Literary toast to 50th anniversary of John Travolta-starrer show 'Grease'

The story of the show's ro­cky beginnings into a pop culture juggernaut is told in the new oral history book Gre­a­se: Tell Me More, Tell Me More

On Valentine’s Day 1972, a musical opened off-Broadway needing a lot of love. It was $20,000 in debt and the rev­iews were mixed to poor. A decision had to be made: Keep going or give it the kiss off?

The choice to continue was a risky but fateful one, not only for the investors but also for the actors who would subsequently use it as a career in­cubator, including John Trav­olta, Richard Gere, Pat­rick Swayze, Treat Williams, Mari­lu Henner, Peter Galla­gher, Alan Paul, Judy Kaye and Barry Bostwick.

That show was Grease, a tale of teen angst and true love set in