that he agreed to take part in the show only after NBC offered him too much money for him to refuse. Awards 1969 - Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for best actor in Jimmy Shine 1972 - Tony Award nomination for best book of a musical Grease 1972 - Grammy Award nomination for best score from an original cast show album Grease 1973 - Cue Magazine Award 1979 - ASCAP award for longest-running show in Broadway history 2011 - Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Production - Musical - Midsize for The Original Grease References External links 'Grease' background at imagi-nation.com Jacobs listing at doollee.com American male composers 21st-century American composers American lyricists American male stage actors American male film actors Musicians from Chicago 1942 births Living people Writers from Chicago Male actors from Chicago 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Songwriters from Illinois 21st-century American male musicians American male songwriters