Pink Ladies cast addresses gender nonconformity racism UPIcom

Pink Ladies cast addresses gender nonconformity racism  UPIcom

LOS ANGELES, April 6 (UPI) — The cast of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, premiering Thursday on Paramount+, said the prequel tackles social issues the stage show and movie could not address.

Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Wells, Tricia Fukuhara and Ari Notartomaso play the founding members of Rydell High’s girl gang in 1954. Latina Olivia (Wells) faces discrimination for wearing the same dress as a White classmate.

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