A Little Elbow Grease

By Richard Mineards   |   July 19, 2018
Chris Carmona, Chloe Grace Roberts, Tessa Miller, Vivian Shay, Ben Zevallos and Elvis Pagano in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Grease (photo by Ben Crop)

Grease was indeed the word at City College’s Garvin Theatre when the 1950s rock musical launched the Theatre Group’s latest season.

Director Katie Laris has done a tip-top job with two excellent collaborators, UCSB choreographer Christina McCarthy and musical director David Potter,

More than 150 auditioned for the colorful, energized show, with grueling rehearsals, four hours a day, five days a week.

With a creative era-provoking Patricia Frank set and a well-chosen cast of Ben Zevallos as Danny Zuko courting Tessa Miller as Sandy Dumbrowski, played by John Travolta and Olivia NewtonJohn in the 1978 film, Rydell High has never been so much fun!

 

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