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Character Descriptions

DANNY ZUKO: Male, High School Teen (Range: tenor, D4–B5) The leader of the T-Birds; good-looking, putting on the illusion of someone strong and confident with an air of easy-going charm,

Audition pieces #1 – pgs 40 - 42 with Sandy and Patty

#2 – pgs 12 - 14 with T-Birds and Miss. Lynch

SANDY DUMBROWSKI: Female, High School Teen (Range: Soprano, A3–F#5) New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent, suppressing her rebel spirit, wants to be free instead of the good girl her family expects

Audition pieces #1 – pgs 40 – 42 with Danny and Patty

#2 – pgs 27 – 29 with Pink Ladies

BETTY RIZZO: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto A3–C5) Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable

Audition piece: pgs 27 – 29 (with Sandy)

FRENCHY: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto, A3–D5) A member of the Pink Ladies, dreamer; good-natured but not too smart, she is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance, particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can be a beautician.

Audition piece: pgs 27 – 29 (with Sandy)

MARTY: Female, High School Teen (Range Alto, C4–C5) The 'beauty' of the Pink Ladies; pretty and looks older than the other girls, but betrays her real age when she opens her mouth. She tries to act sophisticated.

Audition piece: pgs 27 – 29 (with Sandy)

JAN: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto, A3-C5) A member of the Pink Ladies, funny, loud, compulsive eater and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys

Audition piece: pgs 27 – 29 (with Sandy)

DOODY: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, D4-A5) The youngest of the T-Birds; small, boyish and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. He also plays the guitar.

Audition piece: pgs 12 - 14 with T-Birds and Miss. Lynch

KENICKIE: Male, High School Teen(Range: Tenor, C4–F5) The second in command of the T-Birds; tough-looking, tattooed, surly and avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor.

Audition piece: pgs 12 - 14 with T-Birds and Miss. Lynch

SONNY LATIERRI: Male, High School Teen(Range: baritone, G3–A5) A member of the T-Birds; funny braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady-killer

Audition piece: pgs 12 - 14 with T-Birds and Miss. Lynch

ROGER: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, D4-A5) Member of the T-Birds; 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

Audition piece: pgs 12 - 14 with T-Birds and Miss. Lynch

VINCE FONTAINE: Male, Any Age (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) A typical 'teen audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser.'

Audition piece: pg 43.

CHA-CHA, aka CHARLENE DIGREGORIO: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto, C4–C5) The best dancer at St. Bernadette's; a loud mouth, she wins the dancing competition with Danny. (Character would also be a high schooler)

EUGENE FLORCZYK: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, A3–E5) The class valedictorian; nerd, physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He's a typical 'apple-polisher' - both smug and pompous, but gullible.

JOHNNY CASINO: Male, High School Teen (Range: Tenor, G4-E5) All-American, rock-star “greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence (Character would also be a high schooler)

MISS LYNCH: Female, Older Age (Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible) A no-nonsense, serious, loud, English teacher, a bit nuts

Audition Piece: pgs 12 - 14 with T-Birds

PATTY SIMCOX: Female, High School Teen (Range: Alto, D4-A4) A typical cheerleader; attractive, athletic, sure-of-herself, but can be given to bursts of disconcerting enthusiasm. She's a bit of a pain and unpopular with the Pink Ladies.

Audition piece: (see above with Danny and Sandy – pg. 40 – 42 with Danny and Sandy)

TEEN ANGEL: Male, Older Age (Range: Tenor, E4–F5) Frenchy's suave and slick guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in school. (one scene only)

Audition: Prepared to sing a solo

THE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS: Ensemble (any singing range) The club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang who hang around with the Burger Palace Boys.

THE BURGER PALACE BOYS: Ensemble (any singing range) A super-cool hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or so they think.