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. do you want some? Heres every actor and character in Grease, an adaptation of Jim Jacobs and Warren Caseys 1971 musical. : The Question and Answer section for Grease is a great : Fortunately the pregnancy is a false alarm; she and Kenickie get back together at the school carnival. Though she showsher classmates an intimidating, unflappable, and often very prickly or mocking persona, Rizzo nonetheless has avulnerable heart like anyone else. 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. Yeah, well, this year, she's gonna wish she's never seen me. 0000002642 00000 n She acts as the starter on race day. Every teacher I got this year has flunked me at least once! Brown : I mean, yes, ma'am. Doody Rizzo worries about getting pregnant. Kenickie, got any Scotch tape? The class valedictorian. ,6BkCG>'=btv|)kPgMwm,m-OIB$ ,R4OA=:-d0va]Lm[`9m s2ghlvAe Find the Countries of Europe - No Outlines Minefield. 0000006936 00000 n Doody, is a member of the T-Birds . : Aside from Danny, Kenickie is The T-Birds' biggest personality, and he boasts even more confidence most of the time. 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. : : 7kp."f~3DOu3L1 TR:}:/4m\!0iO4kg~XI qaUI3I^Zg=/~'@tVj]jaak`aly-2Ag56 :>O#$ 5}Iqi#>y#y Rizzo is the kind of person who fears rejection and so rejects others before they have the chance to reject her first. 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. Making her film debut in Grease as Marty, Dinah Manoff was projected into a career in both television and theater. Jim Jacobs Gumdrops, man. Avalon and his wife, Kay, have eight children, two of whom have performed while on tour with their father. Release Dates Tuccis most recent work has been the role of Melissa McCarthys father in the comedy film The Heat. 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. Hush, Sonny. hb```b``~ ,@Q. Marty is probably the group's most self-assured member, which is why Melissa Collazo would be a good fit. 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. Doody 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. Jan loves to eat and is the best-known of the girls at the diner where she chows down frequently on freshly-baked pie. She differs from the principal in that she is secretly amused by many of the antics that the students get up to although she never voices this fully. Here's what the Grease character you wanted to be says about you. Sonny : 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. "What do you drive?" SURE! Sonny? %PDF-1.5 % 0000016056 00000 n Sonny (2 READ THE PLAY before auditioning. Sonny spreads a rumor about Rizzo. 0000003214 00000 n Barbour, Polly. Filming & Production lRvU'G[[\9Qm&[>%RZbdi Y*TYq7()o^%vp\Z||ZhPk*!"(*37] g_yaB? ,:31Z@%/v 3#QM8u"]tL9FC}gQ%2=Czy*5n;[Mhvvs$? to read our character analysis for Doody and unlock other amazing theatre resources! Student at Rydell High (graduated) Barry Pearl on Facebook: "We were brought to the prop trunk and told to pick out anything we wanted that we felt would fit our character. Well built, good looking, with an air of cool, easy going charm. 3. After Grease, Donnelly went on to make appearances in projects including Family Affair, Monk and Ray Donovan. Zendaya has almost cornered the market on this type of teenage persona, as she shows off inEuphoria and theSpider-Man: Homecomingfranchise as MJ. He does not suffer fools or malingerers gladly and also has little patience for the un-athletic or for time-wasters. Batalon could also provide a refreshing re-imagining of Sonny's brand of humor to make him less of a womanizer. : Danny Zuko is one ofGrease's iconic protagonists. [With a serious but confused face] New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall : "#$#!%&$'&(!$)*%)+,( Ages are listed as approximate. Handsome, cocky leader of the T-Birds. He and Kenickie are very close friends. Thus, a 2020s retelling of Grease would also require a pretty heavy-hitting cast. Aside from Danny and Kenickie,Grease'sT-Birds are like a Greek chorus, but each has a somewhat distinct vibe andhis own match among the Pink Ladies. At the [[national dance off]] , he drops his pants at the blue moon song, exposing his white briefs. Sonny Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. : ; The Alleged Car: Greased Lightning, until the end of the movie. Character Profile: An image-conscious high school senior. Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. Adult, a typical 'teen audience' radio disc jockey. 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. 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. 0000002126 00000 n Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Second-in-command of the T-Birds. Appearing in Grease as Principal McGee, Eve Arden brought with her a wealth of film and television experience and success. A/&#(&7:-BCD:AE-FG&4+$')%)+,),.2 3%?)//),!$&#(&5+6$!"#,!&(+4G&),. Rizzo got a bun in the oven. After the success of Grease, he went on to star in television series including Happy Days and Taxi. Like his Grease co-star Didi Conn, Pearl made a cameo appearance as Mr. Weaver in Foxs Grease: Live in 2016. Sonny Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring 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. Starting her career in the 1950s, Ghostley appeared in projects including the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird and the television show Bewitched. Known for her feisty performance as the leader of The Pink Ladies, Channing continued portraying strong female characters well after her days in Grease. 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. Travolta eventually made his way back to the world of movie-musicals in 2007 with his role of Mrs. Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. 0000003655 00000 n 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. : Love interest . Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. 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. Ghostley died in 2007 at age 84. Results may vary. Doody Doody is Frenchy's casual high school boyfriend. Ok, so what do you guys think this is a gang bang? Principal McGee ~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^[`$ New York, NY, Linda Ray Age Must be able to convincingly play an adult (25+) A greaser student at Rydell who energetically leads a rocknroll band and likes to think of himself as a real rocknroll idol (like Elvis). 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. 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 No hiney biting! 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. 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. Has an off-beat sense of humour. Occupation For clarity, the year Grease was released, the youngest cast member was John Travolta at 24. Oh, Sandy. New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall Small, boyish, open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude toward the other guys. : A veteran greaser. She died 1979 at age 73. 0000002755 00000 n After appearing in both Grease and Grease 2, Calhoun made occasional appearances such as hosting Saturday Night Live. More:Grease: Sandy Is Dead All Along - Theory Explained. : 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. The Grease castfeatures John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Hey guys, look! 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. 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. Sonny : I'm not taking any of her crap, that's all, I'll take no crap from nobody. : 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. He also plays the guitar. Sonny 0000001649 00000 n Copyright 1999 - 2023 GradeSaver LLC. 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He is usually seen wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt, black Converse high tops, and his brown leather jacket with the T-Birds logo on the back. : New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike . 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. 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. 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. Grease Character Descriptions !"#$%#! Class nerd Felsnick wears Coke-bottle glasses and argyll sweater. And what are you gonna do? "Yeah, I.. ooh, whuh" "That's what I thought.". Doody His character, Chris Traeger, is similarly young-at-heart and fitness-obsessed. 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. Sonny A nerdy apple polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. Starring in soap-opera comedy Soap in 1978, Manoff moved to Broadway and won a Tony award for her performance in I Ought to Be in Pictures. The world was a much nicer place, in many ways (a song sung by every generation that has preceded us).". 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. I've been dieting all day! Movies Movie Characters. Doody, a character in the 1978 film Grease (film) This page was last edited on 26 December 2022, at 16:27 (UTC). Black 0000009127 00000 n 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. A wannabe tough guy who thinks hes a real lady killer. [Putzie looks unsure, then leans forward, gesturing dramatically]. Can Danny maintain his cool dude status and still get make demure Sandy his girl? Principal McGee Likewise,Teen Spirit, in particular, indicates that she could probably handleGrease's choreography and songs. She dates Putzie and wears pigtails. 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. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Arden died in 1990 at age 82. He is a clumsy dancer and so the pair are disqualified from the dance contest pretty quickly. 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. The West Wing brought Channing critical success, resulting in an Emmy win for best supporting actress in a drama series. She is a master of the French Inhale who gets accepted into La Cafury Beauty School. She is also cousin to Michael Carrington (from Grease 2). It's also an iconic component of Grease that the movie is set in 1959, featuring greasers and other distinct high school types of the era. She is deeply attached to all of the students at Rydell and gets very teary-eyed on graduation day. Hey Putzie 15 minutes! He leads a gang known as the T-Birds. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and continued to work within the entertainment industry in both television and film. Doody, is a member of the T-Birds . in 1987. :
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