaine" and "Teen Angel." Dominic starred in the recent Broadway production of GREASE
TM as "Vince Fontaine" and repeated the role in the 2009-2010 tour of GREASE
TM starring Taylor Hicks. He has worked in numerous capacities on stage and off with such greats as Dean Martin, Martha Walsh, and Barry Manilow - just to name a few. He is an associate director and former member of the Young Americans. His television appearances include Dick Clark's "Your Big Break" and NBC's "Grease: You're the One That I Want." Dominic currently writes, creates, directs and produces his own shows for his dinner theater, The Williamsburg Showcase Dinner Theater, in Michigan.
Alyssa Herrera will star as "Sandy" and Matt Nolan will star as "Danny." Alyssa is a recent graduate of Wagner College. Her favorite roles include parts in High School Musical and Little Women. Matt was a finalist on NBC's "Grease: You're the One That I Want." He recently appeared in the national tour of Hairspray.
The tour also stars Patrick Cragin as "Kenickie," Audrey Filson as "Patty Simcox," Kelly Teal Goyette as "Miss Lynch," Patrick Joyce as "Sonny," Alicia Kelly as "Marty," Brad Lawson as "Roger," Ashley Rubin as "Frenchy," Lauren Elaine Taylor as "Rizzo," Lauren Turner as "Jan," and Marc Winski as "Doody."
GREASE
TM originated in Chicago and made its premiere at The Kingston Mines Theater in 1971 before making its New York premiere off-Broadway at the Eden Theatre on February 14, 1972. After 128 sold-out performances, the show made the transition to Broadway taking up residence at the Broadhurst Theatre on June 7, 1972. GREASE
TM was nominated for seven Tony Awards in its spectacular initial run. On November 21, 1972, the show moved to the Royale Theatre before making its final transfer on January 20, 1980 to the Majestic Theatre. It closed as the longest running show in Broadway history after playing 3,388 performances.
In 1978, GREASE
TM became a hugely popular feature film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the lead roles. A Broadway revival opened on May 11, 1994 at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre where it played 1,503 performances and won three Tony Award nominations. The new Broadway production of GREASE
TM opened on August 19, 2007 and was nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
The film version of GREASE
TM produced one of the best-selling soundtracks in history and is the highest-grossing movie musical of all time. The two Travolta/Newton-John duets, "You're The One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" were both #1 hits. The song "Hopelessly Devoted to You" was nominated for an Academy Award (1979) for Best Music - Original Song and the film's title song, "Grease," was a #1 smash hit single for singer Frankie Valli.
GREASE
TM features book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Additional songs from the film are by Barry Gibb, John Farrar, Louis St. Louis and Scott Simon.
Directed by David John O'Brien and choreographed by Joyce Chittick, the 2010 - 2011 national tour of GREASE
TM features scenic design by Tony Award winner Derek McLane, costume design by Tony Award winner Martin Pakledinaz and lighting design by Tony Award winner Kenneth Posner.
GREASE
TM plays at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre for eight performances: Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30 PM; Thursday and Friday evenings at 8:00 PM; Saturday, April 30
at 11:00 AM, 3:00 and 8:00 PM; and Sunday, May 1 at 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM. On Wednesday,
April 27, all tickets are priced at $58.00; for all other performances, tickets are priced at $28 -$98; all prices include a $3.00 facility fee per ticket. Tickets for GREASE
TM are on sale at the Citi Performing Arts Center Box Office, online at
www.citicenter.org or by calling (866) 348-9738. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 10 or more by contacting Citi Performing Arts Center Group Sales at (617) 532-1116 or at
groupsales@citicenter.org
