I think we all owe a round of applause for Patty Simcox and Eugene Felsnick and committee for their beautiful decorations. In the play, his real name is Ronnie Dell. 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 seemingly emotionless and cold and can be unkind when she wants to be, which seems to be often. [after Marty tells Sonny Riz is pregnant, Sonny spreads the news to others] [Sonny spikes the punch, teacher chaperone turns to watch Sonny] Kenickie is in love with Rizzo and is hurt when the two break up. 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. ~uVci=8t ,KK ;O KKK&`l=T/X:)urL6p>["=ubkdxSu\t^:?Q]wS*`5uR/{tK3JRILE+] *v49+] y+!W0HC/$#1~s~XDH(ZXK3@w'|41'-@%L6/u=! ,l@)vuK<3\T0^?,*E3,PYJz68>Mj/iwu^Ocm?b5Y0tV:[&48z^[`$ Come on, guys let's go for some pizza. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. He perseveres and ultimately earns enough athletic credit to become a letter man too. : Related:Grease: The Actors Who Almost Played Sandy And Danny. In the movie, his real name is never made known. 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. Another T-Bird, Sonny feels that he is utterly irresistible to women; unfortunately women just don't feel this way. Danny Zuko is one ofGrease's iconic protagonists. [Putzie looks unsure, then leans forward, gesturing dramatically] 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. 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. Character Profile: The leader of a female group known as the Pink Ladies. Coach Calhoun is a tough gym teacher with the manner of an army drill sergeant. Appearance Doody is a slim older teenage boy, curly hair. Batalon could also provide a refreshing re-imagining of Sonny's brand of humor to make him less of a womanizer. He is easy going and a goofball, who tries hard to be as cool as Kenickie and Danny but never quite manages it. Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes. After Grease, Donnelly went on to make appearances in projects including Family Affair, Monk and Ray Donovan. 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Mrs. Murdock was not like the other women of Grease she sported dungarees instead of a poodle skirt and helped the T-Birds fix up Greased Lightnin. 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. Student at Rydell High (graduated) Grease Characters Danny Zuko - The protagonist. Geez! Although Kenickie is the assumed leader, Danny is well-respected and certainly someone the other T-Birds look up to. 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. will review the submission and either publish your submission or providefeedback. Principal McGee You were just dawdling, weren't you? Travolta eventually made his way back to the world of movie-musicals in 2007 with his role of Mrs. Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. Making more than $394 million worldwide, it remains the fourth highest-grossing live-action musical of all time. Known for her feisty performance as the leader of The Pink Ladies, Channing continued portraying strong female characters well after her days in Grease. Doody, is a member of the T-Birds . Stockard Channing was 34, Jeff Conaway was 28, and Olivia Newton-John was 30. : 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. A clown who enjoys putting other people on. Like his Grease co-star Didi Conn, Pearl made a cameo appearance as Mr. Weaver in Foxs Grease: Live in 2016. Buckner has kept a relatively low profile, her last appearance being on an episode of 1 vs. 100 in 2007. Is that all it takes 15 minutes? : Hey Putzie 15 minutes! Tuccis most recent work has been the role of Melissa McCarthys father in the comedy film The Heat. Dingleberries On Parade! After the movie musical, Pearl dabbled in television performances in series such as Benson, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Murder She Wrote and Beverly Hills, 90210. Blanche She tries her first cigarette and her first alcoholic drink at a slumber party at Frenchy's house, both of which make her sick, and she gets her ears pierced in Frenchy's bathroom, passing out after she hears the little "pop" sound. 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. Principal McGee And what are you gonna do? She is a master of the French Inhale who gets accepted into La Cafury Beauty School. 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. Can be mean in order to "be cool", although he is really kind. Mrs. Murdock was portrayed by Tony-winning actress Alice Ghostley, who brought decades-long acting experience with her to Grease. Sandy is a relatively naive teenager who learns life lessons from her new friends. His most recent work includes his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Robert Shapiro in The People v. O.J. thissection. He returned to television, portraying character Norman Briggs in the show Diagnosis: Murder. 0000000896 00000 n 0000004280 00000 n Well built, good looking, . Age 17 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. After you claim a section youll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Sonny Lantieri 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. Danny (Possibility of casting a wellknown NZ celebrity to play this role.) Doody Related:Grease 2: Why Sandy And Danny Didn't Return For The Sequel. Frenchy doesn't like high school so she drops out and enrolls in beauty school instead. Grease study guide contains a biography of Randal Kleiser, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. After the success of the movie, Newton-John launched a new image of herself as a musician and released her most successful studio album in 1981. 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. hb```b``~ ,@Q. [the T-Birds have just pulled into the driveway of Frenchy's house, where the girls are having a slumber party]. 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. Character Profile: A member of the Pink Ladies. polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. : She returned in 2009 with her performance in Bart Got a Room, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. F 5a*+J (Ek$T,&/$2T|S*(n)]%dkvxjQy-A6WH5.+d0kU2.Pr&Zy'Y0NE5UG4Hwg[0cK!,yRRr o`VF` You would've really told her off, huh? Eye Color She is a no-nonsense woman who finds her secretary somewhat annoying in her displays of emotion and affection for the students, but in her own way she is just as attached to them as Blanche is and misses each graduating year when they have left. He creeps on female classmates at thebeginning of the film. Mr Popular, Danny is certified cool, and is a member of the greaser gang the T-Birds. In addition to her work in Grease, Donnelly is known for her role in the United States premiere of The Rocky Horror Show, playing Magenta and The Usherette. Grease Character Descriptions !"#$%#! Can Danny maintain his cool dude status and still get make demure Sandy his girl? He also plans to race the car and wants to use it to finally get the better of the Scorpions gang by beating them in a race at the tar pits. 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. He is particularly attracted to Marty and spends the entire school year trying to get her to notice him, but she finds him annoying, like a constantly-buzzing fly that she can't seem to get rid of. : More books than SparkNotes. I was just going for a walk. 0000016056 00000 n 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. Grease, released on June 16, 1978, is now celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. Class nerd Felsnick wears Coke-bottle glasses and argyll sweater. She dates Putzie and wears pigtails. Sandy is an Australian transfer student in her Senior year at Rydell High. 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. ; The Alleged Car: Greased Lightning, until the end of the movie. Cha-Cha also helps Balmudo create the rift between Kenickie and Rizzo. A/&#(&7:-BCD:AE-FG&4+$')%)+,),.2 3%?)//),!$&#(&5+6$!"#,!&(+4G&),. Tough and abrasive, Rizzo is the leader of the Pink Ladies. Yeah, and if you don't watch it, you're gonna be spending all your time in McGee's office. 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. I don't take no crap from nobody. Company Credits Grease Live his character (played by Jordan Fisher) sings "Those Magic Changes". The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 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. 0000002496 00000 n Those leather jackets, those school rivalries, "those summer nights" they were decades ago. Joan Blondell brought had numerous credits before she signed on to play the gang's waitress at the Frosty Palace. 0000002642 00000 n Related:Grease: Rizzo Is The Real Hero (Despite The Musical Shaming Her). 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 Grease castfeatures John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing. No, ma'am. 4. 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 also plays the guitar. McKenna has mastered the scornful teenager act, and it's easy to imagine him staring down Centineo and Keery with his patented glare. Making her film debut in Grease as Marty, Dinah Manoff was projected into a career in both television and theater. He is a mechanic who gets allowance money from his parents. Since her diagnosis, she has worked as an advocate for cancer and founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in Australia. 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. You really put your foot into it this time, Chisum! Zendaya has almost cornered the market on this type of teenage persona, as she shows off inEuphoria and theSpider-Man: Homecomingfranchise as MJ. Character Profile: An image-conscious high school senior. 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. 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. Sonny Sonny 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. 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. Sonny Plays guitar (optional). . Rizzo, the notorious leader of The Pink Ladies, is even tougher than Kenickie. So cool that a British girl band named themselves after him, Kenickie is the leader of the T-Birds greaser gang. I loved squirt guns when I was a kid in the '50's, so I grabbed the yellow squirt gun. : Heres every actor and character in Grease, an adaptation of Jim Jacobs and Warren Caseys 1971 musical. 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. When a guy picks a chick over his buddies, something's gotta be wrong. ; Bad Butt: They smoke and drink, but in general act more . 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. Jeff Conaway had "Greased Lightning" on his mind well before Grease the film was released. Yes, ma'am. Starting off with an eight-year Broadway run, Grease is among the world's most popular musicals and has a cult-like following, especially among teens!