Julianne Hough News

BroadwayWorld learned tonight at GREASE: LIVE's TCA panel that IF/THEN, NEXT TO NORMAL and FREAKY FRIDAY songwriters Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey have written a new tune for 'Frenchy', played by Carly Rae Jepsen in FOX's upcoming live production.

Below, check out a just-released, extended, behind-the-scenes promo for FOX's GREASE: LIVE!, featuring interview clips with Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, rehearsal footage, and glimpses of the different stages used -- both inside and out -- for the live production!

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!

Break The Floor Productions and Performing Arts Fort Worth are pleased to announce that North America's hottest new dance show -- SHAPING SOUND -- will perform one night only at Bass Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 27. Tickets are $38.50-$55 and are on sale now!

GREASE: LIVE has enlisted a Jonas brother.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: A star-filled LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS opens tonight in Cleveland, and ONCE hits the road again!

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.

On Saturday, January 30th, Schimmel Center at Pace University will host SING-A-LONG-A GREASE after a wildly successful run in the fall of 2014. Audiences will sing along to the great movie musical, complete with on-screen lyrics and the chance to become a T-Bird or Pink Lady for the night and enter the costume competition.

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'

?Under the artistic direction of Travis Wall and co-created with Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance, and Kyle Robinson, SHAPING SOUND is an electrifying mash-up of dance styles and musical genres brought to life on stage by a dynamic company of contemporary dancers. After rising to fame on "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Dancing with the Stars," these dancers also starred in their own reality TV show on Oxygen called 'All the Right Moves.' Audiences of all ages will experience the exhilarating collaboration of these visual musicians whose explosive choreography, dynamic rhythm, speed, and physical strength give shape and form to sound. 

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!

Talent joins Shawn Mendes and Jason Derulo, who were previously announced as performers at the 2016 show, and host Jane Lynch. The People's Choice Awards are the only major awards show where fans determine the nominees and winners across categories of movies, music, television and digital.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, GREASE: LIVE! director Thomas Kail and Production Designer David Korins joined BroadwayWorld and other media outlets on a conference call in which they revealed exciting details about the upcoming live broadcast. Among the big announcements, a live audience will not only be in attendance for the show, but will actually be participating in certain scenes! Now is your chance to take part in the epic television event. CLICK HERE to sign up for tickets today!

North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is ready to electrify audiences this February with the world's favorite musical, Grease! Leading the cast is Broadway star John Arthur Greene who hails from Raleigh stepping into the role of teenage heartthrob, Danny Zuko.  John Arthur joins Broadway couple Hunter Foster and Jennifer Cody, who will direct and choreograph the perennial favorite at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh, February 9-14, 2016. 

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