BRINGING THE BUZZ
OFF-BROADWAY NOVEMBER 2025

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Written by CATIE HOGAN with LEANNA ADAMS,
JOHN D. BABCOCK III, CASEY HOLLOWAY,
JULIE SHAER & BRIAN TROXELL

Lyrics & Additional Book by
BILLY RECCE & DANNY SALLES

Choreographed by ASHLEY MARINELLI

Directed by JACK PLOTNICK

Written by CATIE HOGAN with LEANNA ADAMS,
JOHN D. BABCOCK III, CASEY HOLLOWAY,
JULIE SHAER & BRIAN TROXELL

Lyrics & Additional Book by
BILLY RECCE & DANNY SALLES

Choreographed by ASHLEY MARINELLI

Directed by JACK PLOTNICK

Don’t Vape! The Grease Parody played its final performance Off-Broadway on January 4, 2026.

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Photos by Jeremy Daniel | Ryan Avoux, Dante Brattelli, Jen Clark, Meg Guiney, Scott Silagy, SLee, Kristen Amanda Smith, and Lara Strong.
About The Show

Don’t Vape! The Grease Parody is a hilariously unhinged spoof of the iconic and timeless musical film Grease. The show pokes loving fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original. The hair products may have changed, but the drama, the rivalries, and the thirst for hallway clout remain timeless. It’s the musical you know and love… but dragged through a cloud of strawberry-scented vapor and a TikTok filter.. It’s the show that you want (…Ooh! Ooh! Ooh, honey!)

After originally premiering in Atlanta in 2018, Don’t Vape!  was scheduled to premiere in NYC in August 2019 at Improv Asylum. Ten days before the first performance, the rightsholders of Grease served Sketchworks Comedy a cease-and-desist letter, claiming Don’t Vape! violated their copyright. As a result, Sketchworks Comedy filed a lawsuit against Grease, believing that they were protected under fair use law. After a two-and-a-half year legal battle, Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain ruled that Don’t Vape!  is, indeed, a parody.

Meet The Team
Co-Author
Catie Hogan

Lyrics & Additional Book
Danny Salles

Costume & Props Design
Brendan McCann

Creative Consultants
Seth Rudetsky & James Wesley Jackson

Co-Author
Sketchworks Comedy

Director
Jack Plotnick

Lighting Design
Jamie Roderick

General Management
Visceral Entertainment

Lyrics & Additional Book
Billy Recce

Music Supervision & Arrangements
Lena Gabrielle

Sound Design
Shannon Slaton

Produced by
Sketchworks Comedy & Visceral Entertainment

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Theater 555

555 W 42nd Street

New York, NY 10036

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Written by CATIE HOGAN with LEANNA ADAMS,
JOHN D. BABCOCK III, CASEY HOLLOWAY,
JULIE SHAER & BRIAN TROXELL

Lyrics & Additional Book by
BILLY RECCE & DANNY SALLES

Choreographed by ASHLEY MARINELLI

Directed by JACK PLOTNICK

WHY THE “DON’T?”

After doing our own research, vaping, it turns out, is dangerous for your health (with the possible exception of strawberry-kiwi flavor – studies pending).

Once we learned that popcorn lung is not a concession snack, we felt compelled to change our show’s messaging – out of concern for public health, and respect for the ongoing sensitivities within the theater community.

Don’t vape – it’s bad for you! But do see DON’T VAPE! The Grease Parody!

-Sketchworks Comedy, Producers of DON’T VAPE!