Roll Call! Tom Kitt, William Ivey Long & David Korins Join the Creative Team of FOX's GREASE: LIVE

By: Nov. 30, 2015
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Roll call! The team for GREASE: LIVE is getting bigger. Joining previously announced Marc Platt and Thomas Kail, the one-night musical production of the massively popular crossover musical will also include Music Supervision by Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt, Production Design by Drama Desk Award winner David Korins and Costume Design by Tony Award winner William Ivey Long.

FOX Broadcasting Company (FOX) and Paramount Television's live production of GREASE: LIVE airs Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.

Featuring a young ensemble cast, GREASE: LIVE will reintroduce and reimagine some of the show's most memorable moments, great music and timeless love story to an entirely new generation. In this live television adaptation of the musical classic, the beginning of senior year means the end of Danny and Sandy's summer romance - until Sandy unexpectedly transfers to Danny's high school. Can Danny maintain his bad-boy image as the coolest member of the T-Birds, once he and Sandy start going together, and can Sandy remain a good girl after she joins the Pink Ladies? With their friends Rizzo and Kenickie pulling them in different directions, it's up to Danny and Sandy to stay hopelessly devoted as they make their way from Rydell High to a new frontier.

GREASE: LIVE features an all-star cast including Julianne Hough (Rock of Ages, "Dancing With The Stars") as "Sandy," Aaron Tveit (Les Miserables, "Graceland") as "Danny Zuko," Andrew Call (Rock of Ages) as "Sonny,"David Del Rio (In The Heights) as "Putzie," Kether Donohue (Pitch Perfect) as "Jan," Jordan Fisher ("Teen Beach Movie") as "Doody," Ana Gasteyer (Wicked, "Saturday Night Live") as "Principal," Vanessa Hudgens (Gigi, Spring Breakers) as "Rizzo," Carly Rae Jepsen (Cinderella) as "Frenchie," Mario Lopez (A Chorus Line) as "Vince Fontaine," Carlos PenaVega (Spare Parts, "Big Time Rush") as "Kenickie" and KeKe Palmer ("Scream Queens,"Cinderella) as "Marty".

Pop powerhouse and Grammy Award-nominated singer Jessie J will open the live event with a performance of a brand-new version of "Grease (Is the Word)," originally written by Barry Gibb.

GREASE: LIVE will reintroduce and reimagine some of the show's most memorable moments, great music and timeless love story to an entirely new generation.



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