Photo Flash: Grease Revivial in Previews (Prod. Photos)

jacobsnchz14 · Veteran Member

Photo Flash: Grease Revivial in Previews (Prod. Photos)

MrE1111 · Guru

Terribly unappealing photos.

Kait · Senior Member

Looks like a lot of fun to me.

Ray · Senior Member

They appeal to me. They look like poses that the director set up for photos. I wanna see Max on that table.

ddktt · Veteran Member

Terribly unappealing photos.
Ditto. Dark, the costumes look cheesy, and the dancing looks bad. I hope the production didn't put these out. I guess this is why they don't want anyone taking pictures. Where was that rude usher when she was needed LOL!

reniefran · Senior Member

I agree I like the photos. The only one I don't like is the one of Max that where he is on the table he looks like he has a sneer on his face but of course I can't see him close up it may not be what he was doing at all.

MrE1111 · Guru

ddktt - These are the production photos, so these are the ones which will be used.

AZN Danny · Veteran Member

Shoulda shown Kenicke's whip.

Maxismylove · Senior Member

I like all the pictures and am happy to be able to see anything they want to release.

MrE1111 · Guru

Wait until the B-roll footage comes out.

MrE1111 · Guru

Wait until the B-roll footage comes out. The local New York station, NY1, has a very popular theater-related show called OnStage, where they, among other things, do interviews, reviews, etc.

The reviews show a great deal amount of video footage of the production.

So yea, just wait...you'll be able to see (what I'm sure will be) great video clips.

gramps3 · Senior Member

ddktt wrote:

...the dancing looks bad.

Just to satisfy my curiosity, how does one tell that the dancing is bad from a single frame still shot? Isn't that a bit like judging a pitcher's fast ball from a newspaper photo?

Stan/gramps

ddktt · Veteran Member

Stan - The dancing wasn't bad in the show, but I just really think these pictures don't show it off in it's best light. Why did they put these out? Just because they are sold out and have a "tv" audience I think it is sad that so many things are so schlocky (NOT the performers-the overall production values). I expected a BROADWAY show to be way better than what I can see at my local community theatre. It will be many people's first Broadway show.

Max looks like he is tipping over. Taking a stop action after they have jumped with their knees bent does not capture the energy of the performances.

I went to the Museum of New York on my visit. They have a theatre display that was fun to see. On the wall there are blown up photos from West Side Story and Guys and Dolls. The dancers are captured in mid-air--WOW!!!. Makes me wish I could see the show. Found one of them:

West Side Story Dancers

We have color now, and better cameras. No excuse for these poor pictures. JMHO.

gramps3 · Senior Member

Thanks for explaining. I was just curious about the criteria you were using. I don't think it was clear (at least to me) that you were talking about the quality of the photos. Knowing that explains a lot.

One of my best friends was a professional Broadway photographer and my mentor in photo classes at the University. Unfortunately he died last year. It would have been great fun to have talked with him about production shots.

Stan/gramps

grannygreaser · Senior Member

Playbill.com now has these up. It looks like the same photos only cropped.
Grease photos

-- Edited by grannygreaser at 22:12, 2007-08-07

ddktt · Veteran Member

Better with the cropping.