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Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. In "We're Gonna Rule the School", the T-Birds are led by the sharp-witted and grease-slicken best friends Richie Valdovinos and Gil Rizzo. The gang rolled up at the drive-in where they joined the student body in "Grease is the Word".
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- Marisa Davila as Jane Facciano. Right in the spotlight of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is the "Pink Ladies" girl gang, with Marisa Davila playing the group's leader, Jane Facciano.
- Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia Valdovinos. Cheyenne Isabel Wells is poised to command as Olivia, a bookworm with a bad reputation. She plays the antiheroine in the vein of Rizzo with equal amounts of grit and vulnerability.
- Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia Zdunowski. Ari Notartomaso plays the character of Cynthia Zdunowski, a wild child who hangs out with the T-Birds, the gang led by Olivia's brother Richie (Johnathan Nieves).
- Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy Nakagawa. Joining the Pink Ladies is an aspiring aromantic fashion designer who has no interest in boys, Nancy Nakagawa, played by the comic standout Tricia Fukuhara, who delivers some delightfully exasperated, theatrical line readings.
- John Travolta. John Travolta played the main male heartthrob and leader of the T-birds, Danny Zuko. Travolta was already a big-name actor, after his starring role in Saturday Night Fever.
- Olivia Newton-John. Olivia Newton-John played the new girl in town, Sandy Olsson. Fans of the movie may be surprised to learn that she was actually Australian and had a thriving country music career in the U.S. Her Grease single, "Hopelessly Devoted to You," landed on the Billboard top five.
- Stockard Channing. Stockard Channing played Betty Rizzo, the quintessential teenage "bad girl." After Grease's success, she went on to act in film, television, and Broadway.
- Jeff Conway. Jeff Conway played the T-Bird's right-hand man Kenickie. After Grease ended, he went on to appear on the hit show, Taxi. Unfortunately, Conway developed a severe drug addiction, which ultimately was one factor in his decision to leave Taxi.
At the start of the seniors' term at Rydell High School, Danny resumes his role as leader of the T-Birds greaser gang consisting of Doody, Sonny, Putzie, and his best friend Kenickie. Sandy's parents remain in America and enroll Sandy at Rydell where she meets greaser girl clique the Pink Ladies consisting of Frenchy, Marty, Jan and leader Rizzo.
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May 30, 2023 · The idea of an all-girls gang called the Pink Ladies might seem like the kind of faux-1950s kitsch with which “Grease” is now synonymous. But “Rise of the Pink Ladies” creator Annabel ...
Apr 6, 2023 · Four years before Frenchy, Rizzo and Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets, a group of friends at Rydell High called themselves the Pink Ladies and a girl gang was born. Their formation is chronicled in the new musical series “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” on Paramount+.
