Zendaya has almost cornered the market on this type of teenage persona, as she shows off inEuphoria and theSpider-Man: Homecomingfranchise as MJ. : | There's no better match for this role thanStranger Things' Joe Keery, whose character Steve Harrington is almost a direct copy and past of Danny from 1959 into the 1980s. Appearance Doody is a slim older teenage boy, curly hair. 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. The West Wing brought Channing critical success, resulting in an Emmy win for best supporting actress in a drama series. [Putzie looks unsure, then leans forward, gesturing dramatically]. : Results may vary. "What do you drive?" Sensibilities were different in the '50's. You would've really told her off, huh? 0000006936 00000 n
Sandy isGrease's other star, a sweet, if somewhat naive, Australian transplant who falls in love with Danny over the summer but is faced with the cruel reality of Rydell High's social scene come fall. Aside from Danny, Kenickie is The T-Birds' biggest personality, and he boasts even more confidence most of the time. 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. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Hush, Sonny. Conaway died in 2011 from from multiple causes, including pneumonia. Leaving television, Charles went out to become a speech professor at California State University, Northridge. Sonny Actor Mark McKenna would be a good fit to play Balmudo, as his roles inWayne andOne of Us Is Lying highlight. Sonny Ironically, he has also gone through the same metamorphosis for her. What are you doing? Here's who could star in a 2020s remake of Grease. Although Kenickie is the assumed leader, Danny is well-respected and certainly someone the other T-Birds look up to. Affiliation A nerdy apple polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. Kenickie saves money for a new car and hopes to race at Thunder Road. 0000007567 00000 n
Putzie also develops an adorable relationship with Jan. Joel Courtney, another Netflix teen rom-com star, shows inThe Kissing Booth series that he can deliver an endearing and somewhatgoofy/naive character with charm, which is perfect for Putzie. Student at Rydell High (graduated) Is that all it takes 15 minutes? Doody, a variant of O'Dowd ( Dubhda), is a surname of Irish heritage. Warren Casey, Doody is the youngest of the Burger Palace Boys. 0000002126 00000 n
T-Birds Kenickie - The tough and rude, though considerate, second-in-command. 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. "Grease Characters". 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. 16 0 obj
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[Sonny spikes the punch, teacher chaperone turns to watch Sonny] Perhaps a session of banging erasers after school would put you on the right track. She is a master of the French Inhale who gets accepted into La Cafury Beauty School. All Rights Reserved. A wannabe tough guy who thinks hes a real lady killer. [the T-Birds have just pulled into the driveway of Frenchy's house, where the girls are having a slumber party]. Plays guitar (optional). {c\Z~4,}tk}>oQ5Y9lie1%]N!^)Rk?OBm2_ The film follows high schoolers during the 1958 school year, but no one in the cast was a teenager. He is a troublemaker and the instigator of the mooning incident on camera at the school dance. Craterface is the leader of the rival Scorpions gang who are far tougher than the T-Birds. He is Frenchy's boyfriend. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. 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. Yeah, [football player gets his foot stuck in his helmet]. She falls in love with Danny during the summer and then shows up at his school. : 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. 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. 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. Hey Putzie, why don't you call her?
Thinks she's Tinkerbell. Sonny 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. : In the movie, his real name is never made known. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. [after Marty tells Sonny Riz is pregnant, Sonny spreads the news to others] 0000005713 00000 n
The problem's in this rubber band engine. 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. 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. Character Profile: A member of the Pink Ladies. 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. Danny Yeah, try hopscotch, you hot dog! : ; Badass Biker: The T-Birds in Grease 2 all ride motorcycles. Principal McGee Your file is uploaded and ready to be published. 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 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. 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. 1. lRvU'G[[\9Qm&[>%RZbdi Y*TYq7()o^%vp\Z||ZhPk*!"(*37] g_yaB? ,:31Z@%/v 3#QM8u"]tL9FC}gQ%2=Czy*5n;[Mhvvs$? Can Danny maintain his cool dude status and still get make demure Sandy his girl? She is very flirtatious and knows exactly how to use her sexuality to manipulate the opposite sex. He is unable to drive and has to relinquish the driver's seat to Danny. Rizzo is the kind of person who fears rejection and so rejects others before they have the chance to reject her first. T-Birds Danny Zuko Kenickie Sonny LaTierri Doody (Anthony DelFuego) Putzie Grease 2 T-Birds Johnny Nogerelli Goose McKenzie Louis DiMucci Davey Jaworski Michael Carrington / Lone Rider Pink Ladies Betty Rizzo Frenchy Marty Maraschino Jan Sandy Olsson Though she showsher classmates an intimidating, unflappable, and often very prickly or mocking persona, Rizzo nonetheless has avulnerable heart like anyone else. Sonny : I'm not taking any of her crap, that's all, I'll take no crap from nobody. 4 0 obj He'sa top dog in his greaser gang, The T-Birds, knows his way around a car and a racecourse (and by the end of the film, a track), and is known for his total devotion to Sandy, even if he inexplicably blows her off sometimes for the sake of looking cool. : Without further ado, here'swhat the hypothetical cast of a 2020sGrease remake could look like. Character Profile: A member of the Pink Ladies. Ciara Bravo has played the bad girl to McKenna's bad boy before inWayne, so they'd have perfect chemistry as Balmudo and Cha-Cha. DOODY: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, D4-A5) The youngest of the guys; small, boyish and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. Grease is a 1978 musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. !#(% %$&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. Another iconic quirk ofGreaseis how much older the actors are than the roles they are playing. Cha-Cha also helps Balmudo create the rift between Kenickie and Rizzo. He is a clumsy dancer and so the pair are disqualified from the dance contest pretty quickly.
She is deeply attached to all of the students at Rydell and gets very teary-eyed on graduation day. Stewart died from complications of AIDS in 1994 at age 46. Character Profile: An image-conscious high school senior. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Romantic Relatonship She acts as the starter on race day. She dates Putzie and wears pigtails. ; The Alleged Car: Greased Lightning, until the end of the movie. I've been dieting all day! Grease Live his character (played by Jordan Fisher) sings "Those Magic Changes". Grease Characters Danny Zuko - The protagonist. : 0000002496 00000 n
)%yA 7dL1tYUU\\+=&:KdHR\ wn@{E4zWV^}Xq7dE=Sl 58fQ~5-K;]X : At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski. Age Doody Avalons performance of Beauty School Dropout was a hit and continued to be a song he would reprise in 1990s and 2000s performances. Well built, good looking, with an air of cool, easy going charm. Ghostley died in 2007 at age 84. The whole gang sings and dances around Danny and Sandys romance, through such hit songs as "Greased Lightnin'", "We Go Together, and Mooning, recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley that became the soundtrack of a generation. Sonny Danny Zuko That Danny (Picture: Paramount/Getty Images) Ah, who wouldn't want to be Danny Zuko? After Opening Night, Blondell appeared in two more feature films, one of which was Grease. [They start heading out when Sonny stops him]. He also plays the guitar. She has spent the summer at the beach falling in love with Danny Zuko, whom she fears she will never see again. Doody Youngest of the guys. 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. He leads a gang known as the T-Birds. Eye Color Adult, a typical teen audience radio disc jockey. 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 Danny Zuko is one ofGrease's iconic protagonists. But things get complicated when they discover that they are now in the same high school. Yes or no? Greases preppy cheerleader Patty Simcox. 3. Principal McGee Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. Doody Sonny 0000013268 00000 n
Appearing in Grease as Principal McGee, Eve Arden brought with her a wealth of film and television experience and success. 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. "&,?&#$& Please !#(%),.%"&(&("+? YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves. 0000001649 00000 n
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Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. She has been an avid entertainment junkie for a while and hopes to get into the screenwriting business soon. 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. 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. : That is no way to start a new semester Mr. LaTierre. 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). We only provide suggested audition monologues or songs for an individual character if our system finds content that matches a character's traits. polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. Batalon could also provide a refreshing re-imagining of Sonny's brand of humor to make him less of a womanizer. 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. If there is a remedial class for something, he will be registered in it. Upgrade to PRO
Stewart, simultaneously to Grease, had a dancing role in the 1978 musical comedy film Sgt. 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. Grease Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. She is humiliated by her new role of "bad girl" at Rydell, and she becomes even more lonely than she was before. 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. : | Sonny : Sonny 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. hb```b``~ ,@Q. 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. : A clown who enjoys putting other people on. He is easy going and a goofball, who tries hard to be as cool as Kenickie and Danny but never quite manages it. Rizzo worries about getting pregnant. Jan Hey guys, look! "#$#!%&$'&(!$)*%)+,( Ages are listed as approximate. : 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. [in Italian] 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. : (Possibility of casting a wellknown NZ celebrity to play this role.) He worships the rest. : Principal McGee 0000010620 00000 n
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. 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.