To All the Boys showed Lana Condor's star potential, and there's no doubt her funny, sweet, and earnest persona as Lara Jean would translate beautifully to Jan's. The Cast of 'Grease,' Then and Now - The Hollywood Reporter The Grease castfeatures John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing. Character Profile: A member of the Pink Ladies. Grease Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. She falls in love with Danny during the summer and then shows up at his school. Doody Principal McGee Putzie He is particularly attracted to Marty and spends the entire school year trying to get her to notice him, but she finds him annoying, like a constantly-buzzing fly that she can't seem to get rid of. Sandy is an Australian transfer student in her Senior year at Rydell High. WhenGrease hit theaters in 1978, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John were some of the biggest names in Hollywood, which played a big part in the film's success. Grease Live his character (played by Jordan Fisher) sings "Those Magic Changes". %PDF-1.5 % Conaway died in 2011 from from multiple causes, including pneumonia. He is Frenchys boyfriend. Grease Cast: Every Actor and Character in the 1978 Movie Hough, Randal Kleiser, Romance, Devious Dialogues by Mike Thorn and Anya Stanley, His Blazing Automatics by Dylan Moses Griffin, Of Love and Other Demons by Justine A. Smith, The Feminine Grotesque by Angelica Jade Bastin, We Failed This Film by Dylan Moses Griffin, 12 Angry Films: Sidney Lumet on Justice by Brian Brems, Critics in Conversation by Manuela Lazic and Adam Nayman, The Disaster Area: From Airport to Airplane! by Bill Bria, The Western Enters the 70s by D.M. | or so they think. The too-cool-for-school Burger Palace Boys are stealing hub-caps and acting tough and their gum-snapping, chain-smoking Pink Ladies are looking hot in bobby sox and pedal pushers. Doody, is a member of the T-Birds . Tough and abrasive, Rizzo is the leader of the Pink Ladies. Characters Grease Danny Zuko Danny Zuko Grease See more characters from Jim Jacobs Warren Casey Breakdown Key Information Character Danny Zuko Show Grease Gender Male Age Range Late Teen Role Size Lead Dancing Dancer Voice Tenor High Note B4 Low Note D3 Vocal Technique Falsetto Time & Place 1950s, rydell high school and surrounding locations Tags Physically awkward, with. She deliberately engineers a surprise reunion for Sandy and Danny knowing that it is likely to be a complete disaster. After appearing in films such as The Amati Girls in 2001, television cameos and a tribute documentary to Oscar Wilde, Manoff stepped away from the industry. It follows the life of an Australian transfer girl and a "greaser boy" who fell in love over the summer. First Letter Europe Blitz. Grease Character Descriptions !"#$%#! 0000004280 00000 n Grease follows a group of teenagers in 1958. He also wins the dance-off at the graduation dance, but what he really wants is another opportunity to convince Sandy that he loves her. Rizzo The anything for a laugh stocky type. Marty dates Sonny and flirts with a TV host. I just ain't gonna take any of her crap, that's all. : The storylinefollows the main protagonists as they renew their relationship through a series of lively musical performances. After you claim a section youll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Embarking on some of her most well-known work in the late 1980s, Manoff starred in the Golden Girls spinoff Empty Nest for seven years. Playful, goofy, and a touch brave, having insulted Kenickie's newly acquired rustbucket car, which would later be overhauled and re-christened Greased Lightning, which Danny Zuko called him on. Hey Putzie, why don't you call her? Rizzo, the notorious leader of The Pink Ladies, is even tougher than Kenickie. T-Birds in general. Playing a car thief in the 1976 film Sweet Revenge, a stuntwoman in the 1979 film Silent Victory and the First Lady in the television series The West Wing, Channing maintained her career far into the 2000s. Related:Grease 2: Why Sandy And Danny Didn't Return For The Sequel. Leaving television, Charles went out to become a speech professor at California State University, Northridge. Already well-known due to her budding music career, Newton-John was met with critical and commercial success for her portrayal of Sandy. Sonny Grease (Musical) Plot & Characters | StageAgent 16 0 obj <> endobj xref 16 30 0000000016 00000 n Sandy and her family moved to America from Sydney, Australia, after summer vacation. Class nerd Felsnick wears Coke-bottle glasses and argyll sweater. In 2016, Conn made a cameo appearance in Foxs Grease: Live, starring Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens, thus making her the only actress to appear in all three Grease productions. Thomas McKenzie would be quite convincing as a sweet Pink Lady trying to show Sandy the ropes, and her role as Eloise inLast Night in Soho would provide strong inspiration for Frenchy, as Ellie faces similar uncertainties about whether she can hack it in fashion school. 0000002642 00000 n : It's very typical of high school movies that some actors are actually in their 20s, but many of the stars ofGrease were closer to, or over, 30. hb```b``~ ,@Q. Despite her efforts to keep this quiet the news spreads like wildfire and she is socially shunned and whispered about at school. stream In the movie, his real name is never made known. Playing the role of Miss Connie Brooks in the CBS show Our Miss Brooks from 1952-56, Arden became the first woman awarded the Primetime Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series. Kenickie is a tough guy and a charmer, most notable for trying to woo Rizzo for most ofGreaseby convincing her that he really does care and for butting up against rival greaser Leo "Crater-Face" Balmudo. When I hear music, I just can't make my feet behave. 0000006291 00000 n Find the Countries of Europe - No Outlines Minefield. Making her film debut in Grease as Marty, Dinah Manoff was projected into a career in both television and theater. 0000016056 00000 n Eugene wasn't the only nerd Eddie Deezen would portray in his career: He also played nerdy characters in movies including I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Stephen Spielbergs comedy 1941. He also has an impressive throwing arm that reveals itself when he successfully hits Coach Calhoun in the face with a pie at the school carnival. Release Dates Yeah, you wish. polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. More books than SparkNotes. Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield. T-Birds Kenickie - The tough and rude, though considerate, second-in-command. do you want some? Since her diagnosis, she has worked as an advocate for cancer and founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Australia. Grease follows a group of teenagers in 1958. One of the ladies sporting pink, Jamie Donnelly brought experience to her portrayal of Jan. Donnelly originally played the role in Grease on Broadway and was brought in to star in the film. Along with her appearance in Grease as the flirtatious Cha Cha, Annette Charles was involved in several other projects in the 1970s and '80s. At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski. (Possibility. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Youngest of the guys. When she does see Danny, she is filled with joy, but is shortly humiliated by his cool, T-Bird act that seems to her, at least, to be a deliberate attempt to brush her off. Doody : Donnellys Resume: Linda in The Six Million Dollar Man (1974),Teacher in Cant Hardly Wait (1998),Pastor in Cyrus (2010),Mrs. Cody in Black Mass (2015), Margot in Souvenirs (2020), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths. Principal McGee Frenchy is the ultimate romantic and wants Danny and Sandy to end up together and live happily ever after. Thus, actors who take onGrease roles need to be able to embody the 50s vibe convincingly, gel as an ensemble cast, and at least make their way through the choreography and singing well enough that they don't detract from the musical's magic. Craterface is the leader of the rival Scorpions gang who are far tougher than the T-Birds. Good! She has a traditional pin-up girl figure and at the same time uses, and has trouble understanding, her sexuality to get what she wants. : )%yA 7dL1tYUU\\+=&:KdHR\ wn@{E4zWV^}Xq7dE=Sl 58fQ~5-K;]X Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. This leads to an epiphany when her guardian angel appears to her and tells her to go back to high school, which she does, and she ultimately graduates with everyone else. Starting off with an eight-year Broadway run, Grease is among the worlds most popular musicals and has a cult-like following, especially among teens! : New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. 0000001133 00000 n She is a no-nonsense woman who finds her secretary somewhat annoying in her displays of emotion and affection for the students, but in her own way she is just as attached to them as Blanche is and misses each graduating year when they have left. Characters | Grease Wiki | Fandom He is easy going and a goofball, who tries hard to be as cool as Kenickie and Danny but never quite manages it. To mark Grease's 40th anniversary, The Hollywood Reporter is looking back at the stars who made beauty school dropouts and summer flings iconic and who sang the songs that have been iconic to generations of high school students. She knows that as a preppy, inexperienced girl she is not really his speed and she is not a girl he feels comfortable bringing his friends around; she decides to change into the kind of girl she believes he would prefer to be with. When he challenges the T-Birds to a race, he employs a number of methods to cheat and to try to run the Greased Lightnin' off the road completely. Doody was one of the first who saw - and were deeply stunned by - Sandy Olsen's radical transformation from schoolgirl sweetheart to biker beauty. Starting off with an eight-year Broadway run, Grease is among the world's most popular musicals and has a cult-like following, especially among teens! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published. Keery not only has the hair to pull of Danny Zuko, but he has also demonstrated as Steve that he's perfect as a cool guy character with a heart. ; Bad Butt: They smoke and drink, but in general act more . : Mr. LaTierre. A veteran greaser. When faced with intimidating the Scorpions, Doody's `weapon' of choice was a clear yellow plastic squirt gun*, which he wielded when the Scorpions rolled by the Rydell Bonfire. I've been dieting all day! Sonny Having devoted herself wholeheartedly to this task, she takes it very badly when her decorations meet a sticky end and collapse. Adult, a typical teen audience radio disc jockey. Doody, a character in the 1978 film Grease (film) This page was last edited on 26 December 2022, at 16:27 (UTC). Hey guys, look! Grease was a stage musical before it was a movie, so it naturally involves plenty of singing and dancing as well as acting. She tries her first cigarette and her first alcoholic drink at a slumber party at Frenchy's house, both of which make her sick, and she gets her ears pierced in Frenchy's bathroom, passing out after she hears the little "pop" sound. "#$#!%&$'&(!$)*%)+,( Ages are listed as approximate. The problem's in this rubber band engine. The funniest thing about Coach Calhoun is his youthful personality and upbeat optimism despite being firmly middle-aged, which is why anotherParks & Rec star, Rob Lowe, would play the part perfectly. Its mark on U.S. culture however, feels just as fresh today as it did the day it was released. Ciara Bravo has played the bad girl to McKenna's bad boy before inWayne, so they'd have perfect chemistry as Balmudo and Cha-Cha. Greases preppy cheerleader Patty Simcox. Principal McGee Here's what the Grease character you want to be says about you Slick, egotistical, fast-talking. Another iconic quirk ofGreaseis how much older the actors are than the roles they are playing. You can help us out by revising, improving and updating I'm not taking any of her crap, that's all, I'll take no crap from nobody. After appearing in both Grease and Grease 2, Calhoun made occasional appearances such as hosting Saturday Night Live. Gender McKenna has mastered the scornful teenager act, and it's easy to imagine him staring down Centineo and Keery with his patented glare. When Danny Zuko reunites with his Australian love interest, theyboth posture while hanging out with their respective friend groups. : Doody 7kp."f~3DOu3L1 TR:}:/4m\!0iO4kg~XI qaUI3I^Zg=/~'@tVj]jaak`aly-2Ag56 :>O#$ 5}Iqi#>y#y : Frenchy Putzie Grease is a 1978 musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser. Batalon could also provide a refreshing re-imagining of Sonny's brand of humor to make him less of a womanizer. : In just a few moments the entire nation will be watching Rydell High, God help us, and I want you to all be on your best behavior. ; The Alleged Car: Greased Lightning, until the end of the movie. Doody, who ends up with Frenchy, is most iconic for wielding a yellow squirt gun during fights and his odd comments. Keery's role as Keys inFree Guy also showcases his skill in playing a more sweet, lovestruck character. Age She died in 2011 at age 63. My mom's apple pie is better than this stuff! : in 1987. Doody from Grease Summary & Breakdown | StageAgent | 0000002496 00000 n : He perseveres and ultimately earns enough athletic credit to become a letter man too. She has spent the summer at the beach falling in love with Danny Zuko, whom she fears she will never see again. Sonny (2 READ THE PLAY before auditioning. Principal McGee Without further ado, here'swhat the hypothetical cast of a 2020sGrease remake could look like. 0000001649 00000 n Hey, look! After Opening Night, Blondell appeared in two more feature films, one of which was Grease. Sonny Lantieri Doody is Frenchy's casual high school boyfriend. Sketch-comic and actor Sid Caesar starred as Coach Calhoun, the man infamously pie'd in the face at the end of Grease who also coached Danny to letter-sweater glory. Finding his way to theater, Pearl starred in the Broadway musical Baby Its You! Super-handsome (that smile.. Sonny At the same event, he was one of the three T-Birds (Sans Kenickie and Danny) who `Mooned' the TV camera, pulling his pants down the whole way, briefly exposing his white underpants. 'Grease' Stars Reunite: Who Hooked Up the Most, Who Needed 'More All Rights Reserved. Tough looking, tattooed, surly, avoids any show of softness. I was just going for a walk. Putzie 0000023687 00000 n After Grease, Donnelly went on to make appearances in projects including Family Affair, Monk and Ray Donovan. "Doody" (Barry Pearl) in Grease (1978) @ movieneon.com ~uVci=8t ,KK ;O KKK&`l=T/X:)urL6p>["=ubkdxSu\t^:?Q]wS*`5uR/{tK3JRILE+] *v49+] y+!W0HC/$#1~s~XDH(ZXK3@w'|41'-@%L6/u=! ,l@)vuK<3\T0^?,*E3,PYJz68>Mj/iwu^Ocm?b5Y0tV:[&48z^[`$ : Sandy's biggest trait is being a bit of an optimistic goody-two-shoes for most of the movie until Sandy transforms herself at the end ofGrease into a greaser girl. Sonny Danny Zuko from Grease Summary & Breakdown | StageAgent t;P>}aMoA\n,x`&tH:,_$v 8ya. And what are you gonna do? Of course, Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta were both incredible dancers when they took on the roles of Danny and Sandy, but Travolta was not a trained singer. Yeah, and if you don't watch it, you're gonna be spending all your time in McGee's office. She has been an avid entertainment junkie for a while and hopes to get into the screenwriting business soon. Dingleberries On Parade! [They start heading out when Sonny stops him]. 0000009889 00000 n In 2020, the stage actress said goodbye to her home in Los Angeles, and has now made a full-time home in the United Kingdom (per The Sunday Times ), where she's found steady work on the stage of . Sonny : Rizzo got a bun in the oven. Vince Fontaine from Grease Summary & Breakdown | StageAgent That is no way to start a new semester Mr. LaTierre. Not affiliated with Harvard College. Marty is probably the group's most self-assured member, which is why Melissa Collazo would be a good fit. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role and performed the Academy Award-nominated song Hopelessly Devoted to You at the 1979 Oscars. Doody His most recent work includes his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Robert Shapiro in The People v. O.J. Character Profile: A member of the T-Birds. She is also the nicest of the girls to Sandy, her friendship is genuine and her attempts to include her in the Pink Ladies heartfelt and intentional. : After her roles as Principal McGee in both Grease and Grease 2, Arden retired from film and focused on television work, appearing in shows such as Masquerade and Falcon Crest. Principal McGee Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages Know the Castsection. "Grease" is the word and has been for four decades now, with no signs of slowing down, so TooFab reunited on-screen couple Didi Conn (Frenchy) and Barry Pearl (Doody), along with Pearl's T-Bird . Simpson: American Crime Story and the title character in Gotti, which was pushed from last fall . Fun-loving Frenchy went from her singing days in Grease and Grease 2 to living as an activist. In addition to her obsessions with writing and movies, Ruth also loves dogs, cooking, and adventuring in the great outdoors. Making more than $394 million worldwide, it remains the fourth highest-grossing live-action musical of all time. What a gavone! He leads a gang known as the T-Birds. All the same, he's perfect as Danny Zuko, which proves that the 2020s remake cast can still knock it out of the park even if some actors' singing and dancing abilities are unknown. Kenickie saves money for a new car and hopes to race at Thunder Road. He frequently fails students in P.E. Leo's girlfriend is trouble; she still seems to hanker after Danny, whom she once casually dated, and blatantly steals him away from Sandy at the school dance so that they can win the dance contest together and be seen on national television. In the play, his real name is Ronnie Dell. Danny More:Grease: Sandy Is Dead All Along - Theory Explained. After the movie musical, Pearl dabbled in television performances in series such as Benson, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Murder She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210. Well built, good looking, with an air of cool, easy going charm. Must be able to convincingly play a celebrity (25+) Songs / Dance / Other Skills Required Vocal Range Summer Nights (with Sandy) D High B Alone at the Drive In Movie Good Falsetto (Solo) All Choked Up (with to High Db Sandy) Greased Lightning (with (optional) Kenickie & T Birds) Youre The One That I Want (with Sandy) - TBC Excellent dancer Greased Lightning (Lead) D F# Those Magic Changes (Lead) RocknRoll Party Queen (with Roger) Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds) Mooning (with Jan) Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds) Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds) Alma Mater (with Choral Group of 12) Non singing Shaking at the High School Hop (Lead) Born to Hand Jive (Lead) Good energetic solo performer Beauty School Dropout (Lead) Good dancer D G Good Falsetto to High Eb (optional) F G A C Good Falsetto to High C (optional) E B Good Falsetto to E. You have already flagged this document.Thank you, for helping us keep this platform clean.The editors will have a look at it as soon as possible. She eats a lot and is often on a diet that lasts a few minutes at the most. Adult, a typical 'teen audience' radio disc jockey. Her character, Maeve Rojas, from the Peacock originalOne of Us Is Lying, is perpetually confident and self-reliant, just as Marty requires. 17 Grease (1978) - Michael Tucci as Sonny - IMDb Yeah, [football player gets his foot stuck in his helmet]. Cole Sprouse'sThe Suite Life of Zack and Codyrole would actually be the most useful for capturing Doody's humor, even though Sprouse is currently best-known as the more darkly humorous Jughead fromRiverdale. Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. Strong and confident. She is friendly enough to Sandy but is often reluctant to really extend the hand of friendship to her because she wants to impress Rizzo. The West Wing brought Channing critical success, resulting in an Emmy win for best supporting actress in a drama series. Character Profile: A member of T-Birds. : : . : Rydell High's resident "good girl", Pattie is on every committee that there is, including the decoration committee for the dance. He tries to make her jealous by bringing Cha Cha to the graduation dance, but ultimately he and Rizzo are reunited after she lets him know that she is not pregnant after all. Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! She is a master of the French Inhale who gets accepted into La Cafury Beauty School. Q.V. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Second-in-command of the T-Birds.
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