What's the Difference between Grease the Play and Grease the Movie?
| In the Play |
In the Movie |
Danny Zuko
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Danny Zuko
Portrayed by: John Travolta
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Sandy Dumbrowski
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Sandy Olsen
Portrayed by: Olivia Newton-John
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Kenickie
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Kenickie
Portrayed by: Jeff Conaway
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Betty Rizzo
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Betty Rizzo
Portrayed by: Stockard Channing
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Doody
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Doody
Portrayed by: Barry Pearl
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Sonny LaTierri
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Sonny LaTierri
Portrayed by: Michael Tucci
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Roger
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Putzie
Portrayed by: Kelly Ward
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Frenchy
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Frenchy
Portrayed by: Didi Conn
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Marty Maraschino
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Marty Maraschino
Portrayed by: Dinah Manoff
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Miss Lynch
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Principal McGee
Portrayed by: Eve Arden
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This Character does not appear.
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Coach Calhoun
Portrayed by: Sid Caesar
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Eugene Florsyck
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Eugene Felsnick
Portrayed by: Eddie Deezen
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Patty Simcox
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Patty Simcox
Portrayed by: Susan Buckner
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Cha-Cha Digregorio
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Cha-Cha Digregorio
Portrayed by: Annette Charles
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Teen Angel
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Teen Angel
Portrayed by: Frankie Avalon
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Vince Fontaine
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Vince Fontaine
Portrayed by: Edd Byrnes
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Johnny Casino
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Johnny Casino & the Gamblers
Portrayed by: Sha-Na-Na
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This Character does not appear.
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Leo Balmudo
Portrayed by: Dennis C. Stewart
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Betty Rizzo
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Betty Rizzo
Portrayed by: Adrienne Barbeau
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| In the Play |
In the Movie |
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The original Pink Lady jackets were black with pink lettering. |
The Pink Lady jackets are pink satin with black lettering. |
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Sandy wears the distinctive '50's poodle skirt in her first scene. |
Patty Simcox wears the distinctive '50's poodle skirt in her first scene.
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The dialogue contains harsh, but not too frequent, cursing, such as "F-bombs" full s-o-b phrase, sh--, etc. |
Cursing is removed from dialog, such as Sonny's original "F-in A" became "Friggin A", Marty's full "son-of-a-bit--" became "oh, double doo-doo", etc. |
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Marty's long-distance boyfriend is a Marine in Japan named Freddy. |
Marty's long-distance boyfriend is a Marine in Korea named Bobby.
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Song "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" original lyrics of lines 1 and 2 in the last verse are about Sal Mineo:
"No no no, Sal Mineo/
I would never stoop so low"
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Song "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" lyrics of lines 1 and 2 in the last verse were changed to about Elvis Presley:
"Elvis, Elvis, let me be/
Keep that pelvis far from me"
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