Miss Lynch: A spinster English teacher and stereotypical disciplinarian. Her character role would be rewritten as Principal McGee for screen adaptions. Known for her feisty performance as the leader of The Pink Ladies, Channing continued portraying strong female characters well after her days in Grease. 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. The West Wing brought Channing critical success, resulting in an Emmy win for best supporting actress in a drama series. Since the ending of the series in 2006, Channing has redirected her career to the theater. She has performed in off-Broadway and Broadway productions including Other Desert Cities, resulting in a Tony nomination for best performance. Grease: de nouvelles informations sur l'équipe créative". Musical Avenue (in French). August 10, 2008. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014 . Retrieved December 17, 2018. A West End revival opened at the Piccadilly Theatre, London on August 8, 2007, and ran for nearly four years (the longest running show in the Piccadilly Theatre's history). The leads were similarly cast via ITV's Grease Is the Word, with Danny Bayne and Susan McFadden playing Danny and Sandy. [25] [26] The production closed on April 30, 2011, after over 1,300 performances with a U.K. tour to begin on May 6, 2011, in Edinburgh. [27]

Danny Zuko: A smooth greaser from Chicago and successful womanizer, the de facto leader of the Burger Palace Boys has his life upended when he falls for a strait-laced square during his summer vacation leading into senior year. Danny was based upon Tom Meyer, Jacobs's cousin. [12]

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She was then seen again at the dance when Danny and Cha Cha won the competition, she is again teased for her humiliation. After the dance, her exposed underpants are seemingly forgotten, as she sees Rizzo at school, and teases her by telling a group of her friends: "That's the one I was telling you about." A version of the play is available that keeps some of the adult references and innuendo but excises some of the more explicit lyrics.

Stacie & Gracie were present when Lone Rider made his epic debut and saved Davey Jaworski's life at the Bowl-A-Rama, Who's That Guy?. The remainder of the songs have been greatly edited for time, deleting several verses from the original songs. [54] During the Talent Show auditions, their song was about Stacie's boyfriend, Brad, whom played a high school-age lothario by the same name, Brad, The Song. A Spanish revival ran successfully at Teatre Victòria, Barcelona from October 3, 2006, to January 6, 2008. After a short national tour, the production was transferred to Teatro Nuevo Alcalá, Madrid, where it ran from October 14, 2008, to January 31, 2010, and then continued touring Spain until it finally closed on August 1, 2010, becoming one of Spain's all-time longest running musical productions, with 1,090 performances. Directed by Ricard Reguant, the original cast included Carlos Solano (later alternating the role with Tony Bernetti) as Danny Zuko, María Adamuz as Sandy (later Replaced by Edurne and Gisela), and Elena Gadel as Betty Rizzo,Fun-loving Frenchy went from her singing days in Grease and Grease 2 to living as an activist. After her performance in the 1970 and ' 80s films, Didi Conn starred in ABC's soap-opera comedy Benson and children’s television show Shining Time Station. After her son was diagnosed with autism, Conn began to advocate for the cause and was named the spokesperson of Autism Speaks in 2008. She has also worked with the Foundation for Educating Children With Autism, performing in benefit concerts. In 2016, Conn made a cameo appearance in Fox’s Grease: Live, starring Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens, thus making her the only actress to appear in all three Grease productions. New Production of Grease to open at the Dominion Theatre in May 2022". BestofTheatre.co.uk . Retrieved November 19, 2021. At the Rydell High Class of 1959 reunion ("Alma Mater"), old maid English teacher Miss Lynch introduces former cheerleader/yearbook-editor Patty Simcox Honeywell and class valedictorian Eugene Florczyk. Eugene gives a rousing speech, mentioning that the alumni who are missing from the reunion are surely present in spirit. The scene segues to bring in the greaser gang known as the Burger Palace Boys (known in later versions as the "T-Birds") and their auxiliary, the "Pink Ladies", as they sing a cruder version of the Rydell alma mater ("Alma Mater (Parody)"). The Broadway League. "Internet Broadway Database: Grease Production Credits". Ibdb.com . Retrieved January 18, 2010. SSKCA Drama Club presents Grease «". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved February 23, 2016.