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With just a few weeks ahead of its Jan. 31 premiere, the cast and crew have hit the rehearsal space for Fox's GREASE: LIVE. In celebration, BroadwayWorld has made the journey to Los Angeles to capture this week's intense round of preparation. Below, check out an exclusive video interview featuring Tony-winning costume designer William Ivey Long, stars Aaron Tveit and Carlos PenaVega, and BWW's own Richard Ridge, giving BWW the full scoop on what it's taken to become a T-Bird!

Fox has just released the first batch of rehearsal photos from its upcoming musical special GREASE: LIVE, airing Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. Check out a first glimpse of the cast, including leads Aaron Tveit and Julianne Hough, below!

GREASE: LIVE has enlisted a Jonas brother.

In the new clip below, GREASE: LIVE! Executive Producer Marc Platt introduces some of the amazing cast of the upcoming broadcast

In the video below, GREASE LIVE's Jordan Fisher (Doody), David Del Rio (Putzie) and Andrew Call (Sonny) learn about each other's "firsts" paper fortune teller style.

They go together! FOX has shared all-new images of the cast of GREASE: LIVE!, airing Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed.

Classic R&B group Boyz II Men will bring their three-part harmony to FOX's live production of GREASE: LIVE! The trio will be performing the classic number 'Beauty School Dropout'

Over the past few days, FOX's GREASE: LIVE has unveiled Vine audio previews for four songs from the musical, including clips from 'Hopelessly Devoted to You,' 'Summer Nights' 'We Go Together', and 'You're the One That I Want.' We reported earlier that it was the cast of GREASE: LIVE performing the tunes, but it turns out they are not featured in these clips. Either way, they're great and you can listen to them below!

Vanessa Hudgens, who will take on the iconic role of Rizzo in FOX's upcoming GREASE: LIVE, turned to Twitter to share a first listen to Aaron Tveit as Danny Zuko and the rest of the T-Birds recording 'Greased Lightnin'.

FOX has shared a new promo for GREASE: LIVE airing Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Check it out below - including what the cast things of the show, a brief performance sneak peek and more!

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.

How many lyrics do you remember from your high school's production of GREASE, or that time you were obsessed with the movie soundtrack? Stars of multiple FOX shows have put that question to the test.

Finally, a visual for GREASE: LIVE! Is it January 31st yet?

On stage, Ana Gasteyer made her triumphant Broadway debut as Columbia in The Rocky Horror Show.' Since then, Gasteyer earned raves as Elphaba in 'Wicked' on Broadway, and originated the role for the Chicago production, earning a Jefferson Award nomination. Other New York theater credits include the Tony-nominated Broadway productions of 'The Royal Family' directed byDoug Hughes, 'The Threepenney Opera' with Alan Cumming and Jim Dale, Eve Ensler's acclaimed Off-Broadway hit 'The Vagina Monologues,' and Manhattan Theatre Club's hit production of 'Kimberly Akimbo' by CELEBRATED playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. Ana also she starred as Fanny Brice in 'Funny Girl' at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera.

PEOPLE reports exclusively that the final three actors for FOX's upcoming GREASE: LIVE have been cast. The trio will portray the T-Birds and Pink Ladies in the upcoming FOX musical broadcast.

FOX's GREASE: LIVE is practically packed with Broadway talent. And the latest to join the company, according to Variety, is A CHORUS LINE's Mario Lopez. The SAVED BY THE BELL alum will play the smooth talking host of Rydell High's sock hop, 'Vince Fontaine'.

Rydell High just gained another student! Deadline writes that Elle McLemore, star of off-Broadway's HEATHERS THE MUSICAL and Broadway's BRING IT ON, has just been tapped to play 'Patty Simcox' in Fox's GREASE: LIVE. 

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The Equity Jeff Awards get it right! 'Scottsboro,' 'Cyclone' and 'Hollywood' serve up new delights, 'Pinafore' does it old school, and 'Goblin Market' and 'Nightmare Before Christmas' scare us. Christmas comes via Kokandy and the Q Brothers, and 'Grease: Live' is set for FOX-TV!

Annaleigh Ashford, who had a stint on Showtime's MASTERS OF SEX last season, may soon be returning to the small screen.

Sarah Hyland ('Modern Family') and Matt Prokop ('High School Musical 3: Senior Year') star in the comedy 'Geek Charming,' a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the popular young adult novel of the same name, premiering FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11