“ was a role that our team was having a hard time nailing down and I was like, ‘We should just have Cheyenne play for Olivia too,'” Smith says. “Initially, when we were casting for both Jane and Olivia, it felt unclear which one Cheyenne fell more in line with,” Smith says. However, the journey of casting Wells as Olivia was more drawn out. “There was something in the character description at that time that didn’t necessarily feel right about…we told their agent, you know, ‘please trust us,'” Woolfe says. “I sent it to Leigh Ann and I said, ‘I think this might be Cynthia.'” While the character of Cynthia gives off what Woolfe describes as “butch energy,” he and Smith knew right away they wanted to “find someone who was openly queer, openly LGBTQ” to fill the role.Īs a non-binary actor, Notartomaso didn’t initially think the project was right for them.
Woolfe remembers being wildly impressed after seeing a video of Notartomaso singing online. When making those tough decisions, both Smith and Woolfe reveal that there were moments when they knew that most of the Pink Ladies would be perfect for their respective roles. “ had legitimate triple threat talent that is necessary to live up to an Olivia Newton-John or a Stockard Channing.” “It really came down to navigating who felt like they could be from that time period, but also who felt exciting and fresh,” Smith says. While hints of what’s to come in 1958 with Channing’s Rizzo aren’t explicitly spelled out (only teased) in the prequel series, it’s clear that all four Pink Ladies carry her dominant, commanding vibe. Stockard Channing is just so amazing, and that was the essence we wanted to pull for all of these characters, for all four of these Pink Ladies especially.” “Our North Star within the ‘Grease’ universe was Rizzo.
“We made sure that they had watched ‘Grease’ so that they understood that it’s heightened reality,” Woolfe says. The casting team also put a strong emphasis on recruiting actors that exhibited what they like to call “Big Grease Energy,” something inspired by Channing’s original character. Smith adds that like many period pieces being created in a different time, “they are never going to be 100% historically accurate, and sometimes that leads to better storytelling. The showrunner did intensive research on the landscape of what a real 1950s high school looked like before even conceptualizing “Pink Ladies.” She went as far to interview people who were in school during the time period and even went “back through yearbooks from Southern California in the 1950s to really get a sense of what demographics were like,” says Woolfe, despite criticism that the cast of “Pink Ladies” strays too far from its original counterpart. “We have such a ‘no stone left unturned’ approach that we really wanted to get a sense of what was out there that hadn’t been tapped into already,” Smith adds.įor Woolfe, molding a diver s e cast “was everything,” as it was for Oakes. “Our directive was to discover people,” Woolfe says. The shopping mall and convention center will welcome the film's director, Randall Kleisser, and more guests announcements are coming soon, according to the event flyer.“Pink Ladies” stars Marisa Davila as Jane, the geeky creator of the group Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia, who really just wants to join the T-Birds Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia, whose image has been tarnished after hooking up with a teacher last year and Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy, a boy-hating fashionista.įor many of the actors part of this series, “Pink Ladies” is their breakout project. Among those scheduled to attend are Barry Pearl, who played Doody, Kelly Ward, who played "Putz" Roger, Michael Tucci, who played Sonny, Didi Conn, who played Frenchy, Jamie Donnelly, who played Jan, and Lorenzo Lamas, who played Tom Chisum. It's all part of the Wonderland of Americas' Summer Lovin' event, which features artists, nearly 100 vendors, apparel, celebrity guests, and more.
#GREASE LIGHTNING CAST 1978 MOVIE#
This summer "Grease is the word." On July 15 and 16, the cast of Grease is cruising into San Antonio as the beloved movie musical revs up its engines to celebrate the film's 45th anniversary. Seated, from left, Olivia Newton-John (as Sandy), Stockard Channing (as Rizzo), Didi Conn (as Frenchy), Dinah Manoff (as Marty), Jeff Conaway (as Kenickie) and John Travolta (as Danny). Initial theatrical release of the film, June 16, 1978. Screen capture. In back from left, Kelly Ward (as Putzie), Jamie Donnelly (as Jan), Barry Pearl (as Doody) and Michael Tucci (as Sonny).
Seen here at the malt shop, the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds. The movie "Grease", directed by Randal Kleiser.
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