John Travolta gave chills that have been multiplyin’ this week, displaying up as Grease character Danny Zuko on the Hollywood Bowl throughout a sing-a-long efficiency of the film.
John Travolta confirmed up in full Danny Zuko garb (sure, he wore a wig) in the course of the Grease screening, stunning not simply the group of 1000’s however his fellow castmates from the 1978 movie. According to People, these included T-Birds Barry Pearl (Doody), Michael Tucci (Sonny) and Kelly Ward (Putzie), alongside Pink Lady Didi Conn (Frenchy). Also in attendance was Randal Kleiser, who made his directorial debut with Grease.
Travolta would later take to social media to share his gratitude over the second, posting a pic of himself as Zuko and writing, “Tonight at the Hollywood Bowl, for the first time I surprised everyone at the GREASE Sing-A-Long and dressed up as Danny Zuko. No one knew. Not even the cast. Thank you for a great evening.”
Released in 1978 recent off of John Travolta’s career-making flip in Saturday Night Fever, Grease was a smash hit for each Travolta and co-star Olivia Newton-John, who passed away in 2022. With a first-rate summer season launch, could be the highest-grossing film of that yr, topping Animal House and Jaws 2. To date, it stays Travolta’s greatest field workplace hit with almost $400 million worldwide. The iconic soundtrack – which options classics like “Summer Nights”, “You’re the One That I Want”, “Greased Lightin’”, and the Oscar-nominated “Hopelessly Devoted to You”, has additionally bought round 30 million copies, making it one of many best-selling film soundtracks ever.
Prior to John Travolta taking on Danny Zuko, the Broadway version of Grease featured Barry Bostwick within the position, whereas one of many later productions would see Richard Gere take the stage. Various forged replacements included Jeff Conaway (who would play Kenickie within the film), Patrick Swayze, Treat Williams, and Peter Gallagher.
John Travolta stays an icon in Hollywood, however turning up as his Grease character in a venue full of die-hard followers of the film is simply an superior transfer on his half. In 2019, Travolta pulled the same trick alongside Newton-John, who was decked out as Sandy.
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