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From the Leo..."Indeed, every single actor in the ensemble was loaded with talent. Jay Hemphill breathed life into Danny Zuko, one of the weakest lead roles in theater. Ilyse Gordon was charming as Sandy and brought a sense of realism to the often painfully exaggerated caricatures the female actors were forced to portray. Jason Button was a phenomenal dancer as Kenickie, Danny’s hoodlum buddy, especially when doing a series of back-flips across the stage. (If only he’d been given more room to dance.) Jennifer Casey Thompson, however, completely stole the show as the cynical Rizzo without even trying. Not only were her acting, singing and dancing top-notch, she has a commanding stage presence that had me watching her more than the leads."