Shoobop Sha Wadda Wadda

Once upon a time, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John were horny teenagers. That was quite a few years before they played horny teenagers in the 1978 musical nostalgia trip, Grease. Chances are that many of the faces in the cast of the touring production, which slides into the Music Hall (301 West 13th Street, 816-513-5000) at 7:30 p.m., have also lost the oil of adolescence. But that’s why it’s called acting, right? Realism be damned — the ear worms of this show (“You’re the One That I Want,” “Sandy,” “Hopelessly Devoted”) are bound to burrow deep, no matter who sings them. Performances continue through February 27. Tickets start at $30.
— Crystal K. Wiebe

Feb. 22-27, 2011