Related:Grease 2: Why Sandy And Danny Didn't Return For The Sequel. 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. 0000001232 00000 n 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. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Second-in-command of the T-Birds. 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. Hair Color : The Question and Answer section for Grease is a great All the same, he's perfect as Danny Zuko, which proves that the 2020s remake cast can still knock it out of the park even if some actors' singing and dancing abilities are unknown. After the 1978 musical hit, Buckner appeared on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. 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 His most recent work includes his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Robert Shapiro in The People v. O.J. 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. Class nerd Felsnick wears Coke-bottle glasses and argyll sweater. Sonny He is portrayed by Barry Pearl, in the 2016 live performance by Jordan Fisher. "#$#!%&$'&(!$)*%)+,( Ages are listed as approximate. 0000006291 00000 n New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. 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. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike . This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Randal Kleiser's 1978 movie on Netflix.Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages' Know the Cast section. x[}WLZ\SI'K[]k-`Err3g0H1}ejTnUux~T^}P+N("n7jKmfl3y^SOUiw7thuFm#uVVPWPky|ViSvL>>KxQBm|zQ]/_>~1?gVEBVg,oFTtEU&SVpUh3VUTL~kkQUeZ_@U>S~n X_R_m>zXgM6"-X6fqz(m:I}b5Wd{;'&M[C2Z+)~ ! Male Kenickie When I hear music, I just can't make my feet behave. Frenchy hosts a sleepover party. Principal McGee Is that all it takes 15 minutes? Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. Fortunately the pregnancy is a false alarm; she and Kenickie get back together at the school carnival. 0000005713 00000 n 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. Doody The class valedictorian. What are you doing? He tries to remain cool and tough at all times but there is genuine depth and emotion in his friendship with Danny. Grease was a stage musical before it was a movie, so it naturally involves plenty of singing and dancing as well as acting. Perhaps a session of banging erasers after school would put you on the right track. 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. Movies Movie Characters. 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. [With a serious but confused face] Character Profile: A member of the T-Birds. Come on, guys let's go for some pizza. 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. 7kp."f~3DOu3L1 TR:}:/4m\!0iO4kg~XI qaUI3I^Zg=/~'@tVj]jaak`aly-2Ag56 :>O#$ 5}Iqi#>y#y Tough and abrasive, Rizzo is the leader of the Pink Ladies. Slick, egotistical, fast-talking. 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. The too-cool-for-school Burger Palace Boys are stealing hub-caps and acting tough and their gum-snapping, chain-smoking Pink Ladies are looking hot in bobby sox and pedal pushers. An understudy and eventual portrayer of Danny Zuko in the Broadway version of the musical, Conaway joined the film cast as Kenickie, Dannys best friend. : She also likes to eat toothpaste. : 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. 1. Sonny 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. We only provide suggested audition monologues or songs for an individual character if our system finds content that matches a character's traits. 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. Gender Physically awkward, with. Age Washing my hands. 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. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Jan : (Possibility. Thus, a 2020s retelling of Grease would also require a pretty heavy-hitting cast. : 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. 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. Sonny Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages Know the Castsection. No hiney biting! I was just going for a walk. : 4. 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. I just ain't gonna take any of her crap, that's all. Putzie Yes, ma'am. Blanche After her son was diagnosed with autism, Conn began to advocate for the cause and was named the spokesperson of Autism Speaks in 2008. I don't take no crap from nobody. Fun-loving Frenchy went from her singing days in Grease and Grease 2 to living as an activist. She eats a lot and is often on a diet that lasts a few minutes at the most. After taking time away from the industry to raise her child, Newton-John released another album in 1992, but was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after the album was released. : Though she showsher classmates an intimidating, unflappable, and often very prickly or mocking persona, Rizzo nonetheless has avulnerable heart like anyone else. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. 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. Character Profile: Rizzos love interest. Here's who could star in a 2020s remake of Grease. 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. She is very flirtatious and knows exactly how to use her sexuality to manipulate the opposite sex. The problem's in this rubber band engine. 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. weak eyes and a high pitched voice. You would've really told her off, huh? 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. Having devoted herself wholeheartedly to this task, she takes it very badly when her decorations meet a sticky end and collapse. 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. 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. Character Profile: An Australian teenager. She is the girlfriend of the popular greaser Danny Zuko. SURE! In just a few moments the entire nation will be watching Rydell High, God help us, and I want you to all be on your best behavior. Yeah, [football player gets his foot stuck in his helmet]. 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. Mr Popular, Danny is certified cool, and is a member of the greaser gang the T-Birds. Magazine: Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Youngest of the guys. Those leather jackets, those school rivalries, "those summer nights" they were decades ago. He is Frenchys boyfriend. : : She is deeply attached to all of the students at Rydell and gets very teary-eyed on graduation day. [Putzie looks unsure, then leans forward, gesturing dramatically]. : Warren Casey, Doody is the youngest of the Burger Palace Boys. 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. Sonny : I'm not taking any of her crap, that's all, I'll take no crap from nobody. Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! 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. T-Birds Kenickie - The tough and rude, though considerate, second-in-command. Despite her efforts to keep this quiet the news spreads like wildfire and she is socially shunned and whispered about at school. 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. He is Frenchy's boyfriend. 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. 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. Kenickie, got any Scotch tape? Doody Newton-Johns Resume: Olivia in Toomorrow (1970),Kira in Xanadu (1980), Debbie in Two of a Kind (1983), Barbara Ramme in A Few Best Men (2011),Olivia in The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: Kaleidoscope. Grease Live his character (played by Jordan Fisher) sings "Those Magic Changes". Another iconic quirk ofGreaseis how much older the actors are than the roles they are playing. (2 READ THE PLAY before auditioning. [the T-Birds have just pulled into the driveway of Frenchy's house, where the girls are having a slumber party] Sonny : Hey Putzie, why don't you call her? Must be able to convincingly play a celebrity (25+) Songs / Dance / Other Skills Required Vocal Range Summer Nights (with Sandy) D High B Alone at the Drive In Movie Good Falsetto (Solo) All Choked Up (with to High Db Sandy) Greased Lightning (with (optional) Kenickie & T Birds) Youre The One That I Want (with Sandy) - TBC Excellent dancer Greased Lightning (Lead) D F# Those Magic Changes (Lead) RocknRoll Party Queen (with Roger) Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds) Mooning (with Jan) Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds) Greased Lightning (with Kenickie & T Birds) Alma Mater (with Choral Group of 12) Non singing Shaking at the High School Hop (Lead) Born to Hand Jive (Lead) Good energetic solo performer Beauty School Dropout (Lead) Good dancer D G Good Falsetto to High Eb (optional) F G A C Good Falsetto to High C (optional) E B Good Falsetto to E. You have already flagged this document.Thank you, for helping us keep this platform clean.The editors will have a look at it as soon as possible. 0000001649 00000 n Sonny THIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRO MEMBERS. McKenna has mastered the scornful teenager act, and it's easy to imagine him staring down Centineo and Keery with his patented glare.

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