SCENE 1: BACK TO SCHOOL/
Senior yearAll in groups, hanging out, look up during 'radio' announcement
JOHNNY: Hey there guys and gals, and welcome back to Rydell High,
Senior year
JOE: It's time for you thrill lovin' students to buckle up for the ride-dell of your life!
JOHNNY: We're starting off the school year with some exciting news...
CATHY: Guys you won't believe it
BRENDA: Believe what, what's happened?
SHELLY: The national Bandstand, they're picking Rydell High!
JAN: I can't believe our school is hosting Vince Fontaine's bandstand dance
MARTY: What??
JAN: Imagine it...All of America watching our school prom!
RIZZO: You mean the National bandstand?
JAN: Yes! They're doing a live broadcast
PATTY: From our gym
JOE: That's right kids, our very own Rydell high is hosting the national bandstand dance off
JOHNNY: featuring TV's heartthrob Vince Fontaine
PATTY: This is so exciting, its going to be super fun. And guess who's on the planning committee...me!
groups gossip in background, Frenchie enters with Sandy
SCENE 2: SANDY ARRIVES/ WHAT HAPPENED THIS SUMMEr
JAN: I can't believe its senior year
RIZZO: We're gonna rule the school
Frenchie enters with new friend, Sandy
FRENCHIE: Hey guys, this is my new friend Sandy, she just moved here from Sydney,
Australia
JAN: How d'you like school so far Sandy?
SANDY: It's ok, I miss home
PATTY: Hi I'm Patty Simcock, welcome to Rydell high
Rizzo comes towards Sandy, looks at Patty as if telling her to go away, Patty moves away
RIZZO: So, Sandy, what d'you do all summer?
SANDY: I met a boy
FRENCHIE, JAN, MARTY: Tell me more!
MUSIC CUE: BACKGROUND: 'LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING'
Danny and sandy run towards each other cheesy and OTT, rest freeze
SANDY: Oh Danny
DANNY: Oh Sandy
SANDY: I wish I didn't have to go back to Australia
Pose' foot pop/ comedy ...Sandy and Danny run back to their friends who unfreeze
CUT MUSIC
RIZZO: What's his name?
SANDY: Danny, Danny Zuko
They all react shocked
FRENCHIE: Danny?
Rizzo stops her letting Sandy know Danny is their friend, carry on mime talking behind as other actors talk
PATTY (to EUGENE):
I was hoping Danny Zuko would be taking me to the prom
(walks away)
EUGENE: I'll take you to the prom? (Patty doesn't even notice him)
JEFFREY: The only thing the T Birds ever think about is girls
EUGENE: and cars!
DOODY: Hey guys what's up?
SONNY: Hey, where ya been all summer
KENICKIE: | been workin, savin up to get myself a set of wheels
PUTZIE: Workin, that's where ya been?
SONNY: Whoa Zuko how ya doin?
DANNY: How's it goin? (do hair)
DOODY: How's your summer been?
DANNY: I met a chick at the beach
PUTZIE: What's her name?
Sandy walks over/they meet by accident
DANNY: Sandy!!
SANDY: I can't believe it! Danny is it really you?
Danny doesn't want to look un-cool in front of his friends
DANNY: Yeah, baby what's up (ignore her turn and do hair)
Sandy runs off upset and Frenchy consoles her
MUSIC CUE: SONG: 'HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU'
RIZZO: She's such a goody two shoes, it makes me wanna barf.
SANDY: You makin fun of me Rizz?
RIZZO: Some people are so touchy
SCENE 3: T-BIRDS, CARS/GREASED LIGHTENING
KENICKIE: Forget about it, all chicks ever do is cause trouble, we've got bigger things to think about...like my new car
SONNY: What a hunk of junk!
DOODY: That thing ain't gonna get you no where
KENICKIE: Once we do it up, a coat of paint this is gonna be a major piece of machinery. I'm racing it at Thunder Road
PUTZIE: Thunder Road? Are you out of your mind, that thing won't make it out the parking lot
KENICKIE: A lick of paint and a zoop up the engine and this thing will be greased lightening
MUSIC CUE: SONG AND DANCE: GREASED LIGHTING
SHELLY: Did you hear about Danny and Sandy, they're going together
CATHY: To the dance
PATTY: I heard they broke up
SHELLY: No way, I saw them, at the drive in
PATTY: Yeah, but Danny tried to kiss her and Sandy ran off
BRENDA: I saw Sandy on a date with Tom
CATHY: I heard that Danny was trying to win her back...by becoming a jock
All laugh
BRENDA: Danny Zuko, a jock! That's about as likely as Eugene becoming a T Bird!
All laugh
KENICKIE: So, it is true....Danny Zuko, playing baseball
DOODY: Does it count if he can't even hit the ball?
SONNY: Catch!
pretends to throw ball to tease him, all laugh Sandy goes over to him...
SANDY: Are you ok?
DANNY: Yeah, I'm cool, so uh, do you wanna come to the dance with me?
SANDY: Really...Sure!
They hold hands and walk off
SCENE 4: THE PROM
RIZZO: Looking good French!
FRENCHIE: Imagine it, all of America watching our prom!
MARTY: and I don't even have a date!
FRENCHIE: Can't believe our school is hosting Vince Fontaine's national bandstand
MARTY: I can't believe I don't have a date!
MUSIC CUE: BACKGROUND: 'ROCK N ROLL PARTY QUEEN'
PATTY: Do you think we need more decorations
JEFFREY: It looks really good Patty, lots of colours, I like the balloons
EUGENE: The gym is exactly 110 feet by 60 with approximately 250 tickets sold meaning the number of balloons per person would be...
PATTY: EUGENE! Can't you just be even a little bit cool just for one night?
EUGENE: I can try... Eugene dances off, badly and awkwardly, Jeffrey follows
JAN: Ready girls, this is the most important night of our lives!
Danny and Sandy enter
SANDY: I'm so glad we here came together; I've never been to a school dance before
MARTY: IT'S HIM IT/S Vince Fontaine...
All applause
VINCE FONTAINE: Hello and welcome to national bandstand, live from Rydell high school. This is the event you've all been waiting for...the national dance-off.
All move into dance positions
VINCE FONTAINE: So, gals and guys, a few words to the wise. Fans and friends, odds and ends, just be yourselves and have a ball, that's what its all about after all!
Forget about the camera and think about the beat and good luck with those dancing feet!
Cha Cha Enters, charges in between Danny and Sandy
CHA CHA: Hey Zuko, lets show them all how it's really done!
Danny starts dancing with her...Sandy runs off upset
DANNY: Sandy!
JOE: Who's that?
calls after her but Cha Cha pulls him back to dance
JOHNNY: What's she doing?
JOE: Who cares, she's gorgeous!
CHA CHA: The names Cha Cha and I'm the best dancer in California and don't you forget it!
Carry on dancing in background
FRENCHIE: I'm gonna go check on Sandy
MARTY: I can't believe Danny did that
RIZZO: Maybe little miss goody two shoes was too boring for him
JAN: Rizz, she looked really upset
Sandy (DS) Separate to others, Frenchy walks over
FRENCHIE: You ok Sandy?
SANDY: I don't want to lose him French
FRENCHIE: Come on, the boys are racing Greased lightening at Thunder Road tomorrow, come watch with us
SANDY: Maybe
CUT MUSIC
SCENE 5: CAR RACE
Run into 'crowd" position, facing the audience as if watching race Cha cha standing centre stages holds arms
CHA CHA: The rules are simple,. They're aint no rules, fastest one to the bridge and back wins
MUSIC CUE: BACKGROUND: CAR RACE
Arms down to show start of race, everyone watching on and reacting as if they can see race (facing audience) Crowd noise
RIZZO: Come on Zuko!
Sandy runs forward to Frenchie
SANDY: what's happening?
FRENCHIE: It's Danny! Kenicke passed out and Danny took over the race
ALL CHEERING and shouting
SANDY: I can't watch
FRENCHIE: Its ok Sandy he's winning, he's winning....he's won!!! All cheer
CUT MUSIC
SANDY: Will you help me Frenchy?
FRENCHIE: Of course, what d'ya need?
SANDY: I need to start over, I need Danny, c'mon. Let's go...
Danny walks back as they all congratulate him. Rest stood behind celebrating
DANNY: Where's Sandy, I don't wanna win without her
SCENE 6: WE GO TOGETHER
SANDY: Danny?
DANNY: Sandy?
DOODY: He's got chills
RIZZO: What?
FRENCHIE: They like each other
MARTY: She looks awesome, what is he wearing!
JEFFREY: Did you see that, Danny Zuko dressed as a jock
EUGENE: If Danny can be a jock, maybe even I could be cool and get a date
PATTY: (takes his hand) We'll see
Eugene celebrates!
JOHNNY: What a graduation, what a year,
JOE: Danny and Sandy realised they loved each other no matter what they wore
DANNY AND SANDY: You're the one that I want
FRENCHIE: Like a wam bamba doo ma
ALL: (shout) a wam bam boo!
MUSIC CUE: DANCE: MASH UP WE GO TOGETHER/HAND JIVE