Editing Grease (musical) (section)

===School version===
In order to make the original musical suitable for young performers and audiences, Jim Jacobs decided to write a "school version" of the musical. This edition eliminates all of the references to cigarettes and alcohol, and also any swearing or bad language. Most of the songs have also undergone changes as well; the numbers are all shortened greatly and edited for content/language. Some plot lines are missing from the school version, such as Rizzo's pregnancy and her song "There Are Worse Things I Could Do." This section is entirely cut from the script and score. The beginning of the pajama party in Marty's bedroom is also cut. (In this version, the Pink Ladies do not offer Sandy cigarettes or wine. Instead it begins directly with piercing her ears.) Overall, this version is considered to be [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system#Ratings|G-rated]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ststanskostka.org/wordpress/?p=5913 |title=SSKCA Drama Club presents Grease « |access-date=February 23, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223937/http://ststanskostka.org/wordpress/?p=5913 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In addition to the removal of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do", the following songs of the School Version have undergone lyric changes:<ref name="Grease:School Version">{{cite web|title=Grease:School Version|url=http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/p/2156/grease-school-version|website=Samuel French UK|access-date=8 February 2016}}</ref>
* "Alma Mater Parody"
* "Summer Nights"
* "Freddy, My Love"
* "Greased Lightnin'"
* "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee"
* "Beauty School Dropout"

The remainder of the songs have been greatly edited for time, deleting several verses from the original songs.<ref name="Grease:School Version"/>

A version of the play is available that keeps some of the adult references and [[innuendo]] but excises some of the more explicit lyrics.