I knew both authors, having been in the show from its beginning in Chicago in 1971. One of the authors Warren Casey was gay, and was 35, and working at a record store downtown Chi, after having been a High School art teacher. Jim Jacobs 28 at the time, was certainly NOT gay, a very good friend of mine all during the show. Warren died of AIDS about 15 years later. Jim is a very rich man living probably in California. One of the producers of the movie lived in suburban Lake Forest and used to come into a little restaurant in Highwood where my mother was the cook. Very friendly guy whose nickname was “Bunny” and who was also very likely gay. And that is all you will ever need to know about the gay roots of Grease. No one in our original cast, male or female, was remotely gay. I knew them all.
“No one in our original cast, male or female, was remotely gay. I knew them all.”
I didn’t say they were.
Thanks for the correction on Jim Jabobs.
Do you disagree that the movie was gay kitsch?