The 1950's Grease: Musical Genre

“Grease”, originally a musical play write in 1971, was brought to the big screen in 1978 by producers Robert Stigwood and Allen Carr. Set to reflect the 1950’s era, “Grease” explores real life situations that several high school students during this time period were faced with – developing relationships, teen pregnancy, bullying, and peer pressure, drinking and gang violence. The use of unrealistic song and dance outbursts to portray the character’s emotions and views of life was a way to add comedic relief to real life situations. The characters included Danny, played by John Travolta, Kenickie, Leo, Doddy, Eugene, Rizzo, Frency, Marty and Sandy, played by Oliva Newton-John. Identifiable by the logos and colors of their jackets, each teenager