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American Idol's Ace Young to Join Broadway's Grease

Ace Young as "Kenickie" in Grease (© Joan Marcus)

American Idol finalist Ace Young will make his Broadway debut in the revival of Grease, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. He will play the role of "Kenickie" September 9-January 18.

This production of Grease, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, features the original book, music, and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, plus four songs that were written by others for the 1978 film version: "Sandy," "Hopelessly Devoted to You," "You're the One That I Want," and "Grease." The production received a 2008 Tony nomination Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

Young was a Season Five finalist on American Idol in 2006. Following his appearance on the show, he traveled the country performing in 60 sold out arenas across the nation as part of the American Idols Live Tour. TV appearances include Half & Half and Bones. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his co-write on fellow Idol Chris Daughtry's quadruple platinum hit single "It's Not Over," and recently released his eponymous debut album.

The cast also stars American Idol winner Taylor Hicks as "Teen Angel" (through September 7), NBC's Grease: You're the One That I Want finalists Derek Keeling as "Danny" and Ashley Spencer as "Sandy" along with Ryan Patrick Binder as "Doody," Susan Blommaert as "Miss Lynch," Will Blum as "Roger," Jeb Brown as "Vince," Janine DiVita as "Rizzo," Allison Fischer as "Patty," Robyn Hurder as "Marty," Lindsay Mendez as "Jan," Jose Restrepo as "Sonny," Jamison Scott as "Eugene" and Kirsten Wyatt as "Frenchy." The ensemble features Ashley Arcement, Brian Crum, Natalie Hill ("Cha-Cha"), Keven Quillon, Josh Rouah, Allie Schulz, Brian Sears, Christina Sivrich, Amber Stone, and Anna Aimee White.

For more information, visit www.greaseonbroadway.com.

 

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