"Sing-a-long Grease" - Good Time, Bringing People Together

I have experienced the “Sing-a-long” versions of The Sound of Music, the Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins. While each was fun in its own way nothing compared to my experience from last night, Friday January 4, 2008 at Cinema 21.

While many of the sing-a-longs were well attended, last night’s opening was completely packed. The age range was from very young to very old. People came in poodle skirts, leather jackets and a few into some very tight spandex of varying colors along with some other interesting costumes.

The crowd was rowdy but not in a bad way. Everyone was there to have fun. It was like a community of sorts.

Even before the movie started and we were being instructed in what to expect, the explanation of our goodie bag (sunglasses, comb, party poppers, candy cigarette, glow stick, and bubble maker) and suggestions on where to use them during the movie every member was attentive and going with the flow. There was a costume contest; audience claps declared the winners of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

We practiced a little singing and surprisingly the audience knew all the words without the prompts which occur during the movie. We all practiced doing the hand jive as well.

I don’t know what it was but it was like every person was in sync, like we were one mind like a Vulcan mind melt.

Once the movie started so did even more fun. There was the swelling “Love is a Many Splendor Thing”, the big kiss between Danny and Sandy and we were then off to Rydell High and all the high jinxes.

From the moment the song “Grease” started to the very end the entire audience was in sync with the singing and all our movements, dancing, using of the props, it was a totally mystic experience.

I had fun, really a lot of fun. Now I am a big musical theater/movie queen and I sing a long at home and silently in the theater or movie house but here we were loud and we were of one voice.

It was truly a heavenly, exhilarating, and mystical experience.

Who could of thought that a movie musical could do such a thing, bring so many people of different cultures, ages, experiences and put us together and everyone was open to the joy of the experience without any issues.

It was an evening filled with surprise but ultimately sheer joy and fun.

If you have a chance to catch this sing-a-long experience I highly recommend it. You will not be disappointed.

All is can say is:

We go together like
rama lama lama ke
ding a de dinga a dong
remembered for ever like
shoo bop shoo wadda wadda yipitty boom de boom
Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop
That's the way it should be
Wha oooh yeah!
We're one of a kind
Like dip di-dip di-dip
Doo-bop a doo-bee doo
Our names are signed
Boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy boog-e-dy
Shoo-by doo-wop she-bop
Chang chang chang-it-ty chang shoo-bop
We'll always be like one
Wa-wa-wa-waaa!