Interview: Maxwell Whittington-Cooper on Playing Wally in ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’

(L-R) Ty Wood as Trip, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper as Wally, and Jason Schmidt as Buddy in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. Photo by: Eduardo Araquel/Paramount+ We were joined on the Popternative show by Maxwell Whittington-Cooper who can be seen playing Wally in the new Paramount+ musical series, Grease: Rise of […]

Interview: Alexis Sides Talks ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ on Paramount+

We were joined on the Popternative show by Alexis Sides who can be seen playing one of the T-Birds, Potato, in the Paramount+ new musical series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. The series premiered on April 6, and is a prequel to the beloved 1978 movie musical, Grease, set in 1954 […]

Jason Schmidt Performed a Justin Bieber Song For His ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Audition

Photo by: Eduardo Araquel/Paramount+The 1978 musical Grease starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John is a beloved tale of what happens when a good girl falls in love with a greaser and if their summer romance can survive a school year at Rydell High. The Paramount+ Original Grease: Rise of […]

Interview: Dylan Sloane Talks Paramount+ Series ‘Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies’

Photo by: Jenna BermanWe recently caught up with actor Dylan Sloane about playing Neil in the new musical series we have really been enjoying on Paramount+: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, which premiered on April 6. The prequel spinoff of the iconic musical Grease features amazing storylines, catchy and […]

Interview: Madison Elizabeth Lagares on Playing A Young Fran ‘Frenchy’ Facciano in ‘Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies’

Photo by: Corinne LouieWe were joined on the Popternative show by Madison Elizabeth Lagares who portrays a younger version of the bubbly Grease character, Fran ‘Frenchy’ Facciano, in the prequel series Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies on Paramount+. The musical series, which premiered on April 6, takes place four years before […]

Interview: Jason Schmidt on Playing Buddy in Paramount+’s ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’

Photo by: Eduardo Araquel/Paramount+We were joined on the Popternative show by actor and singer-songwriter Jason Schmidt who stars as Buddy in Paramount+‘s musical series Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies which premiered on April 6. A prequel to the beloved 1978 movie musical, Grease, Rise of The Pink Ladies is set […]

Paramount+ Releases Official Trailer for ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’

Photo courtesy of Paramount+Paramount+ today released the official trailer for the new original series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. The trailer debuted on The Drew Barrymore Show during the “Drew’s News” segment with host Drew Barrymore and co-host Ross Mathews, along with a special appearance by the four pink ladies: […]

Popternative 2023 Rewind

As the year ends people often look back on everything that transpired to reflect on milestones or experiences that happened over the course of 12 months. Over here at Popternative, we’re doing that the pop culture way by sharing highlights our website and social media platforms had in 2023. Back […]

Trailer Debut for Hulu’s ‘The Other Black Girl’

Hulu today released the official trailer for the upcoming series, The Other Black Girl, from Onyx Collective, based on Zakiya Dalila Harris’ best-selling novel. Premiering September 13th with all 10 episodes, the series folllows editorial assistant Nella who’s tired of being the only Black girl at her company and gets […]

First Look: Colman Domingo in Biopic ‘Rustin’ Coming to Netflix November 17

Photo by: David Lee/NetflixNetflix today released first look photos from the upcoming biopic, Rustin, starring Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Colman Domingo (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Euphoria) as American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. The film will premiere on the streaming platform November 17th. Directed by George C. Wolfe […]