About the Performance
Program
5:30 PM – Hunter Pavilion (also broadcast to screens)
Dance Moves & Costume Contest with Paul Lisnek
Warm up your vocals for some “Summer Nights” singing and get those dance moves down for “Born to Hand Jive" with Paul and his pros! And be sure to wear your Pink Lady or T-Bird finest for a chance to win a sweet prize.
6:00 PM – Hunter Pavilion/Lawn Video Screens
Grease
Please note that this showing does not feature a live orchestra; the classic, Golden Globe-nominated film is shown with its complete, original 1978 soundtrack recording.
–No Intermission–
Program subject to change
Host: Paul Lisnek
Paul Lisnek is a multi-Emmy, Telly, and Cablefax Award-winning television anchor and host. A regular on-air favorite personality on WGN-TV for 18 years, Lisnek covered politics, law, and theater. He now hosts Curtain Call Chicago, a popular theater and arts podcast seen and heard on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and other platforms. He interviews celebrities and creatives tied to the Chicagoland theater scene. Airing from 2010 to 2020, On the Comcast Network, Lisnek hosted Broadway in Chicago Backstage, an interview program taped in front of a live studio audience featuring the casts and creative teams from the leading shows in Chicago, including Hamilton, Wicked, Dear Evan Hansen, Book of Mormon, First Wives Club, The Last Ship, Paradise Alley, and many more. The Museum of Broadcast Communications is home to a permanent Paul M. Lisnek Gallery, which honors his life and career in TV and radio, and the Chicago City Council named June 19, 2023, Paul Lisnek Day in the City of Chicago. He is the author of 15 books, including the award-winning fiction book Assume Treason; has appeared in feature films; and is a frequent emcee for events in the theater, animal, and health communities. PaulLisnek.com
No Live Orchestra
The Grease Sing-Along is presented on giant video panels in the Hunter Pavilion and facing the north and south sections of the Lawn, featuring each song’s lyrics on the screens.
Please note that this showing does not feature a live orchestra; the classic, Golden Globe-nominated film is shown with its complete, original 1978 soundtrack recording