The wokerati are now ruining Grease.
Jocasta Almgill, who has a lead role as Rizzo in London’s revamped stage return of Grease, is fiercely proud to be one of its “three black Pink Ladies”.
The original 1978 hit film, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, definitely did not have a diverse cast.
And Almgill tells BBC News: “We have three black Pink Ladies, which is the first time ever – that’s iconic.”
The musical, back in the West End after 15 years, has also been updated to include same-sex dancing and “empowered” female characters.
I don’t know what it is, but it isn’t Grease. One to avoid.
Grease is about US teenagers in the 1950s, with a summer romance between “good girl Sandy and greaser Danny” becoming complicated when they end up in the same high school.
Yup, that’s Grease. The above is not. If they want to produce something gritty, diverse, stunning and brave, write something new and if it’s good enough people will pay to see it.
Not so much ‘Grease’ as ‘Lubricant’ perhaps?
In future productions:
The Three Pink Ladies as Robin Hood’s fluid persons
The Three Pink Ladies at the Battle of the Bulge
The Three Pink Ladies as the witches in Macbeth (or is this too divisive?)
The Three Pink Ladies and Mary Poppins
When it totally flops, she will undoubtedly blame racism
Seems like this is the version of Grease that won’t be ‘The one that I want’.
/applause
Back in 50s America that wouldn’t have been tolerated either.
Good point. Dems & their buddies KKK enforced segraation, now Dems are doing it again
Won’t be going, or watching when Al-Beeb broadcast it
Talking of Al-Beeb: £50 Million study to see what people watch. WTF, independant viewing figures are published daily. They can also see iPlayer and Youtube figures. It’s a scam to give more of taxpayers money to Left & BBC worshippers