Mark your calendars: Grease will return to stage in March 2016

As Made for Stage turns 10 next year, the popular musical, put up by Nida Butt first in 2014, will be staged once again

Updated 30 Oct, 2015

Missed the 2014 run of Nida Butt's production of Grease? Her company Made For Stage Productions is bringing the show back in March next year!

Owing to its popularity, Nida and team has decided to stage it again, simply because it's a classic.

Giving details to Images, she said that some shows never die out for the audience: "A show like Grease is timeless, and has enough oomph to run for several months at a time. It is no wonder it ran for decades on the West End and Broadway. The Made for Stage Productions' 2014 run of Grease was just 20 shows, so many people never got a chance to enjoy it."

Grease may not be the only show to mark its comeback: "Made for Stage productions turns ten next year," Nida revealed. "We are celebrating by bringing back some of out most loved productions. We may even have one more blockbuster up our sleeve for 2016!"

New faces to be expected as call for auditions has been given

Although in the previous production, actors like Sanam Saeed, Ayesha Omar and Ahmed Ali (of Karachi Se Lahore fame) stunned the audience, this time Nida is giving a chance to newcomers with a call for auditions that kick off next week on November 2, 6 and 13 at MAD School.

A scene from Grease. — Photo courtesy: Nida Butt

But that doesn't mean we won't be seeing our beloved stars! "Some old faces and some new. Auditions open in November, so all the youngsters out there: it's time to brush up on those acting , dancing and singing skills and come give it a go."

Is the time fair enough for My Fair Lady?

Not yet, but Nida promises it will be staged soon:

Nida briefed as to why that production has been halted and shared how her schedule is absolutely full:

"My Fair Lady is on hold right now. 2015 was the year of festivals for us, which is why we didn't stage it. Instead we had our hands full with the Karachi Mubarak Festivals and then The I am Karachi Music Festival, which touched the lives of tens of thousands of people. Our 2016 programming remains equally busy: with festivals, education programs for children from underserviced communities and theater productions. So fans of My Fair Lady, may have to wait yet again!"