Fans of musicals know how hard it is to watch their favorite shows and not burst into song. Newtown Cultural Arts Commission says don't hold back any longer: two special Grease Sing-Along screenings have been scheduled for Sunday, May 22, at 4 and 7 pm, at Edmond Town Hall Theatre, 45 Main Street in Newtown.Grease is a favorite of ours," says Bob and Marie Schlump, owners of Café Xpresso and proud sponsors of the film, "because it was filmed way back in the happy, innocent summer of 1977. It boasts what all successful musicals have: likable stars, a simple but not trivial plot, and a lot of enjoyable music."Superman and National Lampoon's Animal House.Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta may have seemed like the obvious choice for Danny Zuko. Producer Allan Carr reportedly met Olivia Newton-John at a party and was so taken by her that he asked her to sign on for the part of Sandy, which was rewritten just for her to accommodate her Australian accent. Overall, the rest of the cast include strong performances from Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, and Didi Conn, just to name a few.New York Times critic Vincent Canby described the film as a "contemporary fantasy about a 1950s teen-age musical - a larger, funnier, wittier and more imaginative-than-Hollywood movie with a life at is all its own."The African Queen on September 1, Rear Window on September 29, a double feature with Dracula and Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein on October 30, and White Christmas on December 18.newtownartscommission.org/sunday-cinema-series and facebook.com/sundaycinemaseries.

Tickets are $2, and will be available at the box office prior to the shows.

Weren't too hip in high school? No problem. Break out those pink or leather jackets, grease up those quiffs, tease that hair, and be a part of the cast while singing (and dancing) to the lyrics on the screen.

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Now nearing its 40th anniversary, the film is one of those few Broadway musical adaptations that has enjoyed enormous success. In fact, it was the top box office winner against other movies released in 1978, including

Though it garnered only one Oscar nomination (for "Hopelessly Devoted to You," written especially for the film), the film was honored with several Golden Globe nominations, and won two People's Choice Awards for Favorite Musical and Favorite Overall Motion Picture.

After becoming known for the too-cool-for-school Vinnie Barbarino in TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter," and then starring in

Classic films in the Cinema Series will resume in the fall with

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