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===2008 U.S. tour===
A U.S. national tour began on December 2, 2008, in Providence, Rhode Island, and closed on May 23, 2010, at the [[Palace Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio)|Palace Theatre]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio.<ref>[http://boston.broadwayworld.com/article/GREASE_National_Tour_to_Play_Final_Performance_May_23_20100522 " 'Grease' National Tour to Play Final Performance May 23"] BroadwayWorld.com, accessed May 28, 2010</ref> [[Taylor Hicks]] reprised his role as the Teen Angel after playing the part on Broadway, with Eric Schneider as Danny and [[Emily Padgett]] as Sandy.<ref>Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123832.html "Grease Tour, with "American Idol" Winner Hicks, Kicks Off Dec. 2 in RI"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107153622/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123832.html |date=January 7, 2009 }}, Playbill.com, December 2, 2008</ref> [[Lauren Zakrin|Lauren Ashley Zakrin]] replaced Emily Padgett as Sandy in October and [[Ace Young]] joined the tour as Danny on December 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ace_Young_Allison_Fischer_Laura_DAndre_Jesse_JP_Johnson_and_Jamison_Scott_Join_GREASE_TOUR_20091129 |title=Ace Young, Allison Fischer, Laura D'Andre, Jesse JP Johnson and Jamison Scott Join ''Grease'' Tour |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |date=November 29, 2009 |access-date=January 18, 2010}}</ref>