VISTA, CA (April 21, 2025) – Moonlight Stage Productions’ 44th season opens with Grease from April 30-May 17.
Grease is both a homage to the idealism of the fifties and a satire of high schoolers’ age-old desire to be rebellious. At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbroski. They had a secret romance in summer, but now back in the context of school, peer pressure and cliques make their love a bit more complicated. Can Danny maintain his cool dude status and still get demure Sandy to be his girl?
The whole gang sings and dances around Danny and Sandy’s romance through hit songs like “Greased Lightnin’,” “We Go Together,” and “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. Achieving an eight-year Broadway run, Grease is among the world’s most popular musicals, and Moonlight is excited to bring it back to San Diego.
“Our 44th season will be historic, with three regional premieres, and we’re very excited to open it with Grease. For this production, Nikki Snelson is bringing a fresh new perspective to this family with new choreography and dance styles. But don’t worry, we’re still featuring all the songs you love from both the stage musical and the movie including “We Go Together” and “Hopelessly Devoted To You.” It promises to be an electrifying show!”
-Steve Glaudini, Producing Artistic Director
The Moonlight Production
Nikki Snelson, Director & Choreographer
Lyndon Pugeda, Music Director
Anthony Carro, Danny Zuko
Camie Del Rosario, Sandy Dombrowski
Giovanna Martinez, Rizzo
Naomi Tiana Rodgers, Teen Angel & Miss Lynch
Aaron Stewart, Vince Fontaine
Rounding out the creative team: Ryan Marsh (Lighting Designer), Jordan Gray (Sound Designer), Austin Dycus (Video Design), Peter Herman (Hair & Wig Design), Bonnie Durben (Properties Coordinator), Stephen Gifford (Set Designer) and Stanley D. Cohen (Stage Manager). Elle May Patterson is the Assistant Choreographer and the musical orchestration and arrangements are from Chris Jahnke.
The cast also includes John Cardenas as Sonny, Kyle Frattini as Doody, Aaron Gibbs as Kenickie, and Chase Lowary rounds out the T-Birds as Rodger. The Pink Ladies include Audrey Deubig as Frenchy, Jasmine January as Jan, and Noelle Roth as Patty Simcox.
For more information, call (760) 724-2110 or visit moonlightstage.com.
CALENDAR INFORMATION
“Grease”
April 30-May 17, 2025 at 8 p.m.
Gates open at 6:30 p.m. for dining and picnicking. Table reservations on the Moonlight Patio are available for $5 per person and include early entry at 6 p.m.
The Moonlight Amphitheatre is located at 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista.
TICKET INFORMATION
Single tickets are priced $25 – $67 with additional general lawn discounts for seniors, students, and the military.
MOONLIGHT STAGE PRODUCTIONS 2025 SEASON
“Grease” – April 30-May 17
“Waitress” – June 4-21
“Anastasia The Musical” – July 9-26
“Fiddler on the Roof” – August 13-30
“Prince of Egypt The Musical” – September 10-27
MOONLIGHT CONECRT SERIES 2025
The 2025 Moonlight Concert Series is made up of returning favorites, award-winning cover bands, and exciting headliners. Shows include:
Michael W. Smith: Far Beyond the Horzion Tour – May 24
An Acoustic Evening with Leann Rimes – August 2
Pop 2000 Tour hosted by Chris Kirpatrick of N’SYNC – October 4
And more!
ABOUT THE MOONLIGHT & MOONLIGHT STAGE PRODUCTIONS
Winner of several San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including “Best Resident Musical” for 2019’s “West Side Story” and 2017’s “In the Heights,” Moonlight Stage Productions has been named “San Diego’s #1 Outdoor Theatre” by readers of ‘San Diego Magazine.’ Moonlight Stage Productions provides high-caliber Broadway musical theatre in the 1800-person capacity Moonlight Amphitheatre, owned and operated by the City of Vista. Audiences attend from throughout San Diego, Southern Riverside, and Orange Counties, making the Moonlight a regional destination for Broadway musical theatre. The Moonlight’s summer season of Broadway musicals is produced in the picturesque Moonlight Amphitheatre and has been a summertime tradition experienced by more than one million people since the theatre’s founding by Kathy Brombacher in 1981. Throughout the decades, the Amphitheatre has seen numerous transformations, but nothing as dramatic as the total reconstruction of the stage house in 2008-2009. A state-of-the-art venue was revealed with a grand reopening in June 2009, including a modern stage and audience facilities. Since then, the Amphitheatre has extended its entertainment offerings with the addition of the Moonlight Concert Series which provides musical entertainment all year. Moonlight Stage Productions is the cultural arts program of the City of Vista and is produced in partnership with the Moonlight Cultural Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which supports the programming at The Moonlight year-round in addition to offering youth education programs through Moonlight Youth Theatre.
