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Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! Doody Putzie Character Descriptions Grease DANNY ZUKO: Male, High School Teen(Range: tenor, D4- . Grease follows a group of teenagers in 1958. When a guy picks a chick over his buddies, something's gotta be wrong. A clown who enjoys putting other people on. Principal McGee The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. : Doody Sonny 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. He does not suffer fools or malingerers gladly and also has little patience for the un-athletic or for time-wasters. : He is easy going and a goofball, who tries hard to be as cool as Kenickie and Danny but never quite manages it. x[}WLZ\SI'K[]k-`Err3g0H1}ejTnUux~T^}P+N("n7jKmfl3y^SOUiw7thuFm#uVVPWPky|ViSvL>>KxQBm|zQ]/_>~1?gVEBVg,oFTtEU&SVpUh3VUTL~kkQUeZ_@U>S~n
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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. 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. 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. 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. 17 : [Putzie looks unsure, then leans forward, gesturing dramatically] Finding his way to theater, Pearl starred in the Broadway musical Baby Its You! 0000003655 00000 n
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. 1950s, rydell high school and surrounding locations, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall. 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. : : I was just going for a walk. Another iconic quirk ofGreaseis how much older the actors are than the roles they are playing. Sonny : I'm not taking any of her crap, that's all, I'll take no crap from nobody. Stewart, simultaneously to Grease, had a dancing role in the 1978 musical comedy film Sgt. 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. It follows the life of an Australian transfer girl and a "greaser boy" who fell in love over the summer. Often the ages of characters are adjusted (within reason) -.&(#$&/)(%&'#(#**$+0)1#%&2 when we are casting 345+6#$&),%"&.&,&$#/#.&7-89:+$!#,*/#5#*#$%)!6/#$ these shows. A nerdy apple polisher, smug and pompous but gullible. Coach Calhoun is a tough gym teacher with the manner of an army drill sergeant. Perpetually sneering, he insults The T-Birds throughout the movie and shows off his much nicer car, finally challenging Kenickie to a race to try to steal Greased Lightning. Join the StageAgent community
Doody was one of the first who saw - and were deeply stunned by - Sandy Olsen's radical transformation from schoolgirl sweetheart to biker beauty.
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. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Movies Movie Characters. Stockard Channing was 34, Jeff Conaway was 28, and Olivia Newton-John was 30. Doody, a variant of O'Dowd ( Dubhda), is a surname of Irish heritage. 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. He worships the rest. 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. The movie musical was released 40 years ago, on June 16, 1978. Sonny might be the most distinctive T-Bird, and while they are all funny, he feels like the true comic relief throughoutGrease. She is also the nicest of the girls to Sandy, her friendship is genuine and her attempts to include her in the Pink Ladies heartfelt and intentional. She finds that she does not have as much aptitude for this as she had hoped and has a mishap in hair color class, accidentally coloring her own hair bubblegum pink. After Grease, Donnelly went on to make appearances in projects including Family Affair, Monk and Ray Donovan. 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. Sandra D " Sandy" Olsson is one of the main characters in Grease . % Doody 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. She is also cousin to Michael Carrington (from Grease 2). Mr. LaTierre. Having struggled with a substance-abuse problem for years, Conaway appeared in two seasons of Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. Sonny Class nerd Felsnick wears Coke-bottle glasses and argyll sweater. Palmer, Know the Cast & Characters: George & Tammy, Know the Cast & Characters: Ginny & Georgia, Know the Cast & Characters: Kaleidoscope, Know the Cast & Characters: White Noise, Know the Cast & Characters: The Fabelmans, Know the Cast & Characters: The Banshees of Inisherin, Know the Voice Cast & Characters: Guillermo Del Toros Pinocchio, Know the Cast & Characters: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Know the Cast & Characters: Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, Know the Cast & Characters: The Recruit, Dennis Cleveland Stewart as Leo Crater-Face Balmudo, Annette Charles as Charlene Cha-Cha DiGregorio, Johnny Contardo and Sha Na Na as Johnny Casino & The Gamblers, Ellen Travolta as a Frosty Palace Waitress. Doody develops a relationship with a member of the Pink Ladies named Frenchy. I loved squirt guns when I was a kid in the '50's, so I grabbed the yellow squirt gun. Already well-known due to her budding music career, Newton-John was met with critical and commercial success for her portrayal of Sandy. Blanche Doody is Frenchy's casual high school boyfriend. "#$#!%&$'&(!$)*%)+,( Ages are listed as approximate. [Putzie looks unsure, then leans forward, gesturing dramatically]. Sonny ,6BkCG>'=btv|)kPgMwm,m-OIB$ ,R4OA=:-d0va]Lm[`9m
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Frenchy is the ultimate romantic and wants Danny and Sandy to end up together and live happily ever after. He tries to remain cool and tough at all times but there is genuine depth and emotion in his friendship with Danny. Greasewas a stage musical before it was a movie, so it naturally involves plenty of singing and dancing as well as acting. I think we all owe a round of applause for Patty Simcox and Eugene Felsnick and committee for their beautiful decorations. Jan "&,?&#$& Please !#(%),.%"&(&("+? #.&;*/&#(')%)+,2 ?)%"),$&#(+,@? Magazine: Grease Character Descriptions - The Alliance Theatre. Hey Putzie 15 minutes! ; The Alleged Car: Greased Lightning, until the end of the movie. 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. When Danny Zuko reunites with his Australian love interest, theyboth posture while hanging out with their respective friend groups. No hiney biting! They had a secret romance in summer, but now back in the context of school, peer-pressure and cliques make their love a bit more complicated. Q.V. The class valedictorian. Fun-loving Frenchy went from her singing days in Grease and Grease 2 to living as an activist. Joan Blondell brought had numerous credits before she signed on to play the gang's waitress at the Frosty Palace. Likewise,Teen Spirit, in particular, indicates that she could probably handleGrease's choreography and songs. 0000023387 00000 n
Sonny Sandy Dumbrowski - New in town, a wholesome, pure, kind, clumsy, and innocent girl. (Possibility of casting two people as Eugene one as student, one as adult.) The anything for a laugh stocky type. hb```b``~ ,@Q. His most recent work includes his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Robert Shapiro in The People v. O.J. A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers. Principal McGee She deliberately engineers a surprise reunion for Sandy and Danny knowing that it is likely to be a complete disaster. A good looking, falsetto voiced crooner. No, ma'am. 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. In addition to her obsessions with writing and movies, Ruth also loves dogs, cooking, and adventuring in the great outdoors. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss thenovel. : Rizzo, the notorious leader of The Pink Ladies, is even tougher than Kenickie. {c\Z~4,}tk}>oQ5Y9lie1%]N!^)Rk?OBm2_ Kelly Ward portrayed Putzie in the 1978 musical. Character Profile: A member of the T-Birds. Grease Characters Danny Zuko - The protagonist. At the heart of the story is the romance between hot-rodding gangster Danny Zuko and the sweet new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski. : Along with her appearance in Grease as the flirtatious Cha Cha, Annette Charles was involved in several other projects in the 1970s and '80s. He'd used it prior to Summer Nights, squirting Putzie up the nose for hiding under the bleachers, looking up girl's skirts. Grease Character Descriptions !"#$%#! Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! 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. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and continued to work within the entertainment industry in both television and film. Oh, hello, ma'am. If there is a remedial class for something, he will be registered in it.
Kenickie, got any Scotch tape? Those leather jackets, those school rivalries, "those summer nights" they were decades ago. : It will increase your chances of being cast tremendously. Sonny Geez! After her son was diagnosed with autism, Conn began to advocate for the cause and was named the spokesperson of Autism Speaks in 2008. 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. Playing a car thief in the 1976 film Sweet Revenge, a stuntwoman in the 1979 film Silent Victory and the First Lady in the television series The West Wing, Channing maintained her career far into the 2000s. At the [[national dance off]] , he drops his pants at the blue moon song, exposing his white briefs. Rizzo worries about getting pregnant. Brown Conns Resume: Helen in The Practice (1976-77),Denise Florence Stevens in Benson (1981-85), Stacy Jones/Gracie Jones in Shining Time Station (1989-93),Waitress in Frida (2002), Mrs. Devlin in Blue Bloods (2022), Read More at VV Know the Cast & Characters: Bros. Well built, good looking, . (2 READ THE PLAY before auditioning. Thinks she's Tinkerbell. Mrs. Murdock was portrayed by Tony-winning actress Alice Ghostley, who brought decades-long acting experience with her to Grease. I just ain't gonna take any of her crap, that's all. Keeper of the xylophone, Blanche is the school secretary who begins each day by striking the notes on the instrument to introduce the principal's address. Principal McGee Sonny 0000009889 00000 n
Avalons performance of Beauty School Dropout was a hit and continued to be a song he would reprise in 1990s and 2000s performances. Yeah, you wish. 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. New York, NY, Ages 12-17: Camp Broadway Ensemble @ Carnegie Hall
Sonny : Grease Character Descriptions Principal Male Roles Character Description Songs / Dance / Other Skills Required VocalRange Danny The leader of the "T-Birds". Sonny Principal McGee 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. | Adult, a typical teen audience radio disc jockey. : (Possibility of casting a wellknown NZ celebrity to play this role.) class.
A singer who would have caused the girls (and women) to scream and riot back in 1958. Mr. Lynch Every teacher I got this year has flunked me at least once! : Ok, so what do you guys think this is a gang bang? Eye Color Leaving television, Charles went out to become a speech professor at California State University, Northridge. :
She is very flirtatious and knows exactly how to use her sexuality to manipulate the opposite sex. Kenickie saves money for a new car and hopes to race at Thunder Road. She is deeply attached to all of the students at Rydell and gets very teary-eyed on graduation day. Buckner has kept a relatively low profile, her last appearance being on an episode of 1 vs. 100 in 2007. Your file is uploaded and ready to be published. One of the ladies sporting pink, Jamie Donnelly brought experience to her portrayal of Jan. Donnelly originally played the role in Grease on Broadway and was brought in to star in the film. Since the ending of the series in 2006, Channing has redirected her career to the theater. 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 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. Sonny Oh yeah? : Gumdrops, man. Ironically, he has also gone through the same metamorphosis for her. Sonny? For clarity, the year Grease was released, the youngest cast member was John Travolta at 24. : 16 0 obj
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Greases preppy cheerleader Patty Simcox. He is a troublemaker and the instigator of the mooning incident on camera at the school dance. Characters Edit Below is a list of characters that have appeared in Grease and Grease 2 . 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. 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. : Lead Characters Sandy Dumbrowski Grease - Musical 13 Danny Zuko Grease - Musical 7 Doody Grease - Musical 6 View All Characters in Grease Guide written by Avital Shira Michael Miller %PDF-1.3 Go to Naples, all whores. Sonny After Opening Night, Blondell appeared in two more feature films, one of which was Grease. 0000009127 00000 n
Danny is a loyal friend to Kenickie and drives for him when Kenickie gets a concussion. Company Credits He creeps on female classmates at thebeginning of the film. 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. Yeah, try hopscotch, you hot dog! Conaway died in 2011 from from multiple causes, including pneumonia. Physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high pitched voice. Tough looking, tattooed, surly, avoids any show of softness.