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Naman Ramachandran The cast of “Grease The Musical” at London’s West End have dedicated the run of the show to Olivia Newton-John, who died on Monday.Newton-John was known for playing Sandy in the 1978 film and John Travolta played Danny Zuko. After Tuesday evening’s performance, Olivia Moore, who plays Sandy in the show’s current run, spoke to the audience against a giant backdrop of Newton-John.“Ladies and gentlemen, I am sure you have all heard the incredibly sad news that Olivia Newton-John passed away yesterday evening,” Moore said.“She of course played Sandy in the film and she is an icon who has inspired countless young performers across the world, especially all of us in this company.

Olivia Newton-John tragically passed away at the age of 73 after a long, 30 year battle with breast cancer. The news was broken by the actress’ husband John Easterling via her official Facebook page and other social media pages on Monday 8 Aug who said she “passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California.” As a victim of the cruel disease, Olivia spent many years campaigning for breast cancer research, though she first gained fame when she starred in Grease. Olivia played Sandy Olsson in the hit musical opposite John Travolta ’s Danny Zuko that propelled the pair to stardom in 1978.

West End have dedicated their entire run to the memory of Dame Olivia Newton-John, following her death aged 73. In joint statement following Tuesday night’s West End performance of the show, they said it was a “huge honour to follow in Olivia’s footsteps each night” and that they had all be inspired by her work. Dame Olivia’s death was announced on Monday on social media by her widower John Easterling, who said she had died peacefully at her home in California, following a battle with cancer.

Dame Olivia Newton-John's daughter has paid a touching tribute to the late actress. The 'Grease' star passed away earlier this week following a long battle with cancer and Chloe Lattanzi has remembered her mother as an "angel on earth" who was her "safe place" and "heart space". Sharing the music video for her duet with her mother, 'Window in the Wall', Chloe wrote on Instagram: "'You are my lighthouse mama.

She’ll always be our Sandy. Olivia Newton-John’s net worth includes what she made from movies like Grease and her music career before her death at 73 years old.

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Olivia Newton-John’s Grease co-star is opening up about a big loss.

passed on Aug. 8. Did said she wanted to remember Olivia as being surrounded by "love and light.""It just so happens that's how she would sign all her letters and her emails.

Olivia Newton-John.This comes after the news that Olivia sadly died yesterday at the age of 73 following a long battle with breast cancer. Stockard, 78, described how she would miss Olivia “enormously” as she reflected on the star’s incredible warmth. She described Olivia, who played Sandy in the hit musical, as the “essence of summer” in a touching tribute.“I don't know if I've known a lovelier human being,” she began.“Olivia was the essence of summer – her sunniness, her warmth and her grace are what always come to mind when I think of her.“I will miss her enormously,” she added in her tear-jerking statement to People. Stockard played the ringleader of the Pink Ladies, Betty Rizzo, who at first clashed with Olivia’s goody two-shoes character Sandy Olsen. In the 1978 smash hit, the pair made a huge impression on audiences alongside leading man John Travolta, 68, who played Sandy’s love interest Danny Zuko.John was one of the first people to pay tribute to his late co-star yesterday.He wrote: “My dearest Olivia, you made all of our lives so much better. “Your impact was incredible. I love you so much.

After the devastating news that Olivia Newton-John has passed away, fans are likely going to revisit her iconic work.

Grease” is forever seared onto the mind of moviegoers everywhere.Olivia Newton-John shoots John Travolta’s Danny Zuko a piercing glance and knocks him over with a sultry command: “Tell me about it, stud.”It’s an iconic scene on par with “Here’s looking at you, kid” in “Casablanca” or Darth Vader telling Luke, “I am your father” in “The Empire Strikes Back.”  From that moment on, we were hopelessly devoted to her.That unforgettable turn in the hit movie-musical from Newton-John, the wondrous actress who died Monday at 73 after a long battle with breast cancer, endeared the Australian performer to the entire world.The film “Grease,” which also skyrocketed the careers of Travolta and Stockard Channing, is so beloved to this day by countless fans that Newton-John’s death, for many, feels incredibly personal. She had it all: A glorious pop voice, acting chops, incomparable beauty, likability, a Down Under sense of humor. She was a beacon of raw star power.“Grease,” in no small part thanks to her, is the rare movie that’s cherished by multiple generations — as fractious as they might otherwise be.

Goodbye to a legend. Tributes to Olivia Newton-John poured in after the actress’ death at age 73 following a lengthy cancer battle.

John Travolta shared a tribute for Olivia Newton-John, his Grease costar and longtime friend who died on Monday at the age of 83.

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has described The Wanted’s Tom Parker as “sweet and kind”, as she recalled working with him during rehearsals for Grease the Musical. Arlene and Tom, who tragically passed away aged 33 after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour, teamed up in 2017 for a national tour production of the musical based on the iconic film.

Tom Parker, founding member of popular UK boy band The Wanted, has died aged 33 of a brain tumor.

Grease is the word! When Grease hit theaters in June 1978, it was an instant hit — and its cast members became instant stars.

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Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke just earned their best score of the season so far on Dancing With the Stars!

Born to hand jive, baby! Dancing With the Stars took on Grease during the Monday, October 18, episode, with each couple conquering a different number from the famous 1971 musical.

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