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 where four fed-up outcasts decide to change Rydell High forever.
The series also stars Marisa Davila as Jane, Cheyenne Isabel Wells as Olivia, Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia, Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy, Shanel Bailey as Hazel, Madison Thompson as Susan, Jason Schmidt as Buddy, Johnathan Nieves as Richie, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper as Wally, and Jackie Hoffman as Asstistant Principal McGee.
In our interview, Alexis tells us about his audition process for the series, how he prepared to play a T-Bird, and his reactions to the large set designs of the series.
Watch the full interview with Alexis below.
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is streaming on Paramount+