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* PregnancyScare: Thinks Kenickie got her pregnant when his condom breaks.

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* PregnancyScare: Thinks Kenickie got her pregnant when his condom breaks.breaks and then her period is a few days late.
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->Played by: Creator/MariluHenner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Creator/MeganMullaly (Broadway revival, 1994), Robyn Hurder (Broadway revival, 2007), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Creator/MariluHenner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Creator/MeganMullaly Creator/MeganMullally (Broadway revival, 1994), Robyn Hurder (Broadway revival, 2007), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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* BettyAndVeronica: The tough, edgy Veronica to Sandy's innocent Betty, although they're not in a love triangle.

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* BettyAndVeronica: The tough, edgy Veronica to Sandy's innocent Betty, although they're not in a love triangle. Ironically, Betty is ''her'' first name.


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* EmbarrassingFirstName: "Betty," the quintessential name for the type of cute, wholesome '50s girl (as exemplified by BettyAndVeronica) that Rizzo emphatically is not. No one gets to call her by it except Kenickie while they're having sex.
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* FatComicRelief: In the stage version, his friends call him names like "Lard-ass," [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "Porky"]] and "WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}", obviously implying that he's fat (though he's [[HollywoodPudgy not always cast that way]]), and he's the funniest of the boys.

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* FatComicRelief: In the stage version, his friends call him names like "Lard-ass," [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "Porky"]] and "WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}", obviously implying that he's fat (though he's [[HollywoodPudgy not always cast that way]]), way in the movie or in all productions), and he's the funniest of the boys.
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* FatComicRelief: In the stage version, his friends call him names like "Lard-ass," [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes "Porky"]] and "WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}", obviously implying that he's fat (though he's [[HollywoodPudgy not always cast that way]]), and he's the funniest of the boys.

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->Played by: Doug Stevenson (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/BarryBostwick (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JohnTravolta (film, 1978), Rickey Paul Goldin (Broadway revival, 1994), Max Crumm (Broadway revival, 2009) Creator/AaronTveit (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Doug Stevenson (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/BarryBostwick (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JohnTravolta (film, 1978), Rickey Paul Goldin (Broadway revival, 1994), Max Crumm (Broadway revival, 2009) 2007) Creator/AaronTveit (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Bill Cervetti (Kingston Mines, 1971), Timothy Meyers (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JeffConaway (film, 1978), Jason Opsahl ((Broadway revival, 1994), Matthew Saldivar (Broadway revival, 2009), Carlos [=PenaVega=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Bill Cervetti (Kingston Mines, 1971), Timothy Meyers (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JeffConaway (film, 1978), Jason Opsahl ((Broadway revival, 1994), Matthew Saldivar (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Carlos [=PenaVega=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)



%%* TheLancer

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%%* TheLancer* TheLancer: To Danny; he's the second-in-command of the Burger Palace Boys/T-Birds to Danny's leader, and the male half of the BetaCouple with Rizzo.



->Played by: James Canning (Kingston Mines and Broadway, 1971-1972), Barry Pearl (film, 1978), Sam Harris (Broadway revival, 1994), Ryan Patrick Binder (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/JordanFisher (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: James Canning (Kingston Mines and Broadway, 1971-1972), Barry Pearl (film, 1978), Sam Harris (Broadway revival, 1994), Ryan Patrick Binder (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Creator/JordanFisher (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Gerald Bolnick (Kingston Mines, 1971), Jim Borrelli (Broadway, 1972), Michael Tucci (film, 1978), Carlos Lopez (Broadway revival, 1994), José Restrepo (Broadway revival, 2009), Andrew Call (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Gerald Bolnick (Kingston Mines, 1971), Jim Borrelli (Broadway, 1972), Michael Tucci (film, 1978), Carlos Lopez (Broadway revival, 1994), José Restrepo (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Andrew Call (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Gary Houston (Kingston Mines, 1971), Walter Bobbie (Broadway, 1972), Kelly Ward (film, 1978), Hunter Foster (Broadway revival, 1994), Daniel Everidge (Broadway Revival, 2009), David Del Rio (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Gary Houston (Kingston Mines, 1971), Walter Bobbie (Broadway, 1972), Kelly Ward (film, 1978), Hunter Foster (Broadway revival, 1994), Daniel Everidge (Broadway Revival, 2009), 2007), David Del Rio (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Leslie Goto (Kingston Mines, 1971), Carole Demas (Broadway, 1972), Music/OliviaNewtonJohn (film, 1978), Susan Wood (Broadway revival, 1994), Laura Osnes (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/JulianneHough (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Leslie Goto (Kingston Mines, 1971), Carole Demas (Broadway, 1972), Music/OliviaNewtonJohn (film, 1978), Susan Wood (Broadway revival, 1994), Laura Osnes (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Creator/JulianneHough (''Grease Live'', 2016)



%% * TheIngenue

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%% * TheIngenueTheIngenue: Though unlike most ingénues, she eventually realizes she's not happy being one.



->Played by: Sue Williams (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/AdrienneBarbeau (Broadway, 1972), Creator/StockardChanning (film, 1978), Creator/RosieODonnell (Broadway revival, 1994), Jenny Powers (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/VanessaHudgens (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Sue Williams (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/AdrienneBarbeau (Broadway, 1972), Creator/StockardChanning (film, 1978), Creator/RosieODonnell (Broadway revival, 1994), Jenny Powers (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Creator/VanessaHudgens (''Grease Live'', 2016)



%%* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to Sandy's Betty.

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%%* * BettyAndVeronica: The tough, edgy Veronica to Sandy's Betty.innocent Betty, although they're not in a love triangle.



%%* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Dark to Sandy's Light.

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%%* * LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Dark to Sandy's Light.Light, until the end when she helps Sandy embrace her own Dark Femininity.



->Played by: Hedda Lubin (Kingston Mines, 1971), Marya Small (Broadway, 1972), Creator/DidiConn (film, 1978), Jessica Stone (Broadway revival, 1994), Kirsten Wyatt (Broadway revival, 2009), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Hedda Lubin (Kingston Mines, 1971), Marya Small (Broadway, 1972), Creator/DidiConn (film, 1978), Jessica Stone (Broadway revival, 1994), Kirsten Wyatt (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Creator/MariluHenner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Creator/MeganMullaly (Broadway revival, 1994), Robyn Hurder (Broadway revival, 2009), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Creator/MariluHenner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Creator/MeganMullaly (Broadway revival, 1994), Robyn Hurder (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Sheila Ray Ceaser (Kingston Mines, 1971), Garn Stephens (Broadway, 1972), Jamie Donnelly (film, 1978), Heather Stokes (Broadway revival, 1994), Lindsay Mendez (Broadway revival, 2009), Kether Donoghue (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Sheila Ray Ceaser (Kingston Mines, 1971), Garn Stephens (Broadway, 1972), Jamie Donnelly (film, 1978), Heather Stokes (Broadway revival, 1994), Lindsay Mendez (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Kether Donoghue (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Judy Brubaker (Kingston Mines, 1971), Dorothy Leon (Broadway, 1972), Eve Arden (film, 1978), Marcia Lewis (Broadway revival, 1994), Susan Blommaert (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/AnaGasteyer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Judy Brubaker (Kingston Mines, 1971), Dorothy Leon (Broadway, 1972), Eve Arden (film, 1978), Marcia Lewis (Broadway revival, 1994), Susan Blommaert (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Creator/AnaGasteyer (''Grease Live'', 2016)



* DeathByAdaptation: In the Broadway version of the stage play, the FramingDevice is Rydell High's 10th anniversary Class of 1959 reunion, which Miss Lynch hosts with the 28-year-old Patty and Eugene. For the 2011 revival of "The Original Grease'', however, the reunion was [[SettingUpdate updated]] to the 50th anniversary in 2009: since Miss Lynch would have obviously passed away by then, only the elderly Patty and Eugene host the reunion.

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* DeathByAdaptation: In the Broadway original version of the stage play, the FramingDevice is Rydell High's 10th anniversary Class of 1959 reunion, which Miss Lynch hosts with the 28-year-old Patty and Eugene. For the 2011 revival of "The Original Grease'', however, the reunion was [[SettingUpdate updated]] to the 50th anniversary in 2009: since Miss Lynch would have obviously passed away by then, only the elderly Patty and Eugene host the reunion.



->Played by: Steve Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Tom Harris (Broadway, 1972), Creator/EddieDeezen (film, 1978), Paul Castree (Broadway revival, 1994), Jamison Scott (Broadway revival, 2009), Noah Robbins (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Steve Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Tom Harris (Broadway, 1972), Creator/EddieDeezen (film, 1978), Paul Castree (Broadway revival, 1994), Jamison Scott (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Noah Robbins (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Polly Pen (Kingston Mines, 1971), Ilene Kristen (Broadway, 1972), Creator/SusanBuckner (film, 1978), Michelle Blakely (Broadway revival, 1994), Allison Fischer (Broadway revival, 2009), Elle [=McLemore=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Polly Pen (Kingston Mines, 1971), Ilene Kristen (Broadway, 1972), Creator/SusanBuckner (film, 1978), Michelle Blakely (Broadway revival, 1994), Allison Fischer (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Elle [=McLemore=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Mike O'Connor (Kingston Mines, 1971), Don Billett (Broadway, 1972), Edd Byrnes (film, 1978), Brian Bradley (Broadway revival, 1994), Jeb Brown (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/MarioLopez (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Mike O'Connor (Kingston Mines, 1971), Don Billett (Broadway, 1972), Edd Byrnes (film, 1978), Brian Bradley (Broadway revival, 1994), Jeb Brown (Broadway revival, 2009), 2007), Creator/MarioLopez (''Grease Live'', 2016)



* DirtyOldMan: Tries to chat Marty up.

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* DirtyOldMan: Tries to chat Marty up.up and [[SlippingAMickey slip her a mickey]].



* AdaptedOut: From the 2007 Broadway revival, which had Vince Fontaine sing "Born to Hand-Jive" instead.



->Played by: Barbara Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Kathi Moss (Broadway, 1972), Annette Charles (film, 1978), Sandra Purpuro (Broadway revival, 1994), Natalie Hill (Broadway revival, 1994), Yvette Gonzales-Nacer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Barbara Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Kathi Moss (Broadway, 1972), Annette Charles (film, 1978), Sandra Purpuro (Broadway revival, 1994), Natalie Hill (Broadway revival, 1994), 2007), Yvette Gonzales-Nacer (''Grease Live'', 2016)



%%* TheRival: In the film, she is this to Rizzo and Sandy

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%%* * TheRival: In the film, she is this to both Rizzo and SandySandy, since Kenickie brings her to the dance-off [[OperationJealousy to make Rizzo jealous]], and since she's also Danny's ex-girlfriend whom he ends up dancing with and winning the contest with instead of Sandy.



->Played by: Mac Hamilton (Kingston Mines, 1971), Alan Paul (Broadway, 1972), Frankie Avalon (film, 1978), Creator/BillyPorter (Broadway revival, 1994), Stephen R. Buntrock (Broadway revival. 2009), Music/BoyzIIMen (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Mac Hamilton (Kingston Mines, 1971), Alan Paul (Broadway, 1972), Frankie Avalon (film, 1978), Creator/BillyPorter (Broadway revival, 1994), Stephen R. Buntrock (Broadway revival. 2009), 2007), Music/BoyzIIMen (''Grease Live'', 2016)



* GenderFlip: Was played by Samantha Mumba in parts of the 2019 [=UK=] tour.

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* GenderFlip: Was played by [[Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}} Jennifer Holliday]] and later Darlene Love through part of the 1994 Broadway revival's run, and by Samantha Mumba in parts of the 2019 [=UK=] tour.
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!!Sandy Dumbrowski

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!!Sandy Dumbrowski
Dumbrowski/Olsson/Young



* AdaptationNameChange: Sandy's surname is changed to "Olsen" in the film, and again to "Young" in Grease Live.

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* AdaptationNameChange: Sandy's surname is changed to "Olsen" "Olsson" in the film, and again to "Young" in Grease Live.



%% * BettyAndVeronica: Betty to Rizzo's and Cha-Cha's Veronicas.

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%% * BettyAndVeronica: Betty The sweet, innocent "Betty" to Rizzo's the "Veronicas" of Danny's two ex-girlfriends, Rizzo and Cha-Cha's Veronicas.Cha-Cha.



%% * LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Light to Rizzo's Dark.

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%% * LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Light to Rizzo's Dark.Dark, until the end when she discovers her own sexy Dark Femininity.



%%* {{Tsundere}}

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%%* {{Tsundere}}
* {{Tsundere}}: To her boyfriend Kenickie.

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* OddNameOut: Compare her name to Sandy, Betty (Rizzo), Frenchy, and Marty.

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* OddNameOut: Compare her name to Sandy, Betty (Rizzo), Frenchy, and Marty. Fittingly, she's paired off with Roger, the only boy whose name doesn't end in an "e" sound either.


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* DeathByAdaptation: In the Broadway version of the stage play, the FramingDevice is Rydell High's 10th anniversary Class of 1959 reunion, which Miss Lynch hosts with the 28-year-old Patty and Eugene. For the 2011 revival of "The Original Grease'', however, the reunion was [[SettingUpdate updated]] to the 50th anniversary in 2009: since Miss Lynch would have obviously passed away by then, only the elderly Patty and Eugene host the reunion.

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->Played by: Doug Stevenson (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/BarryBostwick (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JohnTravolta (film, 1978), Creator/AaronTveit (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Doug Stevenson (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/BarryBostwick (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JohnTravolta (film, 1978), Rickey Paul Goldin (Broadway revival, 1994), Max Crumm (Broadway revival, 2009) Creator/AaronTveit (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Bill Cervetti (Kingston Mines, 1971), Timothy Meyers (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JeffConaway (film, 1978), Carlos [=PenaVega=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Bill Cervetti (Kingston Mines, 1971), Timothy Meyers (Broadway, 1972), Creator/JeffConaway (film, 1978), Jason Opsahl ((Broadway revival, 1994), Matthew Saldivar (Broadway revival, 2009), Carlos [=PenaVega=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: James Canning (Kingston Mines and Broadway, 1971-1972), Barry Pearl (film, 1978), Creator/JordanFisher (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: James Canning (Kingston Mines and Broadway, 1971-1972), Barry Pearl (film, 1978), Sam Harris (Broadway revival, 1994), Ryan Patrick Binder (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/JordanFisher (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Gerald Bolnick (Kingston Mines, 1971), Jim Borrelli (Broadway, 1972), Michael Tucci (film, 1978), Andrew Call (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Gerald Bolnick (Kingston Mines, 1971), Jim Borrelli (Broadway, 1972), Michael Tucci (film, 1978), Carlos Lopez (Broadway revival, 1994), José Restrepo (Broadway revival, 2009), Andrew Call (''Grease Live'', 2016)



!!Roger

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!!Roger
!!Roger/Putzie



->Played by: Gary Houston (Kingston Mines, 1971), Walter Bobbie (Broadway, 1972), Kelly Ward (film, 1978), David Del Rio (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Gary Houston (Kingston Mines, 1971), Walter Bobbie (Broadway, 1972), Kelly Ward (film, 1978), Hunter Foster (Broadway revival, 1994), Daniel Everidge (Broadway Revival, 2009), David Del Rio (''Grease Live'', 2016)



Roger is the anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy. A clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief and is always dreaming up half-baked schemes and ideas.

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Roger (renamed Putzie in the film) is the anything-for-a-laugh stocky type of boy. A clown who enjoys winding people up, he is full of mischief and is always dreaming up half-baked schemes and ideas.



* OddNameOut: Compare his name to Danny, Kenickie, Doody, and Sonny.

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* OddNameOut: Compare his name to Danny, Kenickie, Doody, and Sonny.
Sonny. It's the only one that's not a nickname and that doesn't end in a long "e" sound. Averted in the film with his AdaptationalNameChange.



->Played by: Leslie Goto (Kingston Mines, 1971), Carole Demas (Broadway, 1972), Music/OliviaNewtonJohn (film, 1978), Creator/JulianneHough (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Leslie Goto (Kingston Mines, 1971), Carole Demas (Broadway, 1972), Music/OliviaNewtonJohn (film, 1978), Susan Wood (Broadway revival, 1994), Laura Osnes (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/JulianneHough (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Sue Williams (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/AdrienneBarbeau (Broadway, 1972), Creator/StockardChanning (film, 1978), Creator/VanessaHudgens (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Sue Williams (Kingston Mines, 1971), Creator/AdrienneBarbeau (Broadway, 1972), Creator/StockardChanning (film, 1978), Creator/RosieODonnell (Broadway revival, 1994), Jenny Powers (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/VanessaHudgens (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Hedda Lubin (Kingston Mines, 1971), Marya Small (Broadway, 1972), Creator/DidiConn (film, 1978), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Hedda Lubin (Kingston Mines, 1971), Marya Small (Broadway, 1972), Creator/DidiConn (film, 1978), Jessica Stone (Broadway revival, 1994), Kirsten Wyatt (Broadway revival, 2009), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Creator/MariluHenner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Creator/MariluHenner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Creator/MeganMullaly (Broadway revival, 1994), Robyn Hurder (Broadway revival, 2009), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Sheila Ray Ceaser (Kingston Mines, 1971), Garn Stephens (Broadway, 1972), Jamie Donnelly (film, 1978), Kether Donoghue (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Sheila Ray Ceaser (Kingston Mines, 1971), Garn Stephens (Broadway, 1972), Jamie Donnelly (film, 1978), Heather Stokes (Broadway revival, 1994), Lindsay Mendez (Broadway revival, 2009), Kether Donoghue (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Judy Brubaker (Kingston Mines, 1971), Dorothy Leon (Broadway, 1972), Eve Arden (film, 1978), Creator/AnaGasteyer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Judy Brubaker (Kingston Mines, 1971), Dorothy Leon (Broadway, 1972), Eve Arden (film, 1978), Marcia Lewis (Broadway revival, 1994), Susan Blommaert (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/AnaGasteyer (''Grease Live'', 2016)



!!Eugene Florczyk

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!!Eugene Florczyk
Florczyk/Felsnic



->Played by: Steve Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Tom Harris (Broadway, 1972), Creator/EddieDeezen (film, 1978), Noah Robbins (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Steve Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Tom Harris (Broadway, 1972), Creator/EddieDeezen (film, 1978), Paul Castree (Broadway revival, 1994), Jamison Scott (Broadway revival, 2009), Noah Robbins (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Polly Pen (Kingston Mines, 1971), Ilene Kristen (Broadway, 1972), Creator/SusanBuckner (film, 1978), Elle [=McLemore=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Polly Pen (Kingston Mines, 1971), Ilene Kristen (Broadway, 1972), Creator/SusanBuckner (film, 1978), Michelle Blakely (Broadway revival, 1994), Allison Fischer (Broadway revival, 2009), Elle [=McLemore=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Mike O'Connor (Kingston Mines, 1971), Don Billett (Broadway, 1972), Edd Byrnes (film, 1978), Creator/MarioLopez (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Mike O'Connor (Kingston Mines, 1971), Don Billett (Broadway, 1972), Edd Byrnes (film, 1978), Brian Bradley (Broadway revival, 1994), Jeb Brown (Broadway revival, 2009), Creator/MarioLopez (''Grease Live'', 2016)



* SlippingAMickey: Marty catches him trying to put an aspirin in her come at the dance.

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* SlippingAMickey: Marty catches him trying to put an aspirin in her come Coke at the dance.



* DoNotCallMePaul: Johnny Casino gets visible enraged when Miss Lynch refers to him by his first name, "Clarence".

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* DoNotCallMePaul: Johnny Casino gets visible enraged when Miss Lynch refers to him by his real first name, "Clarence".*



->Played by: Barbara Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Kathi Moss (Broadway, 1972), Annette Charles (film, 1978), Yvette Gonzales-Nacer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Barbara Munro (Kingston Mines, 1971), Kathi Moss (Broadway, 1972), Annette Charles (film, 1978), Sandra Purpuro (Broadway revival, 1994), Natalie Hill (Broadway revival, 1994), Yvette Gonzales-Nacer (''Grease Live'', 2016)



Cha-Cha is a blind date. She is slovenly and loud-mouthed but homely. She takes pride in being the best dancer at 'St Bernadette's'.

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Cha-Cha is a blind date. She In the stage version, she is slovenly and slovenly, loud-mouthed and homely, but homely.she's [[AdaptationalAttractiveness more attractive]] in the film. She takes pride in being the best dancer at 'St Bernadette's'.



->Played by: Mac Hamilton (Kingston Mines, 1971), Alan Paul (Broadway, 1972), Frankie Avalon (film, 1978), Music/BoyzIIMen (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Mac Hamilton (Kingston Mines, 1971), Alan Paul (Broadway, 1972), Frankie Avalon (film, 1978), Creator/BillyPorter (Broadway revival, 1994), Stephen R. Buntrock (Broadway revival. 2009), Music/BoyzIIMen (''Grease Live'', 2016)



* RaceLift: They're black in the remake.

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* RaceLift: They're black in the remake. This was also the case in the 1994 Broadway revival.
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!!Miss Lynch

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!!Miss Lynch
Lynch/Principal [=McGee=]



Miss Lynch is an old-maid English teacher.

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In the stage version, Miss Lynch is an old-maid English teacher.
teacher. In the film version and ''Grease Live'', she's the school principal instead and renamed Principal [=McGee=], but otherwise the same character.
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[[folder:The T-Birds/Burger Palace Boys]]

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[[folder:The T-Birds/Burger Burger Palace Boys]]
Boys/T-Birds]]
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Sweater Girl renamed Sexy Sweater Girl; examples have to mention that the tight sweater is used for fanservice


* SweaterGirl: Roger tells her in the 2019 [=UK=] tour that he loves staring at her when she wears tight sweaters, which she takes as a compliment.

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* SweaterGirl: SexySweaterGirl: Roger tells her in the 2019 [=UK=] tour that he loves staring at her when she wears tight sweaters, which she takes as a compliment.
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->Played by: Polly Pen (Kingston Mines, 1971), Ilene Kristen (Broadway, 1972), Susan Buckner (film, 1978), Elle [=McLemore=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Polly Pen (Kingston Mines, 1971), Ilene Kristen (Broadway, 1972), Susan Buckner Creator/SusanBuckner (film, 1978), Elle [=McLemore=] (''Grease Live'', 2016)
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* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: He gets invited to join the T-Birds in the remake after helping them win the drag race.
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->Played by: Leslie Goto (Kingston Mines, 1971), Carole Demas (Broadway, 1972), Music/OliviaNewtonJohn (film, 1978), Julianne Hough (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Leslie Goto (Kingston Mines, 1971), Carole Demas (Broadway, 1972), Music/OliviaNewtonJohn (film, 1978), Julianne Hough Creator/JulianneHough (''Grease Live'', 2016)
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* ForeignCussWord: Says "Fongool" during ''Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee''. It's an Italian swear word that roughly translates as "Fuck you".

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* ForeignCussWord: Says "Fongool" during ''Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee''. It's an Italian swear word that roughly translates as "Fuck you".[[note]]It's an Anglicisation of ''Vaffanculo'', which in turn is a contraction of ''Va' a fa' 'n culo'', which in turn is a dialect variation of ''Va a fare in culo'', which literally means "Go do [it] in [the/your] ass".[[/note]]
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* {{Nerd}}: He's a very stereotypical one that the T-Birds pick on.
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->Played by: Hedda Lubin (Kingston Mines, 1971), Marya Small (Broadway, 1972), Didi Conn (film, 1978), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Hedda Lubin (Kingston Mines, 1971), Marya Small (Broadway, 1972), Didi Conn Creator/DidiConn (film, 1978), Music/CarlyRaeJepsen (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Marilu Henner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Marilu Henner Creator/MariluHenner (Kingston Mines, 1971), Katie Hanley (Broadway, 1972), Dinah Manoff (film, 1978), Music/KekePalmer (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Dody Goodman (film, 1978), Haneefah Wood (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Dody Goodman Creator/DodyGoodman (film, 1978), Haneefah Wood (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Creator/SidCaesar (film, 1978), Wendell Pierce (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Creator/SidCaesar (film, 1978), Wendell Pierce Creator/WendellPierce (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Creator/JoanBlondell (film, 1978), Didi Conn (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Creator/JoanBlondell (film, 1978), Didi Conn Creator/DidiConn (''Grease Live'', 2016)



->Played by: Judy Brubaker (Kingston Mines, 1971), Dorothy Leon (Broadway, 1972), Eve Arden (film, 1978), Ana Gasteyer (''Grease Live'', 2016)

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->Played by: Judy Brubaker (Kingston Mines, 1971), Dorothy Leon (Broadway, 1972), Eve Arden (film, 1978), Ana Gasteyer Creator/AnaGasteyer (''Grease Live'', 2016)
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* NiceHat: Although the script never calls for one, Sonny wears one in some productions, such as [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MN55T2h2wBg/0.jpg the original Broadway]] [[http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1366/5179788615_0f8fca7f3e_o.jpg show]] and [[http://www.playbill.com/images/photo/g/r/greaseprod460.jpg the 2007 Broadway]] [[http://dwaynesteward.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/grease.jpg revival]].

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