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Jason Donovan to play Teen Angel in GREASE at certain performances at the Dominion Theatre

Australian star singer and actor Jason Donovan will play Teen Angel at certain performances in a new production of Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical Grease, opening at the Dominion Theatre from 3 May 2022.

Donovan’s first performance will be on Wednesday 29 June, but patrons are advised to check the website for his performance schedule.

Jason Donovan said: "As a lifelong fan of the show, I'm thrilled to be joining the cast of Grease in the role of Teen Angel at the Dominion Theatre for 6 weeks this year. While I may have missed the boat on playing Danny, the Teen Angel seemed like the perfect fit. I especially look forward to those few performances I get to perform with Peter Andre as Vince Fontaine. Who would have thought two Aussie's would take to the West End in such a well-loved musical, singing the most iconic songs? Roll on June."

Also in the cast are Dan Partridge (Hairspray, UK tour; MAMMA MIA! West End) and Olivia Moore (Waitress and Heathers, West End) as Danny and Sandy respectively, with Jocasta Almgill (& Juliet, West End) as Rizzo, Paul French (Grease, UK tour) as Kenickie, Noah Harrison (Arts Educational School graduate) as Roger, Mary Moore (Little Women, Park Theatre) as Jan, Jake Reynolds (professional debut) as Doody, Lizzy-Rose Esin-Kelly (A Chorus Line, Curve) as Marty, Damon Gould (Pretty Woman: The Musical, West End) as Sonny, Eloise Davies (Be More Chill, The Other Palace) as Frenchie, Darnell Mathew James (Urdang Academy graduate) as Eugene, Jessica Croll (Hairspray, UK tour) as Patty Simcox, Katie Lee (Matilda The Musical, West End) as Cha Cha, Ronan Burns (West Side Story, Curve) as Johnny Casino and Corinna Powlesland (An Officer and A Gentleman, Regents Park Open Air Theatre) as Miss Lynch. Darren Bennett (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, West End) will play Officer Mailie and Vince Fontaine at certain performances.

They are joined by Jack Harrison-Cooper, Pearce Barron, Ben Culleton, Rishard-Kyro Nelson, Ellie Kingdon, Kamilla Fernandes, Remi Ferdinand, Kalisha Johnson, Zack Guest, Imogen Bailey, Kevin O’Dwyer and Carly Miles.

Grease is directed by Nikolai Foster, with choreography by Arlene Phillips, design by Colin Richmond, orchestrations and musical supervision by Sarah Travis, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Tom Marshall and Richard Brooker, and video and projection by Douglas O’Connell.

For more information and to book tickets, please click here.