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 Port Chester, NY - The Port Chester Council for the Arts, in cooperation with the Port Chester Recreation Department, proudly presents Grease, the rock n’ roll musical, August 1 & 2 at 8 PM at the Port Chester Middle School, 113 Bowman Ave., Port Chester, N.Y.
Julie Colangelo directs this popular salute to the 1950’s teenager. Cindy Moore is musical director.
Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for senior citizens and students, cash or check only, at the door. Tickets can be reserved by calling 914-939-3183.
Grease introduces us to Rydell High's spirited class of '59: the gum chewing, hubcap stealing, hot rod loving boys and their wise cracking girls in bobby sox and pedal pushers. While hip Danny Zuko and wholesome Sandy Dumbrowski resolve the problems of their mutual attraction, the gang sings and dances its way through such nostalgic scenes as the pajama party, the prom, the burger palace and the drive in movie. Songs recall the Buddy Holly hiccups, the Little Richard yodels and the Elvis Presley wiggles that made the music of the ‘50s a gas.
The cast features Kenny Buffa, Port Chester as Danny; Amanda Moore, Harrison as Sandy; Andrew Benowich, Rye Brook as Kenickie; Danielle Grandazzo, Port Chester as Rizzo; JC Alejaldre, Port Chester as Doody; Amanda Mickatavage, Port Chester as Marty; Sergio Marroquin, Port Chester as Roger; Sarah Westerman, Port Chester as Frenchy; Sean McKinney, Rye Brook as Sonny; Taylor Quinn, Port Chester as Jan; Artur Szerejko, Port Chester as Eugene; Sarah Ackerman, Rye Brook as Patty; Luis Perea, Port Chester as Vince Fontane; Anastasia Marcos, Port Chester as Miss Lynch; Stephen Greto, Port Chester as Johnny Casino; Melanie Mauro, Rye Brook as Cha-Cha; and Michael Hall, Port Chester as Teen Angel. The ensemble includes Port Chester residents Kayla Caruthers, Kelly Budde, Jessica Martin and Jeffrey Aldana, plus Mickey Melillo, New Rochelle; Alyssa Davis, Rye Brook; and Julie Seiter, Brookfield, Conn.
Julie Colangelo’s directing credits include Seussical, The Boys from Syracuse, Bye Bye Birdie, Once on This Island, Once Upon a Mattress and Godspell. No stranger to the stage, she has performed the roles of Mama Rose in Gypsy, Anita in West Side Story, the Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Dolly Levy in Hello Dolly! and Ti Moune in Once on This Island. A 2000 graduate of Port Chester High School, and a teacher at M.S. 180 in the Bronx, she holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Manhattanville College.
Cindy Moore has directed over 25 shows for children and adults for the Port Chester Council for the Arts, including productions of Godspell, Pippin, The Sound of Music, Cinderella Shakespeare, Peter Pan and The Wiz. She is also on the staff of Westco Productions, serving as musical director for the Theater for Young Audiences series and Creative Theater Workshop program, and has served as composer and lyricist for several of Westco’s original productions for young audiences. She is a professional vocalist and performs at various clubs with the bands Class Act and Reunion. She is also a musical director for the Rye Arts Center.
The Port Chester Council for the Arts was founded in 1981 and has mounted over 100 productions which have featured over 2,000 adults and children. Today, the Port Chester Council for the Arts presents children’s, youth and adult theatre productions each summer along with productions for adults and teens throughout the year. The PCCFA also runs educational arts-based programs including an after-school program and an artist-in-residence program for grades K-5 in conjunction with the Port Chester elementary schools, and presented the first National Arts in the School Day in April 2008.
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