“Grease” may have ended happily but the 1950s weren’t filled with carnivals and slumber parties. Problems existed – ones the iconic 1970s film didn’t address.
That’s where “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” comes in. Showing Rydell High four years earlier, the new Paramount+ series digs into the backgrounds of earlier Pink Ladies.
People are also reading… Characters, as a result, have the ability to confront a number of social issues in the new iteration. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Misogyny and racism, says Tricia Fukuhara, were prevalent in the 1950s but they were dealt with differently. Her character, Nancy, is just out of an internment camp and has to figure out how to navigate high school.
Veteran songwriter Justin Tranter penned songs that fit the narrative, “so it’s still based in truth.” To make a musical connection, he used the title tune from the film, then gave it a spin. “It’s 2023 looking back at the ‘70s and the ‘50s,” he says.
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