Editing Grease (musical) (section)

===1973 London run and 1979 return engagement===
After an out-of-town tryout in [[Coventry]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Grease's leading man|work=considerable.com|date=May 10, 2019|url=https://www.considerable.com/entertainment/retronaut/grease-danny-zuko-richard-gere|access-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref> ''Grease'' made its London debut at the [[Gillian Lynne Theatre|New London Theatre]] on June 26, 1973, with a cast that included [[Richard Gere]] as Danny, Stacey Gregg as Sandy, and Jacquie-Ann Carr as Rizzo.<ref>[[Stanley Green (historian)|Green, Stanley]].[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWIRAljCR7oC&dq=grease+1973+london+cast+New+london+theatre&pg=PA160 "'Grease', London, 1973"] ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'', Da Capo Press, 1980, {{ISBN|0-306-80113-2}}, p.160</ref><ref>Hepple, Peter.[http://www.glenncarter.com/stage/musicals/grease.htm "'Grease' history"] glenncarter.com (from ''The Stage''), October 10, 2002, accessed August 26, 2011</ref> Later [[Paul Nicholas]] and [[Elaine Paige]] took over the leads. The production closed on February 14, 1974.<ref>[http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/1973musicals.pdf Grease 1973] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925010742/http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/1973musicals.pdf |date=September 25, 2020 }} overthefootlights.co.uk</ref>

The show was revived at the Astoria Theatre from June 7 to September 22, 1979, with Michael Howe as Danny, Jacqueline Reddin as Sandy, and Hilary Labow as Rizzo. The company also included [[Tracey Ullman]] as Frenchy and [[Su Pollard]] as Cha-Cha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ovrtur.com/production/2891414|title=Grease (London Revival, 1979)|website=Ovrtur|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26}}</ref><ref>[http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/1979musicals.pdf Grease 1979] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062930/http://www.overthefootlights.co.uk/1979musicals.pdf |date=September 24, 2015 }} overthefootlights.co.uk</ref>