Olivia and John Travolta together again
Translation from Italian:
The audience, engrossed in Olivia Newton-John’s concert in Fresno, California, were shocked when John Travolta suddenly appeared on stage, completely unexpectedly, and together they sang old and new songs.
It was a real surprise, as Olivia and John hadn’t performed together since the famous film “Grease,” which created a new kind of “sex” among young people.
As our readers will recall, before becoming that sexy, edgy, black-leather doll, Olivia had a career as a folk singer that had given her considerable popularity among English-speaking audiences. Although it’s also true that the whole world became aware of her existence thanks to this film.
John Travolta, for his part, was a virtually unknown actor until producer Robert Stigwood brought him out of obscurity to star in “Saturday Night Fever.” And between this film and “Grease,” a new myth was born that would soon be imitated by young people all over the world: leather jackets, Slicked-back hair, a strutting walk…
However, after this spectacular “boom,” the so-called “Travolta fever” subsided. The young actor has since been determined to prove that, beyond that swaggering disco freak, he’s an actor capable of playing any role, although, to be honest, he hasn’t quite succeeded yet.
Olivia, perhaps, has benefited more from her participation in “Grease.” After the film, and once the “fever” ended, she continued her musical career, shedding her former angelic image and gaining a much larger audience and a much more powerful presence in her performances.
In any case, the Fresno audience greeted this new union of the two stars with wild enthusiasm, a union that promises to be not just a one-off, a specific rock concert, but something more substantial with the potential for continuity.
Indeed, after the performance ended, Olivia and John Travolta were very pleased to be together again and discussed a new project to make another film together before the end of 1983.
Photo captions: As we can see in the photo, Olivia Newton-John's concert in Fresno, USA, was a powerful performance, both musically and in terms of stage presence.
The unexpected appearance of John Travolta alongside Olivia was met with enormous enthusiasm, as it had been many years since they had last performed together.
Editor’s note - This is from Olivia’s October 2 1982 concert in Fresno, California.