Character Breakdowns

Danny Zuko- High School Teen (Male Presenting)- LEAD

• Range: Tenor (D4–B5)

• The leader of the Burger Palace Boys; good-looking, strong, and confident, with an air of easy-going charm.

Sandy Dumbrowski- High School Teen (Female Presenting)- LEAD

• Range: Soprano (A3–F#5)

• New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, and innocent.

Betty Rizzo- High School Teen (Female Presenting)- SUPPORTING LEAD

• Range: Alto (A3–C5)

• Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic, and outspoken, but vulnerable.

Frenchy- High School Teen (Female Presenting)- SUPPORTING LEAD

• Range: Alto (A3–D5)

• A dreamer; good-natured but not very smart, she is heavily made up, fussy about her appearance but particularly her hair. She can't wait to finish high school so she can become a beautician.

Marty- High School Teen (Female Presenting)- SUPPORTING LEAD

• Range Alto (C4–C5)

• The 'beauty' of the Pink Ladies; very pretty and looks older than the other girls, but shows her true age when she opens her mouth. She consistently tries to act sophisticated.

Jan- High School Teen (Female Presenting)- SUPPORTING LEAD 

• Range: Alto (A3-C5)

• The funny, loud, and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the girls, but shy with boys.

Doody- High School Teen (Male Presenting)(Gender Swap Possible)- SUPPORTING LEAD 

• Range: Tenor (D4-A5)

• The youngest of the guys, small, boyish, and open, with a disarming smile and a hero-worshipping attitude towards the other guys. He also plays the guitar.

Kenickie- High School Teen (Male Presenting)- SUPPORTING LEAD 

• Range: Tenor (C4–F5)

• The second in command of the Burger Palace Boys; tough-looking, tattooed, surly, and avoids any show of softness. He has an offbeat sense of humor.

Sonny Latierri- High School Teen (Male Presenting)- SUPPORTING LEAD 

• Range: Baritone (G3–A5)

• A member of the Burger Palace Boys; a funny Italian-American, he is a braggart and wheeler-dealer who thinks he's a real lady-killer.

Roger- High School Teen (Male Presenting)(Gender Swap Possible)- SUPPORTING LEAD 

• Range: Tenor (D4-A5)

• 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.

Vince Fontaine- High School Teen (Male Presenting)(Gender Swap Possible)- FEATURED ENSEMBLE

• Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible

• A typical 'teen audience' disc jockey; slick, egotistical, and fast-talking. He is also a veteran 'Greaser.'

Cha-Cha aka Charlene- High School Teen (Female Presenting)- FEATURED ENSEMBLE

• Range: Alto (C4–C5)

• The best dancer at St. Bernadette's, a loudmouth who wins the dancing competition with Danny.

Eugene Florcsyk- High School Teen (Male Presenting)(Gender Swap Possible)- FEATURED ENSEMBLE

• Range: Tenor (A3–E5)

• The class valedictorian; physically awkward, with weak eyes and a high-pitched voice. He's a typical 'apple-polisher' - both smug and pompous, but gullible.

Johnny Casino- High School Teen (Male Presenting)(Gender Swap Possible)- FEATURED ENSEMBLE

• Range: Tenor (G4-E5)

• All-American, rock-star “greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence. 

Miss/Mister Lynch- Age Flexible (Female Presenting)(Gender Swap Possible)- FEATURED ENSEMBLE

• Range: Ensemble/Part Flexible

• A no-nonsense, serious, and loud English teacher.

Patty Simcox- High School Teen (Female Presenting)- FEATURED ENSEMBLE 

• 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, and can twirl a baton.

Teen Angel- Age Flexible (Male Presenting)(Gender Swap Possible)- FEATURED ENSEMBLE

• Range: Tenor (E4–F5)

• Frenchy's suave and slick guardian angel, who encourages her to stay in school. 

The Pink Ladies- (Female Presenting)- ENSEMBLE 

• (SATB)

• The club-jacketed, gum-chewing, hip-swinging girls' gang who hang around with the Burger Palace Boys.

The Burger Palace Boys- (Male Presenting)(Gender Swap Possible)- ENSEMBLE 

• (SATB)

• A super-cool, DA-haired, hard-looking group of high school wheeler-dealers... or so they think.

Townsfolk- Any Age/Gender- ENSEMBLE