Grease is still the word
8.6
67 min
The story behind the classic movie musical. The programme examines the original stage musical in the early 1970s, which starred a young Richard Gere, and the changes that occurred between stage and screen, including the addition of several new songs and toning down the original show's darker elements. Plus, a look at some of the actors who could have played the roles made famous by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
Name | Character | Team | |
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John Travolta | Danny Zuko | Hangin with Mr. Cooper | |
Olivia Newton-John | Sandy Olsson | Unowned | |
Jeff Conaway | Kenickie | Unowned | |
Barry Pearl | Doody | Unowned | |
Michael Tucci | Sonny | Unowned | |
Kelly Ward | Putzie | Unowned | |
Stockard Channing | Betty Rizzo | Unowned | |
Didi Conn | Frenchy | Unowned | |
Jamie Donnelly | Jan | Unowned | |
Dinah Manoff | Marty Maraschino | Unowned | |
Eddie Deezen | Eugene Felsnic | Unowned | |
Susan Buckner | Patty Simcox | Unowned | |
Lorenzo Lamas | Tom Chisum | Unowned | |
Dennis Stewart | Leo 'Craterface' Balmudo | Unowned | |
Annette Charles | Charlene 'Cha Cha' DiGregorio | Unowned | |
Eve Arden | Principal McGee | Unowned | |
Dody Goodman | Blanche Hodel | Unowned | |
Sid Caesar | Coach Calhoun | Unowned | |
Alice Ghostley | Mrs. Murdock | Unowned | |
Darrell Zwerling | Mr. Lynch | Unowned | |
Dick Patterson | Mr. Rudie | Unowned | |
Fannie Flagg | Nurse Wilkins | Unowned | |
Ellen Travolta | Waitress | Unowned | |
Frankie Avalon | Teen Angel | Unowned | |
Edd Byrnes | Vince Fontaine | Unowned |