Feb 22, 2025 By Melissa Gibson 2 min read

Uniontown Area High School will bring the classic musical “Grease” to the stage this spring, taking audience members back to high school with the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies

“With our final performance of ‘Newsies’ last spring, we said goodbye to a very strong group of seniors. This year, the torch has been passed down to a much younger group, largely made up of sophomores and juniors,” said Wyatt Wilson, Drama Club sponsor and Band and Choral director.

Set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School, the musical is set after the secret summer romance of T-Bird Danny Zuko and innocent transfer student Sandy Dumbrowski (she went by the name Sandy Olsson in the 1978 movie).

It includes song favorites like “Grease,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “You’re the One That I Want.”

The performance is packed with music, dance numbers and plenty of comedy, a perfect combination for a group of new high school performers, said Wilson.

Rylan Jeffreys and Isa Braun star in the lead roles and the entire cast brings the “Born to Hand Jive” segment alive with hand clapping choreography.

Wilson said he is confident the younger performers will wow audiences.

“What this group lacks in experience, they more than make up for with talent and passion for performing. This show has definitely put their comedic chops to the test, but they’ve had a great time bringing the wildly-over-the-top students of Rydell High to life,” Wilson said.

Though the community can expect a similar experience to the past few years at the Margaret A. Emelson Auditorium, the website that hosts online ticket sales has changed.

Visit https://cur8.com/14261/project/84935 to purchase tickets for $15. Available performances are at 7 p.m., March 20-22.