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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 23 JULY 2023 5 THEATRE Booking soon to open for Masquerade's Grease Grab an early bird offer on tickets to one of the most popular musicals of all time, coming to Teatru Manoel this October HOPELESSLY devoted musical theatre fans, get set: booking is set to open on Friday 28 July for tickets to watch Grease at the na- tional theatre later this year. What's more, tickets to the fa- mous musical will have a 10% discount through an unmissable early bird offer – available for a very limited time only! Joint-produced by Masquerade Malta and Teatru Manoel, Grease will be the word when the show heads to Teatru Manoel from 21- 29 October. With book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, Grease features a phenomenal score bursting with hits such as Summer Nights, Greased Light- nin', Hopelessly Devoted to You and You're the One That I Want. Apart from a film adaptation starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John – which went on to become the highest-grossing musical film of its time – Grease has also had several stage reviv- als, with modifications to ensure today's audiences will love this classic musical for generations to come. Grease follows soft-hearted bad boy Danny and goody-two-shoes Sandy, whose summer romance ended with the holiday – or so they thought, until Sandy arrives at Danny's high school, Rydell High. With such different per- sonalities and school reputations among the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies, Danny and Sandy must find a way to revive the love they found together on those summer nights. Worthy of the Grease interna- tional hall of fame, the star-stud- ded cast features Raphael Pace as Danny, Hannah Spiteri as Sandy, Jasmine Farrugia as Rizzo, Gi- anluca Mifsud as Kenickie, Ja- son Scerri as Vince Fontaine and Teen Angel, Michela Galea as Marty, Sean Borg as Eugene, Ry- an Grech as Doody, Hannah Gatt as Patty and Nikki Cassar as Cha Cha, among many others. With anthony bezzina direct- ing, Masquerade's top-notch cre- ative team also includes music director Kris Spiteri, choreogra- pher Valerie Burke, set designer Romualdo Moretti, costume de- signer Simona Mamo and vocal coach Analise Cassar. "We can't wait to be 'Hand Jiving' into Teatru Manoel this October with Grease," says Mas- querade artistic director, anthony bezzina. "This is one of the most popular musicals of all time – and with a fantastic score, a heartwarming story and a brilliant cast of performers, Grease is the ideal produc- tion to continue Masquerade Malta's 25th anniversary year, and in collaboration with the national theatre itself, Teatru Manoel." Masquerade Malta and Tea- tru Manoel co-present Grease from 21-29 October. Booking opens on 28 July at www.tea- trumanoel.mt, or by email to bookings@teatrumanoel.mt or telephone on (+356) 2124 6389. The early bird offer reduces the full ticket price by 10%, for a limited time only. To find out more about Mas- querade Malta, visit www. masquerademalta.com. Grease on the West End This article is supported by Arts Council Malta