Film & TV NewsGrease Returns to Movie Theatres in April to Celebrate 40th AnniversaryTCM Big Screen Classics will bring the Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta favorite to 700 theatres next month.
By
Andrew Gans
March 22, 2018
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta in GreaseParamount Pictures
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, TCM Big Screen Classics will re-release the 1978 blockbuster film Grease to more than 700 movie theatres nationwide in April.
Screenings will be offered April 8, 11, and 14. In addition to the film, which stars John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Didi Conn, and Jeff Conaway, attendees can expect pre- and post-film commentary by TCM Primetime host Ben Mankiewicz.
Directed by Randal Kleiser and based on Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's musical of the same name, Grease was nominated for five Golden Globes and an Oscar, and was the winner of the People's Choice Award for Best Musical.
