Vape! The Grease Parody at Apollo Theater

Vape! The Grease Parody

Apollo Theater
2540 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago

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!)

Thru - Jan 3, 2027

Thu, Aug 27: 7:30pm

Fri, Aug 28: 7:30pm

Sat, Aug 29: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Aug 30: 2:30pm

Thu, Sep 3: 7:30pm

Fri, Sep 4: 7:30pm

Sat, Sep 5: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Sep 6: 2:30pm

Thu, Sep 10: 7:30pm

Fri, Sep 11: 7:30pm

Sat, Sep 12: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Sep 13: 2:30pm

Thu, Sep 17: 7:30pm

Fri, Sep 18: 7:30pm

Sat, Sep 19: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Sep 20: 2:30pm

Tue, Sep 22: 7:30pm

Wed, Sep 23: 7:30pm

Thu, Sep 24: 7:30pm

Fri, Sep 25: 7:30pm

Sat, Sep 26: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Sep 27: 2:30pm

Tue, Sep 29: 7:30pm

Wed, Sep 30: 7:30pm

Thu, Oct 1: 7:30pm

Fri, Oct 2: 7:30pm

Sat, Oct 3: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Oct 4: 2:30pm

Wed, Oct 7: 7:30pm

Thu, Oct 8: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Fri, Oct 9: 7:30pm

Sat, Oct 10: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Oct 11: 2:30pm

Tue, Oct 13: 7:30pm

Wed, Oct 14: 7:30pm

Thu, Oct 15: 7:30pm

Fri, Oct 16: 7:30pm

Sat, Oct 17: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Oct 18: 2:30pm

Wed, Oct 21: 7:30pm

Thu, Oct 22: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Fri, Oct 23: 7:30pm

Sat, Oct 24: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Oct 25: 2:30pm

Tue, Oct 27: 7:30pm

Wed, Oct 28: 7:30pm

Thu, Oct 29: 7:30pm

Fri, Oct 30: 7:30pm

Sat, Oct 31: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Nov 1: 2:30pm

Wed, Nov 4: 7:30pm

Thu, Nov 5: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Fri, Nov 6: 7:30pm

Sat, Nov 7: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Nov 8: 2:30pm

Tue, Nov 10: 7:30pm

Wed, Nov 11: 7:30pm

Thu, Nov 12: 7:30pm

Fri, Nov 13: 7:30pm

Sat, Nov 14: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Nov 15: 2:30pm

Wed, Nov 18: 7:30pm

Thu, Nov 19: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Fri, Nov 20: 7:30pm

Sat, Nov 21: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Nov 22: 2:30pm

Tue, Nov 24: 7:30pm

Wed, Nov 25: 7:30pm

Fri, Nov 27: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sat, Nov 28: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Nov 29: 2:30pm

Wed, Dec 2: 7:30pm

Thu, Dec 3: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Fri, Dec 4: 7:30pm

Sat, Dec 5: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Dec 6: 2:30pm

Tue, Dec 8: 7:30pm

Wed, Dec 9: 7:30pm

Thu, Dec 10: 7:30pm

Fri, Dec 11: 7:30pm

Sat, Dec 12: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Dec 13: 2:30pm

Wed, Dec 16: 7:30pm

Thu, Dec 17: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Fri, Dec 18: 7:30pm

Sat, Dec 19: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Dec 20: 2:30pm

Mon, Dec 21: 7:30pm

Tue, Dec 22: 7:30pm

Wed, Dec 23: 7:30pm

Sat, Dec 26: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Dec 27: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Mon, Dec 28: 7:30pm

Tue, Dec 29: 7:30pm

Wed, Dec 30: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Fri, Jan 1: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sat, Jan 2: 2:30pm & 7:30pm

Sun, Jan 3: 2:30pm

Price: $45-$65

Show Type: Musical

Box Office: 773-935-6100

Running Time: 1hr, 30mins

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Vape! The Grease Parody Reviews

Average Rating based on 5 reviews

Highly Recommended
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Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...But, happily, “Vape!” is very funny. This show from New York has arrived in Chicago, ground zero for “Grease” and the town where the show’s creator, Jim Jacobs, once gave this agog critic a driving tour of the actual Northwest Side homes of Sandy and Danny. I actually thought there were more laughs in this tawdry parody than in “Titaníque,” and people are paying Broadway prices for all that entertaining Celine Dion nonsense."

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- Chris Jones

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

"...The show is roughly 90 minutes of fun and spoofing the actual story of these greasers and looking at each character in a whole new light. There are some very cute bits, and some very talented performers who appear to be having as much fun as the audience. The opening audience was composed of some very young members ( let's say in their 30's) as we as a few of us elders ( who lived during the times that "Grease" is about."

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- Alan Bresloff

Chicago Theatre Review - Recommended

"...One of the most popular of all the American musical classics is Jim Jacobs’ and Warren Casey’s much-enjoyed, much-produced, tuneful and nostalgic satire of Chicago high school life during the 1950’s. And unless you’ve been living under a rock you know that the musical was adapted in 1978 into the highest grossing movie musical of all time. It starred Aussie actress and pop star, Olivia Newton-John, and “Saturday Night Fever” favorite actor/singer/dancer, John Travolta. So, in addition to becoming an international staple for both amateur and professional theatre groups alike, the film has gone down in history as an international favorite flick."

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- Colin Douglas

The Fourth Walsh - Highly Recommended

"...Who doesn’t remember the cult classic movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John? A boy and girl meet and fall in love during the summer. Complications arise when they return to school. He’s a T-Bird greaser and she’s a wholesome Australian exchange student. To be together, someone must change. This beloved musical, set in the 1950s, debuted in the 1970s and has gotten a modern day makeover. After a successful Off-Broadway run, VAPE! brings its satire to Chicago."

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- Katy Walsh

Entertaining Chicago - Highly Recommended

"...A loving send-up of a beloved musical, Vape! The Grease Parody takes the familiar world of Rydell High and gleefully pulls apart its characters, songs, and questionable choices to make an entertaining tale of its own."

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- Alli Doubek

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