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GREASE  cast

3/8/10

Principal Cast meeting -Tuesday, Mar 9 4pm in Aud
First Choral Rehearsal – Thursday, Mar 11 4-6pm in Choral Room
Specialty Dance Auditions -Wednesday Mar 10

 (In the order of appearance)   (understudies-TBA)

Miss Lynch …………. Brenda Mintz

Patty Simcox ……….. Jelena Grozdanich

Eugene Florczyk ……. Michael Goldenberg

Jan ………………...… Camille Burger

Marty ……………….. Gabbi Rapin

Betty Rizzo …………. Katie Taylor

Doody ………………. Michael Peters

Roger ……………….. Clarke Remmers

Kenickie ……………. Tony Campana

Sonny LaTierri ……… Chris Yothment

Frenchy ……….…….. Hannah Kurowski

Sandy Dumbrowksi … Natalie Vick

Danny Zuko ………… Hunter Muckel

Vince Fontaine* ……. Kurt Alberson

Johnny Casino* …..... David Blumberg

Cha-Cha DiGregorio* .. TBA after dance audition

Teen Angel* …………. Christian Fary

                *Will double appearing as chorus in other scenes

 

                                                Dancers

Specialty Dance Auditions Wednesday Mar 10 at 4pm

       

 

Alexa Johnson- Student Director       Jelena Grozdanich – Student Choreographer

TBA – Assistant Student Director                       TBA –Production Assistants

 

                    Chorus (including principal cast)

Kurt Alberson

David Blumberg

Lester Blumberg

Tony Campana

Christian Fary

Michael Goldenberg

Hunter Muckel

Teddy Niemiec

Michael Peters

Ryan Pohrte

Clarke Remmers

David Straka

Tim Wittkamp

Chris Yothment

 

 

 

 

Samantha Adler

Lisa Arndt

Lorena Alvarado

Jessica Banaczyk

Rachel Borgo

London Borom

Camille Burger

Annie Burke

Haley Conger

Jenny Deecken

Haley Fieldhouse

Katie Gajewski

Tyler German

Kendall Goldberg

Emma Grdina

Jelena Grozdanich

Olivia Harris

Helena Jancosek

Arika Jeter

Aamina Khan

Hannah Kurowski

Brittany Lapa

Allison Luchene

Megan Miller
Brenda Mintz

Delilah Owens

Gabbi Rapin

Tatiana Padilla

Salena Pena

Kaylie Starkey

Samantha Strimmel

Katie Taylor

Natalie Vick

Hannah Wagner

Krista Zagar

 

Thank-You to everyone who auditioned for Grease.  We saw some wonderful talent that we unfortunately could not use on this production. We encourage you to become involved in other aspects of the production.  Please indicate your acceptance or not of your role no later than Thursday March 11, by initialing the cast list posted backstage bulletin board by the Romeo/Juliet Dressing Rooms.

 

LAB, CLB, Woods

 

GREASE

It's 1959 and Rydell high is filled with rebellious, thrill-loving students. In the midst of this scene, Sandy Dumbrowski enters as the new girl in school. It turns out that she and the leader of the Burger Palace Boys gang, Danny Zuko, have had a brief love affair the summer before. While Sandy stresses to her new classmates the emotional attachment she and Danny had, Danny stresses the physical aspects of their relationship. As the show goes on, the students at Rydell High have to deal with love, gang violence, teen pregnancy, and friendship. In the end, Sandy and Danny resolve their differences and end up happily together. Dancing in the show involves 1950s jazz styles.

 Characters

Sandy Dumbrowski – New in town, wholesome, pure, kind, and innocent girl. Originally planned on going to a Catholic school, but changed plans and went to Rydell High. She is a goody-goody and does not smoke or drink, and is teased about it by the Pink Ladies. Falls in love with Danny Zuko over the holidays. (soprano) Notable Sandys have included Debbie Gibson, Olivia Newton-John, Natalie Bassingthwaite, Andrea McArdle, Lea Salonga, Christiane Noll, Elaine Paige, Sutton Foster, Aubrey O'Day, Laura Osnes, Ashley Spencer, and Emily Padgett.

Danny Zuko – Handsome, cocky leader of the Burger Palace Boys (later, the T-Birds). Falls in love with Sandy Dumbrowski over the holidays. (tenor) Notable Dannys have included Barry Bostwick, Richard Gere, John Travolta, Treat Williams, Patrick Swayze, Paul Nicholas, Adrian Zmed, Craig McLachlan, Rex Smith, Jonathan Wilkes, Ricky Paull Goldin, Ian Kelsey, Greg Evigan, Jarrod Carland, Peter Gallagher, Jeff Conaway, Jon Secada, Max Crumm, and Eric Schineider.

Betty Rizzo – Tough and sarcastic leader of the Pink Ladies. Does not like to hang out with Sandy because she is not tough enough. Smokes, drinks, and does not care what others think of her. (mezzo-soprano or contralto) Notable Rizzos have included Stockard Channing, Adrienne Barbeau, Lucy Lawless, Rosie O'Donnell, Debbie Gibson, Danica McKellar, Linda Blair, Debby Boone, Sheena Easton, Jasmine Guy, Joely Fisher, Maureen McCormick, Mackenzie Phillips, Jody Watley, Brooke Shields, Jenny Powers, Sally Ann Triplett, Dannii Minogue and Jean Burr.

Frenchy – Fun-loving and foolish but very friendly member of the Pink Ladies. Dropped out of high school to enter Beauty School. A little light-headed and in her own world and dumb. Cares a lot about her appearance. (soprano or mezzo-soprano) Notable Frenchys have included Didi Conn and Tracey Ullman.

Marty – Most attractive member of the Pink Ladies. A little slow and she likes older guys. (mezzo-soprano) Notable Martys have included Dinah Manoff, Marilu Henner, Lisa Maxwell and Megan Mullally.

Teen Angel – Guardian Angel from above that tries to guide Frenchy when she drops out of beauty school. (tenor or baritone) Notable Teen Angels have included Frankie Avalon, Donny Most, Davy Jones, Eddie Mekka, Chubby Checker, John Farnham, Mary Bond Davis, Billy Porter, Jennifer Holliday, Al Jarreau, Darlene Love and Taylor Hicks.

Vince Fontaine – An egotistical, slimy radio disk jockey trying to relive his teenage years. Notable Vinces have included Edd Byrnes, Micky Dolenz, Joe Piscopo, Jeff Conaway, Richard Wilkins and Peter Scolari.

Doody – The youngest member of the Burger Palace Boys (later, the T-Birds). Generally foolish, and gullible. (tenor) Notable Doodys have included Barry Pearl, Martin Ericsson, John Travolta, Ray Quinn and Sam Harris.

Jan – Funny, loud, overweight and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. (mezzo-soprano) Notable Jans have included Jamie Donnelly, Mimi Kennedy and Marissa Jaret Winokur

Kenickie – The tough and rude second-in-command of the Burger Palace Boys (later, the T-Birds). (baritone) Notable Kenickies have included Jeff Conaway, Shane Ritchie and Ace Young

Sonny LaTierri – An obnoxious, yet tricky member of the Burger Palace Boys (later, the T-Birds). The funny, Italian-American. "Wise Guy" of the Burger Palace Boys. Notable Sonnys have included Michael Tucci.

Roger – A jolly prankster member of the Burger Palace Boys (later, the T-Birds), loves "putting people on"; loves Jan. (tenor) Notable Rogers have included Kelly Ward (name was changed to Putzie for the movie), Walter Bobbie (1972) and Hunter Foster (1994 revival).

Cha-Cha – Charlene DiGregorio. Apparently the best dancer at St. Bernadette's. Wins the dancing competition with Danny. (alto)

Eugene Florczyk – A silly, pompous but gullible nerd.

Johnny Casino – All-American, rock-star student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence. (baritone) Notable Johnnys have included Richard Short, Rivers Cuomo,Micky Dolenz and Glenn Carter.

Miss Lynch – A no-nonsense, serious, loud, English teacher. Notable Lynches have included Dody Goodman and Sally Struthers.

Patty Simcox – A pretty, peppy, cheerleader. Loud and overexcited. A bit of a pain and unpopular with the Pink Ladies. Nominated for Student council. Notable Pattys have included Susan Buckner, Dominique Dawes, Tamsin Outhwaite and Siobhan Dillon.

Burger Palace Boys (later, the T-Birds) – The boys' gang of working-class "greasers-to-be."

Pink Ladies – The greasers girls' gang.

Name Gender Vocal Part Age Range Role Type
Danny Zuko male tenor 17 – 21 lead
Sandy Dumbrowski female soprano 15 – 19 lead
Frenchy female soprano 17 – 21 lead
Kenickie male baritone 17 – 21 lead
Betty Rizzo female mezzo 17 – 21 lead
Roger male tenor 15 – 19 supporting
Jan female mezzo 15 – 19 supporting
Doody male tenor 14 – 16 supporting
Marty female alto 15 – 19 cameo
Sonny male baritone 15 – 19 cameo
Cha-Cha female soprano 16 – 21 cameo
Johnny Casino male baritone 15 – 19 cameo
Teen Angel male tenor 27 – 35 cameo
Patty female   15 – 19 cameo
Eugene Florczyk male   16 – 9 cameo
Vince Fontaine male   35 – 50 cameo
Miss Lynch male   40 – 60 cameo
Pink Ladies female   13 – 21 chorus
Burger Palace Boys male   13 – 21 chorus

Act One
With the sound of rock and roll music flowing into our ears, we meet the class of '59 in flashback – including the "greasers" also called the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies. As they sing Alma Mater Parody -- it's easy to see why.

Flashback to the first day of senior year, September, 1958. The high school cafeteria bustles with kids groaning about the annual return to lousy food ("You want my coleslaw?") and dreaded teachers ("I got Old Lady Lynch for English again. She hates my guts."). The Pink Ladies sit on one side of the lunchroom, and the Burger Palace Boys sit on the other. There's a new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski, talking with the Pink Ladies - Jan, Marty, Frenchy, and Betty Rizzo—about her summer romance with a boy named Danny. At the same time, Danny Zuko, the leader of the Burger Palace Boys (Roger, Doody, Sonny, and Kenickie), is telling his pals about his "conquest" the past summer. (Summer Nights). When Sandy and Danny finally see one another, Sandy is elated to find her summer love again, but Danny ignores her so he can "look cool." When lunch hour ends, rock star wannabe Doody gives an impromptu concert in the hall (Those Magic Changes), making it clear that grades and SAT scores aren't nearly as important as learning to play the guitar. Boys rank even more highly than songs on the Pink Ladies' charts, which is evident at Marty's pajama party, where the girls experiment with cheap wine, cigarettes and pierced ears, and Marty tells about her long-distance courtship with a Marine (Freddy, My Love). Meanwhile, the Burger Palace Boys are busy drinking cheap beer and daydreaming about easy girls and cool cars (Greased Lightnin'). Sandy is still hurt by Danny's brush off, but when they get a minute alone together Danny tries to explain. Head cheerleader Patty Simcox interrupts to prompt Sandy to join the squad and to tease Danny about his latest indiscretions. The kids take their newfangled portable radios for a rock and roll picnic in the park and plan how they'll pair off at the upcoming school dance (Mooning). Sandy passes through with valedictorian-to-be (i.e. school nerd) Eugene; she seems to have given up on Danny since she's found out that he has been telling his friends that she's "easy," which is not what a nice girl who almost went to Immaculata likes to hear. Rizzo teases Danny for falling for a girl who resembles the excessively proper teenage ingιnue, Sandra Dee (Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee). Act I ends with almost all the couples having some sort of fight with each other, even as they proclaim We Go Together.

Act Two

When Act II begins, everyone is Shakin' at the High School Hop - everyone, that is, except Sandy. She's home asking the stars up above why she must be a teenager in love and otherwise feeling sorry for herself (It's Raining on Prom Night). Meanwhile, all the kids are getting their kicks at the hop. The favorite radio DJ of the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies, Vince Fontaine, is the MC at the dance, which takes place in the gym. He's warming the kids up for a dance contest. Kenickie, who got a blind date after the fight that ended Act I, now dumps her and pairs off with his usual thrill, Rizzo. Danny enters the contest with Kenickie's cast-off, Cha-Cha DeGregorio, and they win (Born to Hand Jive). A few days later at the Burger Palace after school, a couple of the guys run into Frenchy who flunked out of Rydell and is now studying cosmetology (Beauty School Dropout). Danny, who has taken up track in order to win back Sandy's affections, doesn't know that the guys have been challenged to a rumble by Cha-Cha's friends. He's more concerned about patching things up with Sandy at the Twi-Light Drive In, but he moves too fast for her and she leaves (All Alone at a Drive-In Movie). The "greasers" are having a party, as Doody and Kenickie sing Rock and Roll Party Queen. Rizzo is worried that she's pregnant, but she's so mad at Kenickie that she tells him he's not the father. The other kids are sympathetic, but Rizzo rejects their offers of help, especially Sandy's (There Are Worse Things I Could Do). Sandy wonders what she needs to do to fit in at Rydell (Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee Reprise). The next time Sandy meets up with the Burger Palace Boys and the Pink Ladies, a transformation has taken place. Sandy is now a greaser's dream date, leaving Danny All Choked Up. Rizzo is relieved to learn that she isn't pregnant, and she and Kenickie reunite. It's happily-ever-after time for all (We Go Together Reprise).

 

Discography:
     

The Original Broadway Cast (1972)
This would be exactly the music from the score we will be using		 The 1994 Broadway Cast
Directed by Tommy Tune
This is also close to the original score		 The 2007 Broadway Cast
Score is somewhat different adding film songs:
"Hopelessly Devoted"
"Grease"
"You're the One that I Want"
"Sandy"		 The 1978 Film Version
Music is different keys and story is set in California not the inner city
Some songs are cut and these were added:
"Hopelessly Devoted"
"Grease"
"You're the One that I Want"
"Sandy"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filmography:

The 1978 film version is different in many respects from the stage version.  It is set in California not in inner city Chicago.  The drag race is purely a film event.
There is a Park scene in Act I and a party scene at Jan's house in Act II.  The stage version is a bit more  "gritty" than the motion picture version.  Many people expect the movie version on stage, which is not altogether possible.

Several songs were not used in the film version: "Alma Mater", "Rydell Fight Song", "Mooning", "It's Raining on Prom Night", "Rock n' Roll Party Queen", "Those Magic Changes", and "Alone at the Drive-In".  The following songs were added to provide "star vehicles" for Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta (plus the opening credits song by Barry Gibb "Grease" for Frankie Vallli): "Hopelessly Devoted", "You're the One that I Want", and "Sandy".

 

Thank-You to everyone who auditioned for xxxx.  We saw some wonderful talent that we unfortunately could not use on this production. We encourage you to become involved in other aspects of the production.  Please indicate your acceptance or not of your role no later than XXXX, by initialing the cast list posted backstage bulletin board by the Romeo/Juliet Dressing Rooms.

 

LAB, Lady LAB, Woods

 Student Director –  TBA    
Assistant Student Director – TBA
Choreographer – TBA
Production Assistants –  TBA

 

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