The Grease Story
8.4
67 minutes
11/5/2017
Overview
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.
Cast List
John Travolta
as Danny Zuko
Olivia Newton-John
as Sandy Olsson
Jeff Conaway
as Kenickie (archive footage)
Barry Pearl
as Doody
Michael Tucci
as Sonny
Kelly Ward
as Putzie
Stockard Channing
as Betty Rizzo
Didi Conn
as Frenchy
Jamie Donnelly
as Jan
Dinah Manoff
as Marty Maraschino
Eddie Deezen
as Eugene Felsnic
Susan Buckner
as Patty Simcox
Lorenzo Lamas
as Tom Chisum
Dennis Stewart
as Leo 'Craterface' Balmudo (archive footage)
Annette Charles
as Charlene 'Cha Cha' DiGregorio (archive footage)
Eve Arden
as Principal McGee (archive footage)
Dody Goodman
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
Sid Caesar
as Coach Calhoun (archive footage)
Alice Ghostley
as Mrs. Murdock (archive footage)
Darrell Zwerling
as Mr. Lynch (archive footage)
Dick Patterson
as Mr. Rudie
Fannie Flagg
as Nurse Wilkins
Ellen Travolta
as Waitress
Frankie Avalon
as Teen Angel
Edd Byrnes
as Vince Fontaine