Grease: Live!
- Headlined by Hough
and Premiering Jan. 31st !!
Grease is the word!
Get ready, dwtslovers, because School’s just about in and Riverdale High is opening its doors once more to its iconic, musical students in an all new Fox production, Grease: Live!
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| Grease: LIVE! |
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| Grease: LIVE! |
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| DWTS Judge and 2-time Mirror Ball Champion, Julianne Hough |
and Aaron Tveit (Les Miserables - 2011)
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| Aaron Tveit |
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| Grease: LIVE! |
Of course, joining the lovebirds back in class will be the mischief-making Pink Ladies, with Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical Trilogy - 2006, 2007, 2008) having been cast in the part of Rizzo,
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| Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo |
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| Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo |
Singer/Songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen
(“Call Me Maybe” - 2012, and “I Really Like You” - 2015) as Frenchy,
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| Carly Rae Jepson as Frenchy |
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| Carly Rae Jepson as Frenchy |
Kether Donohue (Pitch Perfect – 2012) as Jan,
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| Kether Donohue as Jan |
and Keke Palmer (Jump In - 2007) as Marty!
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| Keke Palmer as Marty |
Zuko’s T-Bird posse will naturally be included as well, with Carlos PenaVega (Big time Rush - 2008-2013, and DWTS’ Season 21 Finalist) in the role of Kenickie,
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| Carlos PenaVega as Kenickie |
Broadway Alum Andrew Call
as Sonny,
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| Andrew Call as Sonny |
David Del Rio as
Putzie (Geek Charming – 2011 and Pitch Perfect – 2012),
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| David Del Rio as Putzie |
and Jordan Fisher (Teen Beach Movie - 2013, Teen Beach Movie 2 - 2015) as Doody!
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| Jordan Fisher as Doody |
Also joining in on the 1950’s-inspired fun will be
famous Actor and former DWTS Finalist
(Season 03), Mario Lopez, in
the role of Host Vince Fontaine; AND one of Pop Music’s superstars,
Singer/Songwriter Jesse J,
will open the show with the singing of the original film’s hit, opening theme,
“Grease (Is the Word)”!
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| Jesse J |
“There’s no pressure like being the first one on
stage,” disclosed Jesse,
according to Billboard.com,
concerning her all-too important role in the positive outcome of the upcoming
show, “I love that rush of the nerves I’m going to get, I just feel very
honored and very lucky that I’ve been asked to experience something like this.” The popular Artist also went on to disclose that she
has been given a little leeway, in the form of Artistic License, to put her
own, personal spin on the Frankie Vali
classic.
“… I’ve definitely kind of thrown in what I kind of
like to do … Just put a little bit of me in it.”
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| Grease: LIVE! With Julianne Hough as Sandy and Aaron Tveit as Danny |
“I think we’re very much doing our own slant on it,” explained the show’s Director, Alex Rudzinski, who has reportedly directed over 500 hours of live television for the widely popular Reality/Dance program, Dancing With The Stars, “It would be fickle to try to do a copycat live broadcast. This is a live TV production. If you get too close then all people will do all night is just compare take for take and you open yourself up for problems.”
“Own slant” is right! In addition to the original movie’s greatly endeared Musical Score, Grease: Live! is also set to feature an ALL-NEW original piece, “All I need is an Angel”, worked up especially for Singer Jepsen’s portrayal of the well-meaning Frenchy, and due the live event’s Primetime airing slot. In the cases of the production’s more Adult Songs and content, “school-sanctioned” versions of the Lyrics will be used instead of the originals, according to latimes.com.
In what is possibly an even further effort to meld the past with the present, Didi Conn, class of 1978 (Get it?), is also set to make an appearance, right along the side of the hit Musical’s newest performers.
Conn, who played the loveable Frenchy of the 70’s film,
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| Didi Conn in Grease (1978) |
“ … It’s amazing … it’s like the generations staring at each other!” Singer/Actress Hudgens has related of Conn and Jepsen’s Diner scene together.
Didi would seem to think so too, recently gushing about the live production, “It’s just so exciting. They really capture the DNA of the show – the friendship, the love … I hope that people just get up and dance along.”
“Grease is one of the movies that made me want to be an entertainer,” The show’s Star, Hough, has dished, according to fasionnstyle.com, “… I have literally been waiting my whole life to play Sandy … This is my dream role and performing it live on television will be one of the most thrilling opportunities I’ve had in my career so far,”
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| Julianne Hough as Sandy |
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| Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo |
Of course, recreating such a beloved, Musical classic must be, at some level or other, a nerve-wracking experience, to say the least; but, kicking off live on January 31st at 7pm, Grease: Live, whether widely loved or ill-received, will likely be a most memorable event for many years to come, as was duly expressed by Hudgens, according to latimes.com, “… I remember thinking, ‘Are we actually doing this?’ It’s sort of surreal to be a part of introducing this iconic musical to a new generation.”
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| Grease: LIVE! |
Check out these videos (below) to see even more great pics/info about Grease: LIVE! courtesy of Fox 's official YouTube Channel!
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