Olivia Newton-John Was the Only One We’d Want to Play Sandy in Grease

It’s oddly fitting that Olivia Newton-John passed away in the summer. For many, the four-time Grammy winner, actress, and activist—who died peacefully Monday, August 8, at the age of 73—is inextricably linked with the season due to her breakthrough role in the classic movie musical Grease, where she played archetypal good girl turned bad Sandy opposite John Travolta’s crooning greaser Danny Zuko. From Shutterstock. It’s a little baffling that the 1978 film became a mega-hit sensation. Based on the musical of the same name, Grease follows two cliques of 1950s era adolescents—the T-Birds (the boys) and the Pink Ladies (the… Read Full Article