Kenickie, got any Scotch tape? Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Second-in-command of the T-Birds. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Right, the chick is gonna have to put out before she even gets in. He perseveres and ultimately earns enough athletic credit to become a letter man too. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Netflix star Noah Centineocould embody Kenickie's lovable swagger perfectly. Sonny Although Kenickie is the assumed leader, Danny is well-respected and certainly someone the other T-Birds look up to. Blanche In addition, Ward is a musical theater professor at the University of Southern California. : 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. 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. 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. She eats a lot and is often on a diet that lasts a few minutes at the most. What a gavone! 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. 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. Sonny 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. 3. YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves. : 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 Physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high pitched voice. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. When a guy picks a chick over his buddies, something's gotta be wrong. 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. More books than SparkNotes. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Brown Travolta eventually made his way back to the world of movie-musicals in 2007 with his role of Mrs. Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Not affiliated with Harvard College. 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. "#$#!%&$'&(!$)*%)+,( Ages are listed as approximate. Character Profile: A member of the T-Birds. Sonny Characters Grease Danny Zuko Danny Zuko Grease See more characters from Jim Jacobs Warren Casey Breakdown Key Information Character Danny Zuko Show Grease Gender Male Age Range Late Teen Role Size Lead Dancing Dancer Voice Tenor High Note B4 Low Note D3 Vocal Technique Falsetto Time & Place 1950s, rydell high school and surrounding locations Tags Love interest . Yes, ma'am. Join the StageAgent community Sandy Dumbrowski - New in town, a wholesome, pure, kind, clumsy, and innocent girl. Stockard Channing was 34, Jeff Conaway was 28, and Olivia Newton-John was 30. class. % : She is a Pink Lady, but seems on the periphery of a lot of their activities. #.&;*/&#(')%)+,2 ?)%"),$&#(+,@? First Letter Europe Blitz. He is a clumsy dancer and so the pair are disqualified from the dance contest pretty quickly. In the movie, his real name is never made known. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring : He'd used it prior to Summer Nights, squirting Putzie up the nose for hiding under the bleachers, looking up girl's skirts. : "Grease" was released on June 16, 1978. 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. Strong and confident. : 0000003655 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. Sonny Leaving television, Charles went out to become a speech professor at California State University, Northridge. Putzie Doody, a character in the 1978 film Grease (film) This page was last edited on 26 December 2022, at 16:27 (UTC). He's best known as Peter Kavinsky inTo All the Boys I've Loved Before, a role that shows off his impeccable charm and winning smile. 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. Beginning her career in the 1930s, Arden starred in the 1937 drama Stage Door and won an Academy Award for her role in the 1945 film Mildred Pierce. Jan : Another T-Bird, Sonny feels that he is utterly irresistible to women; unfortunately women just don't feel this way. Principal McGee Grease is an iconic musical movie from 1978 that delivers 50s vibes and high school drama. She died 1979 at age 73. : He is a troublemaker and the instigator of the mooning incident on camera at the school dance. 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. Principal McGee 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. 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. ; The Alleged Car: Greased Lightning, until the end of the movie. Perhaps a session of banging erasers after school would put you on the right track. Grease follows a group of teenagers in 1958. | 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. She is humiliated by her new role of "bad girl" at Rydell, and she becomes even more lonely than she was before. Character Profile: An image-conscious high school senior. 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. After her son was diagnosed with autism, Conn began to advocate for the cause and was named the spokesperson of Autism Speaks in 2008. 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. Aside from Danny, Kenickie is The T-Birds' biggest personality, and he boasts even more confidence most of the time. Having devoted herself wholeheartedly to this task, she takes it very badly when her decorations meet a sticky end and collapse. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. 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. More Memorable Characters from Grease: John Travolta as: "Danny Zuko" Olivia Newton-John as: "Sandy Olsen" Stockard Channing as: "Betty Rizzo" Jeff Conaway as: "Kenickie" Michael Tucci : Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages Know the Castsection. No, ma'am. 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. Here's what the Grease character you wanted to be says about you. in 1987. The West Wing brought Channing critical success, resulting in an Emmy win for best supporting actress in a drama series. : : Despite her efforts to keep this quiet the news spreads like wildfire and she is socially shunned and whispered about at school. [the T-Birds have just pulled into the driveway of Frenchy's house, where the girls are having a slumber party]. F 5a*+J (Ek$T,&/$2T|S*(n)]%dkvxjQy-A6WH5.+d0kU2.Pr&Zy'Y0NE5UG4Hwg[0cK!,yRRr o`VF` 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. 0000005625 00000 n Another iconic quirk ofGreaseis how much older the actors are than the roles they are playing. Ghostley died in 2007 at age 84. Its mark on U.S. culture however, feels just as fresh today as it did the day it was released. 2. Sonny might be the most distinctive T-Bird, and while they are all funny, he feels like the true comic relief throughoutGrease. 0000002869 00000 n 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. 16 0 obj <> endobj xref 16 30 0000000016 00000 n The Question and Answer section for Grease is a great 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. You know, if we fix up this car, it could be make-out city, you know that. 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. 1950s, rydell high school and surrounding locations, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. Technical Specs, [after Marty tells Sonny Riz is pregnant, Sonny spreads the news to others], [Sonny spikes the punch, teacher chaperone turns to watch Sonny]. Grease, released on June 16, 1978, is now celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. Balmudo's partner in crime, Charlene "Cha-Cha" DiGregorio, iconically steals the winning contest dance from Sandy, swooping in totake Danny at the last second. Well built, good looking, . She wants students to exhibit good manners and to restrain themselves from bad behavior, but is sorely disappointed by their antics at the school dance. New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall Known for her feisty performance as the leader of The Pink Ladies, Channing continued portraying strong female characters well after her days in Grease. hb```b``~ ,@Q. She is the girlfriend of the popular greaser Danny Zuko. Jan changes her look at the end of the film. Stewart, simultaneously to Grease, had a dancing role in the 1978 musical comedy film Sgt. 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. Sonny But things get complicated when they discover that they are now in the same high school. 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. Mrs. Murdock was portrayed by Tony-winning actress Alice Ghostley, who brought decades-long acting experience with her to Grease. : 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. (Possibility of casting a wellknown NZ celebrity to play this role.) Heres every actor and character in Grease, an adaptation of Jim Jacobs and Warren Caseys 1971 musical. John Travolta was 23 when playing Danny Zuko, but some. Rizzo worries about getting pregnant. or so they think. Her character Anne Wheeler fromThe Greatest Showman is similarly closed-off yet open to romance and also highlights that Zendaya could pull ofGrease's dancing and singing demands with flair. Come on, guys let's go for some pizza. I've been dieting all day! Zendaya has almost cornered the market on this type of teenage persona, as she shows off inEuphoria and theSpider-Man: Homecomingfranchise as MJ. Marty dates Sonny and flirts with a TV host. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists, See more characters from Principal McGee Thus, a 2020s retelling ofGrease would also require a pretty heavy-hitting cast. She is seemingly emotionless and cold and can be unkind when she wants to be, which seems to be often. Then *move*! 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. Thus, a 2020s retelling of Grease would also require a pretty heavy-hitting cast. Sonny 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? 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. Sandy goes through a fight with herself when it comes to her feelings about Danny. 0000013268 00000 n Slick, egotistical, fast-talking. | Channings Resume: Ouisa in Six Degrees of Separation (1993),Aunt Frances in Practical Magic (1998), Sister Husband in Where the Heart Is (2000),Veronica Loyin The Good Wife (2012-16), Chloe in Angry Neighbors (2022), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: White Noise. He is a horny Italian-American man who dates a member of the Pink Ladies named Marty. Making more than $394 million worldwide, it remains the fourth highest-grossing live-action musical of all time. Greasewas a stage musical before it was a movie, so it naturally involves plenty of singing and dancing as well as acting. Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. !#(% %$&1&,'+6(/52 Principal Male Roles Principal Male Roles Character Description Danny Kenickie Doody Roger Sonny Eugene Vince Fontaine Johnny Casino Teen Angel The leader of the T-Birds. Frenchy is the ultimate romantic and wants Danny and Sandy to end up together and live happily ever after. Yeah, what are you suppose to do with them the rest of the 23 hours and 45 minutes of the day? He creeps on female classmates at thebeginning of the film. And what are you gonna do? Yeah, [football player gets his foot stuck in his helmet]. Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! 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 You would've really told her off, huh? She is very flirtatious and knows exactly how to use her sexuality to manipulate the opposite sex. Q.V. 0000021805 00000 n 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. View character biography, pictures and memorable quotes. She has been an avid entertainment junkie for a while and hopes to get into the screenwriting business soon. Sonny 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. Release Dates Copyright 1999 - 2023 GradeSaver LLC. : Plays guitar (optional). Doody, is a member of the T-Birds . 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. GradeSaver, 10 September 2019 Web. Mr. Lynch Black After the movie musical, Pearl dabbled in television performances in series such as Benson, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Murder She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210. Kenickie Handsome, cocky leader of the T-Birds. 0000002496 00000 n Along with her appearance in Grease as the flirtatious Cha Cha, Annette Charles was involved in several other projects in the 1970s and '80s. He is portrayed by Barry Pearl, in the 2016 live performance by Jordan Fisher. Hush, Sonny. McKenna has mastered the scornful teenager act, and it's easy to imagine him staring down Centineo and Keery with his patented glare. 0000003214 00000 n Are you sure you want to delete your template? 0000001649 00000 n He is Frenchy's boyfriend. She deliberately engineers a surprise reunion for Sandy and Danny knowing that it is likely to be a complete disaster. He and Kenickie are very close friends. Countries of the World. 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. 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. 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. Well you know, these girls are only good for one thing. Can be mean in order to "be cool", although he is really kind. SURE! Principal McGee Greases preppy cheerleader Patty Simcox. She acts as the starter on race day. Avalons performance of Beauty School Dropout was a hit and continued to be a song he would reprise in 1990s and 2000s performances. A singer who would have caused the girls (and women) to scream and riot back in 1958. Doody is Frenchy's casual high school boyfriend. pineapple!". Sonny spreads a rumor about Rizzo. A/&#(&7:-BCD:AE-FG&4+$')%)+,),.2 3%?)//),!$&#(&5+6$!"#,!&(+4G&),. He is easy going and a goofball, who tries hard to be as cool as Kenickie and Danny but never quite manages it. Sonny The class valedictorian. 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! Attractive and exuding sexuality, Marty receives a great deal of attention from men, particularly older men, such as Vince Fontaine, the suave and slightly cheesy DJ host of the school dance. 0000007567 00000 n After the movie-musical, Ghostley went on to star in series including The Julie Andrews Hours and Designing Women, for which she received an Emmy nomination. [in Italian] 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. The Pink Ladies (and Jan herself) may crack unkind jokes about how much she likes food throughoutGrease, but Jan is actually one of the group's best members and by far the least self-absorbed. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss thenovel. His most recent work includes his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Robert Shapiro in The People v. O.J. 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.
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