Doody % He is a great driver with nerves of steel and wins the race, bringing glory to the T-Birds and to Rydell as a whole. : 0000002642 00000 n Doody develops a relationship with a member of the Pink Ladies named Frenchy. Sandy is a relatively naive teenager who learns life lessons from her new friends. 0000003655 00000 n | 0000001133 00000 n It will increase your chances of being cast tremendously. : 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. Doody Doody is a slim older teenage boy, curly hair. do you want some? Depicting the love story of Danny and Sandy though 1950s complete with doo-wops and hand jives Grease became an immediate box office success and fan favorite. Are you sure you want to delete your template? t;P>}aMoA\n,x`&tH:,_$v 8ya. The film follows high schoolers during the 1958 school year, but no one in the cast was a teenager. Keery's role as Keys inFree Guy also showcases his skill in playing a more sweet, lovestruck character. 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. Yeah, [football player gets his foot stuck in his helmet]. She died 1979 at age 73. Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: George & Tammy. And in a 2020s remake ofGrease, it would be gratifying for audiences to see not only big names in the younger cast but also in the musical's adult supporting characters. Though she showsher classmates an intimidating, unflappable, and often very prickly or mocking persona, Rizzo nonetheless has avulnerable heart like anyone else. Member of the T-Birds Hereunites with Danny after lugging boxes at Bargain City during the summer. His character, Chris Traeger, is similarly young-at-heart and fitness-obsessed. Sonny : I'm not taking any of her crap, that's all, I'll take no crap from nobody. Jacob Batalon has made a name for himself as a loyal friend and comic-relief-with-a-heart type of character as Ned in theSpider-Man: Homecoming movies, which would make him a good fit for the lighthearted Sonny. He creeps on female classmates at thebeginning of the film. Character Descriptions Grease DANNY ZUKO: Male, High School Teen(Range: tenor, D4- . 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. 0000006291 00000 n In the novelization, his surname is never stated but his real first name is given as Donald. 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. Then *move*! before turning his attention to behind-the-camera work. Is that all it takes 15 minutes? View character biography, pictures and memorable quotes. Ruth Coolidge's favorite part of writing for Screen Rant is that she has a really good excuse to watch movies and TV all the time. He is a clumsy dancer and so the pair are disqualified from the dance contest pretty quickly. Stewart, simultaneously to Grease, had a dancing role in the 1978 musical comedy film Sgt. At the [[national dance off]] , he drops his pants at the blue moon song, exposing his white briefs. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more characters from Jan Kenickie saves money for a new car and hopes to race at Thunder Road. Dancer and actor Dennis Cleveland Stewart appeared in Grease as the leader of the T-Birds rival gang, the Scorpions, and in Grease 2 as the leader of the Cycle Lords. I'm sure glad you didn't take any of her crap, Sonny. 0000004280 00000 n Travolta eventually made his way back to the world of movie-musicals in 2007 with his role of Mrs. Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Starting her career in the 1950s, Ghostley appeared in projects including the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and the television show Bewitched. Principal McGee The movie musical was released 40 years ago, on June 16, 1978. Sonny [after Marty tells Sonny Riz is pregnant, Sonny spreads the news to others] 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. Danny A clown who enjoys putting other people on. He and Kenickie are very close friends. Simpson: American Crime Story and the title character in Gotti, which was pushed from last fall to an as-yet-determined premiere date. Simpson: American Crime Story and the title character in Gotti, which was pushed from last fall . Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 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. Kenickie Cha-Cha also helps Balmudo create the rift between Kenickie and Rizzo. In some fanfictions, his full name is given as Anthony Del Fuego. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. All Rights Reserved. Tuccis most recent work has been the role of Melissa McCarthys father in the comedy film The Heat. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss thenovel. : In the play, his real name is Ronnie Dell. She is very flirtatious and knows exactly how to use her sexuality to manipulate the opposite sex. Doody, who ends up with Frenchy, is most iconic for wielding a yellow squirt gun during fights and his odd comments. 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. Tough looking, tattooed, surly, avoids any show of softness. He tries to remain cool and tough at all times but there is genuine depth and emotion in his friendship with Danny. Can Danny maintain his cool dude status and still get make demure Sandy his girl? 0000009127 00000 n Jim Jacobs Kenickie is in love with Rizzo and is hurt when the two break up. Conaway left Taxi after the third season finished filming due to health concerns. Rizzo worries about getting pregnant. In addition to her work in Grease, Donnelly is known for her role in the United States premiere of The Rocky Horror Show, playing Magenta and The Usherette. She is the girlfriend of the popular greaser Danny Zuko. Well built, good looking, with an air of cool, easy going charm. Danny has never been an academic star at Rydell, nor has he been an athlete, but when he sees that Sandy is dating track and field letterman Tom he manages to convince Coach Calhoun to let him work out with the track team; his running career gets off to a shaky start because Danny is a smoker and consequently struggles to make it half way around the track. Danny Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Second-in-command of the T-Birds. Doody, is a member of the T-Birds . Pearls Resume: Recruit Mignone in CPO Sharkey (1976-77),Dr. Abbott/Strip Club Manager in Days of Our Lives (1986-99), Dr. Aikman in Port Charles (1998),Dr. Paulson in House (2009), Auctioneer Sims in The Walls Are Watching (2022), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: The Banshees of Inisherin. Doody, a variant of O'Dowd ( Dubhda), is a surname of Irish heritage. After starring in television series including The Paper Chase and Its Garry Shandlings Show, Tucci spent more than three years touring as Roxy Harts husband, Amos, in the musical Chicago. Hey guys, look! polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. Blanche Sonny might be the most distinctive T-Bird, and while they are all funny, he feels like the true comic relief throughoutGrease. Despite her efforts to keep this quiet the news spreads like wildfire and she is socially shunned and whispered about at school. Sonny Sonny A veteran greaser. He returned to television, portraying character Norman Briggs in the show Diagnosis: Murder. Avalon went on to star in the 1987 film Back to the Beach and has appeared in recent stage productions of Grease. Handsome, cocky leader of the T-Birds. Grease Characters Danny Zuko - The protagonist. Already well-known due to her budding music career, Newton-John was met with critical and commercial success for her portrayal of Sandy. Danny Yeah, you wish. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. Thinks she's Tinkerbell. 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. Charles had roles in series including The Incredible Hulk in 1980 and Magnum, P.I. A nerdy apple polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. Sonny 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. Humorously austere Principal McGee and her bumbling secretary Blanch provide some ofGrease's best comic relief, which is whyAmy Poehlerand Tina Fey would be perfect for reimagining the duo in the 2020s. | Well, which is it? T-Birds Danny Zuko Kenickie Sonny LaTierri Doody (Anthony DelFuego) Putzie Grease 2 T-Birds Johnny Nogerelli Goose McKenzie Louis DiMucci Davey Jaworski Michael Carrington / Lone Rider Pink Ladies Betty Rizzo Frenchy Marty Maraschino Jan Sandy Olsson 3. 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 . Zendaya has almost cornered the market on this type of teenage persona, as she shows off inEuphoria and theSpider-Man: Homecomingfranchise as MJ. Along with her appearance in Grease as the flirtatious Cha Cha, Annette Charles was involved in several other projects in the 1970s and '80s. "Grease Characters". Principal McGee Mr Popular, Danny is certified cool, and is a member of the greaser gang the T-Birds. : He also plays the guitar. Doody 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. Romantic Relatonship The Question and Answer section for Grease is a great 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. Release Dates Sonny Caesar died in 2014 at age 91. Character Profile: An Australian teenager. Character Doody Show Grease Gender Male Age Range Early Teen Role Size Supporting Dancing Mover Voice Tenor High Note A4 Low Note D3 Vocal Technique Falsetto Time & Place 1950s, rydell high school and surrounding locations Tags young boyish small open disarming deferential awestruck guitarist foolish gullible guitar Analysis 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. Plays guitar (optional). After the movie musical, Pearl dabbled in television performances in series such as Benson, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Murder She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210. [They start heading out when Sonny stops him]. A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers. Wherefore art thou, Sandy? Principal McGee The problem's in your mouth. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! : Thus, a 2020s retelling of Grease would also require a pretty heavy-hitting cast. Known for her feisty performance as the leader of The Pink Ladies, Channing continued portraying strong female characters well after her days in Grease. Stockard Channing was 34, Jeff Conaway was 28, and Olivia Newton-John was 30. Frenchy is the first Pink Lady to welcome Sandy to Rydell High, and while she seems a bit more worldly than the naive protagonist, Frenchy also has her share of uncertainly, mainlyabout going to beauty school. 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 the Pink Ladies. Not affiliated with Harvard College. Slick, egotistical, fast-talking. At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski. Sonny spreads a rumor about Rizzo. (2 READ THE PLAY before auditioning. : [Putzie looks unsure, then leans forward, gesturing dramatically]. 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. Grease Live his character (played by Jordan Fisher) sings "Those Magic Changes". 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? Frenchy doesn't like high school so she drops out and enrolls in beauty school instead. : Joan Blondell brought had numerous credits before she signed on to play the gang's waitress at the Frosty Palace. 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. (Possibility. Movies Movie Characters. First Letter Europe Blitz. Doody was one of the first who saw - and were deeply stunned by - Sandy Olsen's radical transformation from schoolgirl sweetheart to biker beauty. It's also an iconic component ofGrease that the movie is set in 1959, featuring greasers and other distinct high school types of the era. Making more than $394 million worldwide, it remains the fourth highest-grossing live-action musical of all time. No, ma'am. Sonny No, ma'am. 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. More books than SparkNotes. 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. He is portrayed by Barry Pearl, in the 2016 live performance by Jordan Fisher. Ward works as a voice director for Disney Television Animation and has been behind titles such as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Jake and the Never Land Pirates. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Those leather jackets, those school rivalries, "those summer nights" they were decades ago. : Rizzo 0000021805 00000 n Yeah, what are you suppose to do with them the rest of the 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day? In the novelization, he is described as a redhead and as having a penchant for ludicrous attire, such as shirts with loud prints, mismated socks and mixed patterns. Coach Calhoun is a tough gym teacher with the manner of an army drill sergeant. Grease follows a group of teenagers in 1958. 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. Perpetually sneering, he insults The T-Birds throughout the movie and shows off his much nicer car, finally challenging Kenickie to a race to try to steal Greased Lightning. 0000002496 00000 n Fortunately the pregnancy is a false alarm; she and Kenickie get back together at the school carnival. ; The Alleged Car: Greased Lightning, until the end of the movie. Uh no, ma'am. Yes or no? Sonny Kelly Ward portrayed Putzie in the 1978 musical. Since her diagnosis, she has worked as an advocate for cancer and founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Australia. Every teacher I got this year has flunked me at least once! Brown : She has been an avid entertainment junkie for a while and hopes to get into the screenwriting business soon. 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. Frenchy hosts a sleepover party. [With a serious but confused face] He is Frenchy's boyfriend. 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. Putzie is bad with words and dates a member of the Pink Ladies named Jan. Wards Resume: Tom Shuster in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976), Doug in CHiPs (1978), Frank Thatcher in The Waltons (1979),Pvt. He perseveres and ultimately earns enough athletic credit to become a letter man too. Company Credits 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. So cool that a British girl band named themselves after him, Kenickie is the leader of the T-Birds greaser gang. After Grease, Ward went on to make appearances in television shows such as M*A*S*H and Magnum, P.I. They had a secret romance in summer, but now back in the context of school, peer-pressure and cliques make their love a bit more complicated. Aren't you supposed to be in homeroom right now? Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Rydell High's resident "good girl", Pattie is on every committee that there is, including the decoration committee for the dance. She shows off her new glasses and likes to spend money. 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. Sonny Doody 0000016056 00000 n Since the ending of the series in 2006, Channing has redirected her career to the theater. Q.V. 17 )%yA 7dL1tYUU\\+=&:KdHR\ wn@{E4zWV^}Xq7dE=Sl 58fQ~5-K;]X She is a Pink Lady, but seems on the periphery of a lot of their activities. He is able to laugh at himself just as much as the others laugh at him. He is also happy to try to humiliate Kenickie by going to the dance with Rizzo when she is trying to hurt her former boyfriend. 4. Character Profile: A member of the T-Birds. Affiliation Oh, Sandy. Character Profile: A member of T-Birds. No hiney biting! Principal McGee Sonny Sonny For clarity, the year Grease was released, the youngest cast member was John Travolta at 24. Finally, Coach Calhoun is a noteworthy adult figure inGrease, trying to recapture his youth by leading the football team to victory and tirelessly helping Danny throughnumerousfailed athletic endeavors. Ghostley died in 2007 at age 84. 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. : Manoffs Resume: Elaine Lefkowitz Dallas in Soap (1978),Karen in Ordinary People (1980),Carol Weston in Empty Nest (1988-95),Maggie Peterson in Childs Play (1988), Evelyn Rayburn in State of Grace (2001-02), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: The Recruit. 0000004882 00000 n Has an off-beat sense of humour. (Possibility of casting two people as Eugene one as student, one as adult.) 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 The storylinefollows the main protagonists as they renew their relationship through a series of lively musical performances. During the end of school announcements by Principal McGee, Doody perked up when she stated that 'anyone' could be a president Eisenhower, or even a Vice President Nixon. You know, if we fix up this car, it could be make-out city, you know that. Grease has some hilarious adult characters as well. Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! Either way, it would just be fun to see Sprouse play a greaser, as he would probably be quite convincing. Having already starred in films including Guns of the Timberland and The Alamo, plus the classic "Beach Party" series of films with Annette Funicello, Avalon had secured his spot as an actor, singer and teen idol. Danny is a loyal friend to Kenickie and drives for him when Kenickie gets a concussion. Grease is an iconic musical movie from 1978 that delivers 50s vibes and high school drama. Conaway died in 2011 from from multiple causes, including pneumonia. Ironically, he has also gone through the same metamorphosis for her. I just ain't gonna take any of her crap, that's all. She is a master of the French Inhale who gets accepted into La Cafury Beauty School. Transitioning into voice-acting in the 1980s, Deezen has been the voice behind characters in Kim Possible, Whats New Scooby-Doo, Dexters Laboratory and The Polar Express. 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. Age In addition, Ward is a musical theater professor at the University of Southern California. After the 1978 musical hit, Buckner appeared on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. 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. : GradeSaver, 10 September 2019 Web. ,6BkCG>'=btv|)kPgMwm,m-OIB$ ,R4OA=:-d0va]Lm[`9m s2ghlvAe After appearing in both Grease and Grease 2, Calhoun made occasional appearances such as hosting Saturday Night Live. 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. Avalons performance of Beauty School Dropout was a hit and continued to be a song he would reprise in 1990s and 2000s performances. Yeah, and if you don't watch it, you're gonna be spending all your time in McGee's office. I don't take no crap from nobody. Barbour, Polly. Adaptation Name Change: Called the Burger Palace Boys in the play but the T-Birds in the movie. Black Coming off the critical success of his performance in Saturday Night Fever and his breakout role in the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter, John Travolta had established himself as a bona-fide performer by the time Grease was released. Palmer, Know the Cast & Characters: George & Tammy, Know the Cast & Characters: Ginny & Georgia, Know the Cast & Characters: Kaleidoscope, Know the Cast & Characters: White Noise, Know the Cast & Characters: The Fabelmans, Know the Cast & Characters: The Banshees of Inisherin, Know the Voice Cast & Characters: Guillermo Del Toros Pinocchio, Know the Cast & Characters: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Know the Cast & Characters: Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, Know the Cast & Characters: The Recruit, Dennis Cleveland Stewart as Leo Crater-Face Balmudo, Annette Charles as Charlene Cha-Cha DiGregorio, Johnny Contardo and Sha Na Na as Johnny Casino & The Gamblers, Ellen Travolta as a Frosty Palace Waitress. What are you doing? Having struggled with a substance-abuse problem for years, Conaway appeared in two seasons of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew.
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