ALT Academy

accademia internazionale di Arti, Lingue & Teatro

presents

THE MUSICAL

Istituto “Paolo Stefanelli” – via Taverna, Roma

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 Characters

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

SANDY OLSSON: New girl in town; sweet, wholesome, naive, cute, and innocent

BETTY RIZZO: Leader of the Pink Ladies; tough, sarcastic and outspoken but vulnerable

FRENCHY: a 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

MARTY: 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.

JAN: Funny, loud, compulsive eater and awkward member of the Pink Ladies. Loud and pushy with the
girls, but shy with boys

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

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

CHA CHA: aka Charlene DiGregorio - the best dancer at St. Bernadette's; a loud mouth, she wins the
dancing competition with Danny.

EUGENE FLORCZYK: 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: All-American, rock-star “greaser” student at Rydell High, whose real name is Clarence
MISS LYNCH:– A no-nonsense, serious, loud, English teacher

PATTY SIMCOX: 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.

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 SCENE 1

Jan: JEEZ… I WISH IT WAS STILL SUMMER. GOSH! IT’S ONLY A QUARTER AFTER TWELVE AND I
FEEL LIKE I’VE BEEN HERE A WHOLE YEAR ALREADY.

Marty: YEAH! WHAT A DRAG! HEY! YOU WANNA SIT HERE?

Jan: YEAH! RIZZO AND FRENCHY ARE COMING!

Rizzo: HEY! HEY! HEY! SO WELL, HERE WE ARE AGAIN. THIS TIME WE'RE SENIORS. WE'RE GONNA
RULE THE SCHOOL!

Jan: GIRLS, GUESS WHAT? FRENCHY IS BRINGING A NEW CHICK! HER NAME’S SANDY. SHE
SEEMS PRETTY COOL. MAYBE WE CAN LET HER IN THE PINK LADIES.

Rizzo: JUST WHAT WE NEED! ANOTHER CHICK HANGING AROUND!

SCENE 2

Sandy: DO I LOOK O.K., FRENCHY?

Frenchy: SURE.

Sandy: I'M REALLY NERVOUS.

Frenchy: YOU LOOK TERRIFIC, HONEY! COME ON! LET ME INTRODUCE YOU MY FRIENDS.
HEY, YOU GUYS! THIS IS SANDY OLSSON. THAT'S JAN AND MARTY, AND THIS HERE'S
RIZZO. SHE MOVED HERE FROM AUSTRALIA. COME ON! SIT DOWN.

Rizzo: OH REALLY? HOW ARE THINGS DOWN UNDER?

Sandy: OH, FINE, THANKS.

Rizzo: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING AROUND HERE?

Sandy: SINCE JULY, MY FATHER JUST GOT TRASNFERRED HERE

Marty: HOW DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL SO FAR, SANDY?

Sandy: WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT. I MISSED MY OLD SCHOOL.

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Patty: HI, KIDS!

Rizzo: LOOK WHO’S COMING: PATTY SIMCOX THE LITTLE LULU OF RYDELL HIGH

Patty: OOOH! I JUST LOVE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! DON’T YOU? (TO RIZZO)

Rizzo: IT’S THE BIGGEST THRILL OF MY LIFE.

SCENE 3

Sonny: HEY, AIN’T THAT DANNY OVER THERE? DANNY! HEY, DANNY! DANNY, DANNY,
DANNY, DANNY. HOW YOU DOING, HUH?

Danny: HEY, YOU GUYS! GOOD TO SEE YA.

Kenickie: YOU SEEN ANY NEW GIRLS OVER THERE?

Danny: NAH. JUST THE SAME OLD CHICKS.

Doody: SO, WHAT DID YOU DO ALL SUMMER, DANNY?

Danny: WELL, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME DOWN AT THE BEACH.

Kenickie: HEY, DID YOU MEET ANY NEW CHICK?

Danny: NAH!

Everybody: COME ON, ZUCCO!

Danny: ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!... I DID MEET ONE GIRL. SHE WAS SORT OF COOL.

Kenickie: SO, TELL US ABOUT HER

Danny: I AIN’T GONNA TELL YOU NOTHING

Everybody: OH! COME ON!

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 SCENE 4

Frenchy: WHAT DID YOU DO THIS SUMMER, SANDY?

Sandy: OH! I SPENT MOST OF IT AT THE BEACH. I MET A BOY THERE.

Jan: YOU HAULED YOUR COOKIES ALL THE WAY TO THE BEACH FOR SOME GUY?

Sandy: HE WAS SORT OF SPECIAL.

Rizzo: ARE YOU KIDDING? THERE AIN’T SUCH A THING.

Danny: OKAY, YOU GUYS, YA WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED?

T-birds: YEAH, LET’S HEAR IT!, ETC.

Sandy: HE WAS REALLY NICE. IT WAS ALL VERY ROMANTIC.

Marty: AND WHAT’S IS NAME?

Doody: AND WHAT’S HER NAME?

Sandy: DANNY!

Danny: SANDY!

SUMMERSUMMER
NIGHTS NIGHTS

SCENE 5

Danny: SANDY!

Sandy: DANNY?

Danny: I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING BACK TO AUSTRALIA!

Sandy: WE’VE CHANGED OUR PLANS.

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Danny: I CAN’T…

(Putzie coughs)

Danny: OH, THAT’S COOL BABY. I GUESS I’LL SEE YOU AROUND. LET’S GO GUYS.

Jan: SURE, HE WAS GLAD TO SEE YOU!

Sandy: I DON’T GET IT, HE WAS SO NICE TO ME THIS SUMMER…

Frenchy: FORGET ABOUT HIM, SANDY! YOU DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU NEED? A NIGHT OUT WITH THE GIRLS. WE'RE HAVING A SLEEPOVER AT MY
HOUSE TONIGHT. WANT TO COME? YOU'LL LOVE IT. COME ON!

SCENE 6

Rizzo: HEY, DANNY, ARE YOU GOIN’ TO THE DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT?

Danny: I DON’T THINK SO.

Rizzo: NO? AWWWW, YOU’RE ALL BROKE UP OVER LITTLE GIDGET!

Danny: WHO?

Rizzo: AH, C’MON, ZUKO, WHY DON’T YOU TAKE ME TO THE DANCE. I CAN PULL THAT
SANDRA DEE ROUTINE, TOO. RIGHT, YOU GUYS?

(SANDY ENTERS WITH SONNY BEHIND HER, & THEY HEAR RIZZO SINGING)

Sandy: (TO RIZZO) LISTEN, JUST WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I SAW YOU MAKING FUN
OF ME.

(SANDY LEAPS ON RIZZO, AND THE TWO GIRLS START FIGHTING. DANNY PULLS SANDY OFF)

Sandy: LET GO OF ME! YOU DIRTY LIAR! DON’T TOUCH ME!

(SONNY AND PUTZY HOLD RIZZO BACK)

Rizzo: AAAAHH, LET ME GO. I AIN’T GONNA DO NOTHIN’ TO HER. THAT CHICK’S FLIPPED
HER LID!

Sandy: (TO DANNY) YOU TELL THEM RIGHT NOW... THAT ALL THOSE THINGS YOU’VEBEEN
SAYING ABOUT ME WERE LIES. GO ON, TELL ’EM.

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Danny: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT YOU.

Sandy: YOU CREEP! YOU THINK YOU’RE SUCH A BIG MAN, DON’T YA’? TRYING TO MAKE ME
LOOK LIKE JUST ANOTHER TRAMP.

Sandy: I DON’T KNOW WHY I EVER LIKED YOU, DANNY ZUKO.

(SANDY RUNS OFF IN TEARS)

SCENE 7

Putzy: HEY, JAN. YOU GOT A DATE FOR THE DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT?

Jan: TOMORROW? LET ME SEE...(SHE TAKES OUT A LITTLE NOTEBOOK, AND THUMBS
THROUGH IT.) NO, I DON’T. WHY?

Putzy: YOU WANNA GO WITH ME?

Jan: YOU KIDDIN’ ME? (PUTZIE SHAKES HIS HEAD "NO.") YEAH, SURE!

Sonny: (VERY SHY, MOVING TO FRENCHY) HEY, FRENCHY, CAN YOU STILL GO TO THE
DANCE, NOW THAT YOU QUIT SCHOOL?

Frenchy: YEAH, I GUESS SO. WHY?

Sonny: OH... AHH, NOTHING... I’LL SEE YOU THERE.

Doody: HEY, KENICKIE, HOW ABOUT GIVING ME A RIDE TOMORROW, AND I’LL PICK US UP A
COUPLE OF GIRLS AT THE DANCE?!

Danny: WITH WHAT? A MEET HOOK?

Kenickie: NAH, I GOT A BLIND DATE FROM ACROSS TOWN. I HEAR SHE’S A REAL BOMBSHELL.

Marty: GEE, I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF I’LL GO.

Danny: WHY NOT, MARTY?

Marty: I AIN’T GOT A DATE.

Danny: THAT’S COOL! I KNOW JUST THE GUY! (YELLS OFFSTAGE.) HEY, EUGENE!

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 SCENE 8

MISS LYNCH: My goodness! Well, we have our winners. Will you step up here for your prizes?
Daniel Zuko and...

CHA-CHA: Cha-Cha DiGregorio. They call me Cha-Cha ’cause I’m the best dancer at
St.Bernadette’s!

MISS LYNCH Oh... that’s very nice, dear. Congratulations to both of you!

( Cheers and applause)

VINCE: (Grabbing mic): Weren’t they terrific? C’mon, let’s hear it for these kids!(All
cheer)Only thing I wanna say before we wrap things up is that you kids at Rydell are
the greatest! Now, last dance, ladies’ choice.

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SCENE 9

KENICKIE: Hey, Rizzo, I hear you’re in trouble, isn’t it?

RIZZO: You do, huh? Boy, good news really travels fast!

KENICKIE: Hey, listen, why didn’t you tell me?

RIZZO: Don’t worry about it, Kenickie. You don’t even know who the guy is.

KENICKIE: Huh? Thanks a lot, kid.

SANDY: I’m sorry to hear you’re in trouble, Rizzo.

RIZZO: Bull! What are you gonna do - give me a whole sermon about it?

SANDY: No, don’t worry!

RIZZO: Look, that’s my business. It’s nobody else’s problem.

SANDY: Do you really believe that? Didn’t you see Kenickie’s face when he left here?
Well, I guess I’ve said too much already. Good luck, Rizzo.

(SANDY starts to leave. RIZZO turns and glares at her)

RIZZO: Just a minute, Miss Goody-Goody! Who do you think you are?

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 SCENE 10

(The GUYS double up. DANNY enters. The guys immediately crowd around him)

Danny: Hey, you guys!

Doody: Woo, look at this!

Sonny: What’s up Danny!

Kenickie: What happened to you?

Danny: What do you mean? I look cool, right?

Putzy: Hey, we were just going over to my house to watch the Mickey Mouse Club. (He
starts laughing)

Danny: Yeah? (Going towards Putzy)

Patty: Danny! You look wonderful!

Putzy: Come on Zuco! Nobody is home!

Danny: (Smiles) OK, see you later Patty!

(Patty leaves crying)

Rizzo: Hey Zuko! I’ve got a surprise for you!

(The pink ladies and Sandy enter)

Danny: Sandy! Wow, what a surprise! I can’t believe it!

Sandy: (Tough and cool) What’s it to you, Zuko?

YOU ARE THE ONE THAT I WANT

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 SCENE 11

Rizzo: Hey Kenickie, you wanna dance?

Kenickie: Are you sure, sugar?

Rizzo: Didn’t you hear? Now I don’t have any problem… it’s wonderful!

Everybody: Yeaahh!....

Danny: Hey, what do you say if we get out of here? Ha?

Everybody: Yeah!

That’s so cool, I guess all I can say it’s “A-wop-baba-lu-mop”

Everybody: “A wop bam boom”

Danny: (to the guys) Well, you guys can’t follow a leader all your lives, no?
Oh, come on guys, you know you mean a lot to me, it’s just that Sandy too! Sandy!
Sandy: Tell me

Danny: I got… chills they are multiplying, and I’m loosing control…

WE GO TOGETHER

THE END

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