popular musicals Fat returned to theaters to honor its star Olivia Newton-John, who died earlier this year from breast cancer.
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AMC Theaters CEO Adam Aron said Grease will play in 135 of its theaters. The admission fee is $5.
He added that they would donate $1 from each ticket to fund breast cancer research.
“To honor the late Olivia Newton-John, many of our US theaters this weekend will be showing her classic 1978 hit Grease, again on the big screen,” Adam Aron tweeted. “A low price of admission of $5 and through our charity AMC Cares we will donate $1 per ticket sold to breast cancer research.”
To honor the late Olivia Newton-John: Many of our US theaters this weekend will be showing her classic 1978 hit Grease, back on the big screen. A low price of admission of $5 and, through our charity AMC Cares, we will donate $1 per ticket sold to breast cancer research. pic.twitter.com/MQc28RwOPA
— Adam Aron (@CEOAdam) August 17, 2022
She played the role of Sandy, the girl next door, who trades in her ankle-length skirt and prim, proper hair for skintight black pants and a perm.
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The high school sweetheart turned mean girl resonated with audiences around the world and continues to win hearts decades after the film’s release.
The musical remained the highest-grossing musical for three decades, with Olivia Newton-John and the film’s co-star John Travolta maintaining a close relationship long after the film was made.
