Overview

• John Travolta donned Danny Zuko’s leather jacket and pompadour at the Hollywood Bowl Grease Sing-Along on June 27, surprising a packed crowd and his fellow original cast members.
• He announced the unplanned appearance on Instagram, noting that “not even the cast” knew he would perform at the event.
• Onstage, Travolta channeled Zuko’s swagger with the quip “L. A., I thought you were going back to Australia? That’s cool, that’s cool, baby” before leading the audience in the signature chant.
• Original cast members Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci, Kelly Ward and Didi Conn joined Travolta alongside director Randal Kleiser for a reunion moment onstage.
• The event’s success underscores how live sing-alongs paired with social media sharing can reinvigorate classic films for generations of fans.