Characters | Grease Wiki | Fandom Well you know, these girls are only good for one thing. Dingleberries On Parade! Come on, guys let's go for some pizza. Doody develops a relationship with a member of the Pink Ladies named Frenchy. Mr. Lynch A nerdy apple polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. Sonny might be the most distinctive T-Bird, and while they are all funny, he feels like the true comic relief throughoutGrease. : Every teacher I got this year has flunked me at least once! Mr Popular, Danny is certified cool, and is a member of the greaser gang the T-Birds. : Physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high pitched voice. If there is a remedial class for something, he will be registered in it. She has spent the summer at the beach falling in love with Danny Zuko, whom she fears she will never see again. : ; Bad Butt: They smoke and drink, but in general act more . Grease was a stage musical before it was a movie, so it naturally involves plenty of singing and dancing as well as acting. | 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. Here's how old the stars of 'Grease' were compared to their characters In the novelization, his surname is never stated but his real first name is given as Donald. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Randal Kleisers 1978 movie on Netflix. 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. Danny He is hailed as one of the greats, with Billy Crystal writing in 2005, What kind of comedy would I be doing if I hadn't seen Sid Caesar?. : 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. : Principal McGee Danny : He is a clumsy dancer and so the pair are disqualified from the dance contest pretty quickly. Character Profile: A member of the Pink Ladies. : Hey Putzie, why don't you call her? (Possibility of casting two people as Eugene one as student, one as adult.) Here's what the Grease character you want to be says about you %PDF-1.5 % : No hiney biting! Caesar died in 2014 at age 91. Related:Why Grease 2 Was So Critically Hated. 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. Results may vary. When a guy picks a chick over his buddies, something's gotta be wrong. | 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. You would've really told her off, huh? 0000006291 00000 n 0000002531 00000 n Grease follows a group of teenagers in 1958. Putzie Putzie Filming & Production : will review the submission and either publish your submission or providefeedback. : : : Not affiliated with Harvard College. That is no way to start a new semester Mr. LaTierre. Sandy Olsson | Grease Wiki | Fandom You were just dawdling, weren't you? Doody 0000021805 00000 n 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. : 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. : thissection. 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. 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. 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. More books than SparkNotes. Hey, look! Known for her feisty performance as the leader of The Pink Ladies, Channing continued portraying strong female characters well after her days in Grease. Character Vince Fontaine Show Grease Gender Male Age Range Adult Role Size Featured Dancing Mover Voice Spoken Time & Place 1950s, rydell high school and surrounding locations Tags veteran greaser disc jockey slick egotistical fast-talking washed-up Analysis A little over the hill, Vince Fontaine was once a greaser himself, 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. Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring Conaways Resume: Rocko in Happy Days (1975),Bobby Wheeler in Taxi (1978-82), Zack Allan in Babylon 5 (1994-98), Marcies Father in Jawbreaker (1999), Self in Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (2008), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: The Fabelmans. Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! She shows off her new glasses and likes to spend money. Strong and confident. | We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make yourown. Sonny Love interest . Sandy is an Australian transfer student in her Senior year at Rydell High. 'Grease' Stars Reunite: Who Hooked Up the Most, Who Needed 'More First Letter Europe Blitz. Sonny A veteran greaser. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and continued to work within the entertainment industry in both television and film. In addition to her obsessions with writing and movies, Ruth also loves dogs, cooking, and adventuring in the great outdoors. Magazine: Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. 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). Sonny Yeah, you wish. 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. Principal McGee polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. I was just going for a walk. The Grease castfeatures John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing. 0000023687 00000 n Find the Countries of Europe - No Outlines Minefield. She is the girlfriend of the popular greaser Danny Zuko. Warren Casey, Doody is the youngest of the Burger Palace Boys. Sonny 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. Frenchy doesn't like high school so she drops out and enrolls in beauty school instead. Stockard Channing was 34, Jeff Conaway was 28, and Olivia Newton-John was 30. He does not suffer fools or malingerers gladly and also has little patience for the un-athletic or for time-wasters. [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? Romantic Relatonship 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. Principal McGee trailer <]/Prev 64640>> startxref 0 %%EOF 45 0 obj <>stream Although Kenickie is the assumed leader, Danny is well-respected and certainly someone the other T-Birds look up to. Mr. LaTierre. ~uVci=8t ,KK ;O KKK&`l=T/X:)urL6p>["=ubkdxSu\t^:?Q]wS*`5uR/{tK3JRILE+] *v49+] y+!W0HC/$#1~s~XDH(ZXK3@w'|41'-@%L6/u=! ,l@)vuK<3\T0^?,*E3,PYJz68>Mj/iwu^Ocm?b5Y0tV:[&48z^[`$ Grease is a 1978 musical romantic comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser. Gumdrops, man. Sonny Ironically, he has also gone through the same metamorphosis for her. Sonny In 2020, the stage actress said goodbye to her home in Los Angeles, and has now made a full-time home in the United Kingdom (per The Sunday Times ), where she's found steady work on the stage of . Though she showsher classmates an intimidating, unflappable, and often very prickly or mocking persona, Rizzo nonetheless has avulnerable heart like anyone else. Putzie Barry played hilarious goof Doody in Grease (Image: Getty) Barry played T-Bird funnyman Doody, who ends up pairing with aspiring beautician and Pink Lady Frenchy at the school dance. 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. 0000002496 00000 n 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 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. Sonny 0000004574 00000 n Frenchy hosts a sleepover party. Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves. Stewart, simultaneously to Grease, had a dancing role in the 1978 musical comedy film Sgt. Grease, released on June 16, 1978, is now celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. She is humiliated by her new role of "bad girl" at Rydell, and she becomes even more lonely than she was before. Danny Jan loves to eat and is the best-known of the girls at the diner where she chows down frequently on freshly-baked pie. Join the StageAgent community 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. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. In addition, Ward is a musical theater professor at the University of Southern California. 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. : Doody Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike . 4 0 obj Barbour, Polly. 0000007567 00000 n He is a horny Italian-American man who dates a member of the Pink Ladies named Marty. Principal McGee "Grease" was released on June 16, 1978. Danny is a loyal friend to Kenickie and drives for him when Kenickie gets a concussion. Yeah, try hopscotch, you hot dog! Likewise,Teen Spirit, in particular, indicates that she could probably handleGrease's choreography and songs. Company Credits 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. The 1950s high school dream is about to explode in this rollicking musical that is both an homage to the idealism of the fifties and a satire of high schoolers age-old desire to be rebellious, provocative and rebellious. What a gavone! 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. PDF Character Descriptions Grease - Broadway Rose Official Sites Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Finding his way to theater, Pearl starred in the Broadway musical Baby Its You! or so they think. Sonny Physically awkward, with. 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. Sonny Ladies and gentlemen! 0000004882 00000 n Ghostley died in 2007 at age 84. Making her film debut in Grease as Marty, Dinah Manoff was projected into a career in both television and theater. Grease (Musical) Plot & Characters | StageAgent Rizzo got a bun in the oven. To All the Boys showed Lana Condor's star potential, and there's no doubt her funny, sweet, and earnest persona as Lara Jean would translate beautifully to Jan's. Small, boyish, open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude toward the other guys. She is also cousin to Michael Carrington (from Grease 2). Doody After the success of Grease, he went on to star in television series including Happy Days and Taxi. He is portrayed by Barry Pearl, in the 2016 live performance by Jordan Fisher. A traditional, proper and straight-laced kind of head teacher, Principal McGee seems offended by the modern age and has unfulfilled dreams of a return to gentility for her female students that they don't seem to have for themselves. His most recent work includes his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Robert Shapiro in The People v. O.J. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. The film follows high schoolers during the 1958 school year, but no one in the cast was a teenager. At the [[national dance off]] , he drops his pants at the blue moon song, exposing his white briefs. He perseveres and ultimately earns enough athletic credit to become a letter man too. Frenchy is the first Pink Lady to welcome Sandy to Rydell High, and while she seems a bit more worldly than the naive protagonist, Frenchy also has her share of uncertainly, mainlyabout going to beauty school. The Question and Answer section for Grease is a great Doody, is a member of the T-Birds . Sonny Principal McGee : 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. (Possibility of casting a wellknown NZ celebrity to play this role.) 0000005625 00000 n Doody was one of the first who saw - and were deeply stunned by - Sandy Olsen's radical transformation from schoolgirl sweetheart to biker beauty. Vince Fontaine from Grease Summary & Breakdown | StageAgent 3. Marty dates Sonny and flirts with a TV host. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages Know the Castsection. Tough looking, tattooed, surly, avoids any show of softness. 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. : Buckner has kept a relatively low profile, her last appearance being on an episode of 1 vs. 100 in 2007. Sonny? class. 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+)~ ! !#(% %$&1&,'+6(/52 Principal Male Roles Principal Male Roles Character Description Danny Kenickie Doody Roger Sonny Eugene Vince Fontaine Johnny Casino Teen Angel The leader of the T-Birds. t;P>}aMoA\n,x`&tH:,_$v 8ya. Here's what the Grease character you wanted to be says about you. He is able to laugh at himself just as much as the others laugh at him. He tries to make her jealous by bringing Cha Cha to the graduation dance, but ultimately he and Rizzo are reunited after she lets him know that she is not pregnant after all. 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. You really put your foot into it this time, Chisum! After you claim a section youll have 24 hours to send in a draft. 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. [after Marty tells Sonny Riz is pregnant, Sonny spreads the news to others] 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. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss thenovel. 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. THIS FEATURE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PRO MEMBERS. Sonny Grease / Characters - TV Tropes He is easy going and a goofball, who tries hard to be as cool as Kenickie and Danny but never quite manages it. I think we all owe a round of applause for Patty Simcox and Eugene Felsnick and committee for their beautiful decorations. She died 1979 at age 73. Hereunites with Danny after lugging boxes at Bargain City during the summer. Blanche Then *move*! Conaway left Taxi after the third season finished filming due to health concerns. Sonny Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! 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. 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]. He is often the butt of the jokes within the T-Birds but he is good natured and actually seems glad that he has a role within the gang, albeit that of fall guy. He creeps on female classmates at thebeginning of the film. Must be able to convincingly play an older teenager (16+) Youngest of the guys. [laughter] Doody Another T-Bird, Sonny feels that he is utterly irresistible to women; unfortunately women just don't feel this way. 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.