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The Grease Story

86 %|Nov 5, 2017|Documentary

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.

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John Travolta
Danny Zuko
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Olivia Newton-John
Sandy Olsson
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Jeff Conaway
Kenickie
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Didi Conn
Frenchy
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Dinah Manoff
Marty Maraschino
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Eddie Deezen
Eugene Felsnic
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Susan Buckner
Patty Simcox
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Lorenzo Lamas
Tom Chisum
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Dennis Stewart
Leo 'Craterface' Balmudo
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Annette Charles
Charlene 'Cha Cha' DiGregorio
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Eve Arden
Principal McGee
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Dody Goodman
Blanche Hodel
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Sid Caesar
Coach Calhoun
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Alice Ghostley
Mrs. Murdock
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Fannie Flagg
Nurse Wilkins
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Frankie Avalon
Teen Angel
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Edd Byrnes
Vince Fontaine