Indigenous musical ‘Bear Grease’ draws sold-out crowds across Canada
The Indigenous musical “Bear Grease” is playing to sold-out audiences on a Canadian tour following a successful off-Broadway run in New York City, according to ICT. The show, created by Crystle Lightning and rapper MC RedCloud, reimagines the 1978 movie “Grease” with Indigenous music, humor and storytelling.
Lightning told the audience at Winnipeg’s Burton Cummings Theatre that the cast worked hard to bring Indigenous representation to the stage. “We’re the first Indigenous musical to have our own playbill,” Lightning was quoted as saying. “We had a dream, we had a goal, and we chased after it.” RedCloud said the all-Indigenous cast honors elders who “paved the way” and reflects how far Indigenous performers have come since the 1950s and 1960s.
- 1.ICT.
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