Characters

• Sandy DumbrowskiDannys love interest She is sweet, naive, and cute, like Sandra Dee of the Gidget movies Sandy struggles with wanting more than her wholesome image
• Danny ZukoThe leader of the T-Birds. He is charismatic and confident, with a sense of easy-going charm. VOCAL RANGE: Tenor
• Betty RizzoLeader of the Pink Ladies. She is tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable. VOCAL RANGE: Mezzo Soprano
• KenickieSecond-in-command of the T-Birds. Tough looking, tattooed, surly, avoids any show of softness. Has an off-beat sense of humour. VOCAL RANGE: Baritone
• FrenchieA dreamer. Good natured and dumb. Heavily made up, fussy about her appearance – particularly her hair. She can’t wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician. VOCAL RANGE: Alto; limited solo singing
• DoodyYoungest of the guys. Small, boyish, open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude toward the other guys. Plays guitar onstage. VOCAL RANGE: Tenor
• MartyThe “beauty” of the Pink Ladies. Looks older than the other girls but betrays her age when she opens her mouth. Tries to act sophisticated. VOCAL RANGE: Alto
• Sonny LatierriAn Italian-looking guy, with shiny black hair and dark, oily skin. He is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he’s a real lady-killer but is completely tone deaf to most people around him. VOCAL RANGE: Baritone; No solo singing
• JanA compulsive eater. Jan is loud and pushy with the girls, but shy and uncomfortable with boys. VOCAL RANGE: Mezzo Soprano
• RogerThe anything-for-a-laugh stocky type. Full of mischief, half-baked schemes and ideas. A clown who enjoys putting other people on. VOCAL RANGE: Tenor
• Miss LynchOld Maid English teacher VOCAL RANGE: Ensemble Part – Flexible
• Patty SimcoxA typical cheerleader. She is aggressive, sure of herself and given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. Catty, but in an All-American girl sort of way unpopular with the Pink Ladies. Patty is a strong mover who can twirl a baton. VOCAL RANGE: Alto
• Cha Cha De GregorioA blind date. Slovenly, loud-mouthed, and homely. Cha-Cha takes pride in being the best dancer at St. Bernadette’s. VOCAL RANGE: Ensemble Part – Flexible
• Eugene FlorczykThe class valedictorian. Physically and socially awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. An apple-polisher, smug, and pompous but gullible. VOCAL RANGE: Ensemble Part – Flexible
• Johnny CasinoA veteran greaser and former student at Rydell. A local rock ‘n’ roll icon in the making. VOCAL RANGE: Tenor
• Vince FontaineA typical “teen audience” radio disc jockey. Slick, egotistical, fast talking. A veteran ‘greaser’. VOCAL RANGE: Ensemble Part – Flexible
• Teen AngelA good-looking, falsetto-voiced, Fabian-look-alike A singer who would have caused girls to scream and riot in 1958 (A female Teen Angel may be considered) VOCAL RANGE Tenor
• EnsembleRydell High school students nerds, jocks, cheerleaders, greasers no solo singing
• Dance EnsembleDancers