The Grease Story (2017)
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.
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John Travolta as Danny Zuko |
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Olivia Newton-John as Sandy Olsson |
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Jeff Conaway as Kenickie (archive footage) |
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Barry Pearl as Doody |
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Michael Tucci as Sonny |
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Kelly Ward as Putzie |
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Stockard Channing as Betty Rizzo |
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Didi Conn as Frenchy |
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Jamie Donnelly as Jan |
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Dinah Manoff as Marty Maraschino |
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Eddie Deezen as Eugene Felsnic |
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Susan Buckner as Patty Simcox |
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Lorenzo Lamas as Tom Chisum |
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Dennis Stewart as Leo 'Craterface' Balmudo (archive footage) |
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Annette Charles as Charlene 'Cha Cha' DiGregorio (archive footage) |
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Eve Arden as Principal McGee (archive footage) |
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Dody Goodman as Blanche Hodel (archive footage) |
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Sid Caesar as Coach Calhoun (archive footage) |
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Alice Ghostley as Mrs. Murdock (archive footage) |
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Darrell Zwerling as Mr. Lynch (archive footage) |
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Dick Patterson as Mr. Rudie |
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Fannie Flagg as Nurse Wilkins |
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Ellen Travolta as Waitress |
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Frankie Avalon as Teen Angel |
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Edd Byrnes as Vince Fontaine |
