Oh, hello, ma'am. His most recent work includes his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Robert Shapiro in The People v. O.J. When Danny Zuko reunites with his Australian love interest, they both posture while . After the movie musical, Pearl dabbled in television performances in series such as Benson, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Murder She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210. 0000009127 00000 n : No, ma'am. Sonny Danny Zuko That Danny (Picture: Paramount/Getty Images) Ah, who wouldn't want to be Danny Zuko? before returning to act in the Lionsgate film The Newest Pledge. One of the five members of the T-Birds, Michael Tuccis portrayal of Sonny was followed by a career both in front of the camera and onstage. I don't take no crap from nobody. weak eyes and a high pitched voice. Grease Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Well, which is it? The two comedians have worked with each other extensively and have the perfect chemistry to recreate McGee and Blanch's iconic dynamic, with Fey as the somewhat jaded principal and Poehler as the well-meaning but incompetent secretary. Principal McGee 0000001649 00000 n Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages Know the Castsection. 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. Doody, is a member of the T-Birds . 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. Probably the most natural and ultimately long lasting boy/girl relationship in the film is between Putzie and Jan; they are friends, then after spending time together become better friends, and end up dating after a steady getting to know each other period. 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. She is seemingly emotionless and cold and can be unkind when she wants to be, which seems to be often. Movies Movie Characters. A nerdy apple. The Grease castfeatures John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing. He decides to change his image from greaser to prepster, and presents a far more clean cut appearance to her, hoping that this will make her view him as the kind of boy she wants to date. Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! Principal McGee 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. After appearing in both Grease and Grease 2, Calhoun made occasional appearances such as hosting Saturday Night Live. You really put your foot into it this time, Chisum! Putzie feels like The T-Birds' youngest member, and he often comes across as the sweetest (aside from peeking under girls' skirts on the bleachers). He is unable to drive and has to relinquish the driver's seat to Danny. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. I loved squirt guns when I was a kid in the '50's, so I grabbed the yellow squirt gun. Three hits from her performance in the film reached the top five on the Billboard chart, making her the second woman to have more than two songs on Billboards top five list at the same time. A good looking, falsetto voiced crooner. [the T-Birds have just pulled into the driveway of Frenchy's house, where the girls are having a slumber party] Sonny : Hey Putzie, why don't you call her? Danny 1950s, rydell high school and surrounding locations, College/University, Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, High School, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Female, Star Vehicle Male, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. of casting two people as Eugene - one as student, one as adult.) Actor Mark McKenna would be a good fit to play Balmudo, as his roles inWayne andOne of Us Is Lying highlight. 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Dodgy sexual politics abound in Grease YouTube Considering Grease is set in the 1950s, the film can be forgiven for being a little backwards. Sonny Not affiliated with Harvard College. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss thenovel. Sonny )%yA 7dL1tYUU\\+=&:KdHR\ wn@{E4zWV^}Xq7dE=Sl 58fQ~5-K;]X Tuccis Resume: Norman Briggs in Diagnosis Murder (1993-97),Judge in Evasive Action (1998),Dr. Bay in Blow (2001), Mr. Mullins in The Heat (2013), Weezi Abramowitz in The Rich & the Ruthless (2018), Read More at VV Know the Voice Cast & Characters: Guillermo Del Toros Pinocchio. Having struggled with a substance-abuse problem for years, Conaway appeared in two seasons of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. Danny also wants to remain cool in the eyes of the T-Birds and so pretends to be nonchalant and uncaring, rebuffing Sandy and putting a real damper on her excitement that they are together again; in short, he acts like a jerk. Grease follows a group of teenagers in 1958. Already well-known due to her budding music career, Newton-John was met with critical and commercial success for her portrayal of Sandy. Sonny His character, Chris Traeger, is similarly young-at-heart and fitness-obsessed. Danny loves Sandy and because of this it never occurs to him that they will never see each other again; he trusts that somehow they will find a way back together. After her performance in the 1970 and '80s films, Didi Conn starred in ABC's soap-opera comedy Benson and childrens television show Shining Time Station. He is Frenchy's boyfriend. Adult, a typical teen audience radio disc jockey. Character Profile: Rizzos love interest. The anything for a laugh stocky type. Grease Live his character (played by Jordan Fisher) sings "Those Magic Changes". The Question and Answer section for Grease is a great Often the ages of characters are adjusted (within reason) -.&(#$&/)(%&'#(#**$+0)1#%&2 when we are casting 345+6#$&),%"&.&,&$#/#.&7-89:+$!#,*/#5#*#$%)!6/#$ these shows. Related:Grease 2: Why Sandy And Danny Didn't Return For The Sequel. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Hey, look! Marty dates Sonny and flirts with a TV host. Small, boyish, open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude toward the other guys. 0000005625 00000 n 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. Danny is a loyal friend to Kenickie and drives for him when Kenickie gets a concussion. DOODY: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, D4-A5) The youngest of the guys; small, boyish and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. : Recasting Grease If It Was Made In The 2020s, Grease: The Actors Who Almost Played Sandy And Danny, Grease: Rizzo Is The Real Hero (Despite The Musical Shaming Her), Grease 2: Why Sandy And Danny Didn't Return For The Sequel, Grease: Sandy Is Dead All Along - Theory Explained, Harry Potter: Why Goyle Disappears Halfway Through Prisoner Of Azkaban, Harry Potter: Why Peeves Wasnt In The Movies, MCU Vibranium Theory Answers Major Origin Questions. In addition, Ward is a musical theater professor at the University of Southern California. Putzie Sandy and her family moved to America from Sydney, Australia, after summer vacation. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and continued to work within the entertainment industry in both television and film. Plays guitar (optional). Perhaps a session of banging erasers after school would put you on the right track. He gives Danny a chance on the track team and is surprised at his ability, and by the fact that for once he has actually stuck to something. [Sonny spikes the punch, teacher chaperone turns to watch Sonny] A traditional, proper and straight-laced kind of head teacher, Principal McGee seems offended by the modern age and has unfulfilled dreams of a return to gentility for her female students that they don't seem to have for themselves. Principal McGee His most recent work includes his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Robert Shapiro in The People v. O.J. Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! Travoltas Resume: Vinnie Barbarino in Welcome Back, Kotter (1975-79),Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever (1977),Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction (1994), Chili Palmer in Get Shorty (1995), Robert Shapiro in American Crime Story (2016), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: Ginny & Georgia. Sonny spreads a rumor about Rizzo. Putzie 0000021805 00000 n It's easy to imagine Centineo delivering the classic line, "a hickey from Kenickie's like a Hallmark card," and he could no doubt hold his own in a fight as well. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike . F 5a*+J (Ek$T,&/$2T|S*(n)]%dkvxjQy-A6WH5.+d0kU2.Pr&Zy'Y0NE5UG4Hwg[0cK!,yRRr o`VF` 0000002642 00000 n Oh yeah? After her son was diagnosed with autism, Conn began to advocate for the cause and was named the spokesperson of Autism Speaks in 2008. "Grease" was released on June 16, 1978. Yeah, [football player gets his foot stuck in his helmet]. Physically awkward, with. Go to Naples, all whores. Blanche She has performed in off-Broadway and Broadway productions including Other Desert Cities, resulting in a Tony nomination for best performance. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Grease Character Descriptions Principal Male Roles Character Description Songs / Dance / Other Skills Required VocalRange Danny The leader of the "T-Birds". ~uVci=8t ,KK ;O KKK&`l=T/X:)urL6p>["=ubkdxSu\t^:?Q]wS*`5uR/{tK3JRILE+] *v49+] y+!W0HC/$#1~s~XDH(ZXK3@w'|41'-@%L6/u=! ,l@)vuK<3\T0^?,*E3,PYJz68>Mj/iwu^Ocm?b5Y0tV:[&48z^[`$ : Joan Blondell brought had numerous credits before she signed on to play the gang's waitress at the Frosty Palace. Company Credits Oh, Sandy. : Character Profile: A member of the Pink Ladies. There are so many talented actors in their 20s in today's Hollywood, however, that a 2020s remake ofGrease wouldn't need to push the ages quite so much. He perseveres and ultimately earns enough athletic credit to become a letter man too. Keeper of the xylophone, Blanche is the school secretary who begins each day by striking the notes on the instrument to introduce the principal's address. Yes, ma'am. Strong and confident. After taking time away from the industry to raise her child, Newton-John released another album in 1992, but was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after the album was released. 0000002869 00000 n Avalon and his wife, Kay, have eight children, two of whom have performed while on tour with their father. Sonny : SURE! 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. [imitating McGee] Though he flirts with Marty, Sonny's romance is the most humorously unsuccessful of the bunch. And what are you gonna do? 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. (Possibility of casting two people as Eugene one as student, one as adult.) Gender Sonny The 1950s high school dream is about to explode in this rollicking musical that is both an homage to the idealism of the fifties and a satire of high schoolers age-old desire to be rebellious, provocative and rebellious. Avalons performance of Beauty School Dropout was a hit and continued to be a song he would reprise in 1990s and 2000s performances. 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. You were just dawdling, weren't you? For clarity, the year Grease was released, the youngest cast member was John Travolta at 24. The world was a much nicer place, in many ways (a song sung by every generation that has preceded us).". Keery's role as Keys inFree Guy also showcases his skill in playing a more sweet, lovestruck character. Kenickie saves money for a new car and hopes to race at Thunder Road. The problem's in this rubber band engine. He is a clumsy dancer and so the pair are disqualified from the dance contest pretty quickly. He filled the role of the heartthrob who sings to a career-lost Frenchy in the diner, but Frankie Avalon was no newcomer to the entertainment industry. He is portrayed by Barry Pearl, in the 2016 live performance by Jordan Fisher. 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. : 2. Netflix star Noah Centineocould embody Kenickie's lovable swagger perfectly. 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. Jan loves to eat and is the best-known of the girls at the diner where she chows down frequently on freshly-baked pie. (Possibility of casting a wellknown NZ celebrity to play this role.) Conaway died in 2011 from from multiple causes, including pneumonia. He is a troublemaker and the instigator of the mooning incident on camera at the school dance. She returned in 2009 with her performance in Bart Got a Room, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Frenchy Character Profile: A member of T-Birds. Warren Casey, Doody is the youngest of the Burger Palace Boys. Elle Fanning's roles inTeen Spirit andThe Great both showcase her ability to capture a sweet, innocent personality that gradually grows more bold and confident, which is exactly what Sandy requires. or so they think. Sandy is a relatively naive teenager who learns life lessons from her new friends. : The class valedictorian. That is no way to start a new semester Mr. LaTierre. Having already been nominated for an Academy Award and with a top 10 single on the Billboard chart, Travolta was already a star when he signed on to Grease. do you want some? Arden died in 1990 at age 82. : 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. Jim Jacobs Official Sites New York, NY, Linda Ray He is hailed as one of the greats, with Billy Crystal writing in 2005, What kind of comedy would I be doing if I hadn't seen Sid Caesar?. {c\Z~4,}tk}>oQ5Y9lie1%]N!^)Rk?OBm2_ Super-handsome (that smile.. Cha-Cha also helps Balmudo create the rift between Kenickie and Rizzo. Sonny x[}WLZ\SI'K[]k-`Err3g0H1}ejTnUux~T^}P+N("n7jKmfl3y^SOUiw7thuFm#uVVPWPky|ViSvL>>KxQBm|zQ]/_>~1?gVEBVg,oFTtEU&SVpUh3VUTL~kkQUeZ_@U>S~n X_R_m>zXgM6"-X6fqz(m:I}b5Wd{;'&M[C2Z+)~ ! 1. | Sonny Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Youngest of the guys. I just ain't gonna take any of her crap, that's all. T-Birds in general. Frenchy doesn't like high school so she drops out and enrolls in beauty school instead. T-Birds Kenickie - The tough and rude, though considerate, second-in-command. Conaways Resume: Rocko in Happy Days (1975),Bobby Wheeler in Taxi (1978-82), Zack Allan in Babylon 5 (1994-98), Marcies Father in Jawbreaker (1999), Self in Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: The Fabelmans. : Sonny %PDF-1.3 Kenickie is an unlucky kind of guy; bending down to pick up the "lucky penny" that Jan gives him before the race, he ends up being hit very hard in the head by the car door opening and gets a concussion. John Travolta was 23 when playing Danny Zuko, but some. Character Profile: A member of the T-Birds. Yeah, well, this year, she's gonna wish she's never seen me. Johnson 1st Squad in The Big Red One (1980), Mr. McSpaniel/Mr. A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers. Beginning her career in the 1930s, Blondel starred in more than 100 productions both in film and television, her most notable being her performance in the 1951 film The Blue Veil, for which she received an Academy Award nomination. Member of the T-Birds Character Profile: An image-conscious high school senior. Mrs. Murdock was portrayed by Tony-winning actress Alice Ghostley, who brought decades-long acting experience with her to Grease. Kenickie He'sa top dog in his greaser gang, The T-Birds, knows his way around a car and a racecourse (and by the end of the film, a track), and is known for his total devotion to Sandy, even if he inexplicably blows her off sometimes for the sake of looking cool. Grease is one of the 20th century's most iconic musicals and high school dramas, but what would it look like using a cast of today's actors? [They start heading out when Sonny stops him]. He is often the butt of the jokes within the T-Birds but he is good natured and actually seems glad that he has a role within the gang, albeit that of fall guy. : Sandy is a naive teen girl without much life experience and seems to have lived a sheltered existence; she has never had friends like the girls in the Pink Ladies before, and it certainly shows. 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. Magazine: Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. "#$#!%&$'&(!$)*%)+,( Ages are listed as approximate. | Danny Zuko is one ofGrease's iconic protagonists. hb```b``~ ,@Q. [With a serious but confused face] 0000009889 00000 n He is no academic success, and he is not an athlete, but he excels in car maintenance class and spearheads the refurbishment of a classic car he names Greased Lightnin. Ok, so what do you guys think this is a gang bang? Student at Rydell High (graduated) Grease's final Pink Lady is Marty, the "one-woman USO" who keeps upnumerous pen pal relationships with army guys and is most noteworthy for flirting with Vince Fontaine at the dance contest. Yeah, you wish. : 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. Q.V. Yes or no? 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. She finds that she does not have as much aptitude for this as she had hoped and has a mishap in hair color class, accidentally coloring her own hair bubblegum pink. Yeah, try hopscotch, you hot dog! Blanche : Mr. LaTierre. Though she showsher classmates an intimidating, unflappable, and often very prickly or mocking persona, Rizzo nonetheless has avulnerable heart like anyone else. 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.

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