Mr. Vaughan is a recurring character in the Paramount+ original series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. He is portrayed by Marc Senior.
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Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies[]
In "So This Is Rydell?", Cynthia arrived at the theater where the thespians warmed up in eccentric dances and warm-ups. Lydia scolded her for soliciting in the theater, until Mr. Vaughan greeted Cynthia. He gave Cynthia a scenario to act out - a Martian who discovered a chair for the first time. She gave an on-the-nose performance that disappointed the thespians.
The next morning, the Thespians did a Meisner exercise in which Lydia and Cynthia were paired together. Lydia called her scared, but Cynthia couldn't repeat the sentiment or own up to her fear. Mr. Vaughan praised Lydia for making her classmate uncomfortable.
The next day, Cynthia redid her skit for the thespians and approached the chair with fear, and curiosity, beeped, and then sat next to it. She rested her head on the chair and closed her eyes. The thespians and Mr. Vaughan clapped while he praised her. The students shared their praise on the way out, while Lydia sarcastically clapped. Cynthia gave her the middle finger with a “boop” sound and then skipped out of the room.
In "If You Can't Be an Athlete, Be an Athletic Supporter", the Thespians arrived at the gymnasium where McGee gave Mr. Vaughan pamphlets for a new play. He was no longer permitted to do his production of Bertolt Brecht's play, “Mother Courage”, because of The Pink Ladies' actions being too rebellious. They now had to perform “Romeo and Juliet”.
Buddy and Hazel read for Juliet until she froze and ran off the stage in fright. Mr. Vaughan called Alice forth to read with Buddy. The Thespians waited anxiously while Mr. Vaughan pinned up the cast announcement. The Thespians learned they didn't get the roles they wanted, including Lydia, who was cast as the nurse. Cynthia was cast as Juliet and Lydia once again corrected her pronunciation of Mercutio, while Mr. Vaughan lauded himself for casting a tomboy Juliet and maimed Romeo. Cynthia looked across the room at Lydia, who walked off upset.