It's not every night you have a 'date' with Julie Walters ... most people go through life watching the English national treasure on screen, wondering what she's like in person. I could only ever dream of getting straight forward advice from the leading lady; advice about life, acting, the media industry and chasing dreams. Sound heavy? It wasn't. As I sat in a room with other aspiring 'stars', I was shocked about her frank honesty, easygoing nature and razor sharp wit. You know what… the woman is human after all; she even spilt a drink down her front and tutted at her own clumsiness. Now that, my dear theatre buffs, is real-life showbiz.
On the March 25th live season finale of the NBC series 'Grease: You're The One That I Want' the show came to its conclusion announcing the upcoming revival's new Broadway stars. Playing Danny will be Max Crumm and playing Sandy will be Laura Osnes.
A date has been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber's previously announced apperance on 'Grease, You're the One That I Want,' NBC's reality talent search for stars of the next Broadway revival of Grease.
According to Andrew Lloyd Webber's video blog, the Tony Award-winning composer and producer will appear as an upcoming guest star on 'Grease, You're the One That I Want,' NBC's reality talent search for stars of the next Broadway revival of Grease.
The NBC reality talent search 'Grease: You're the One That I Want' has risen slightly from last week in the Sunday ratings, according to Zap2It.com. However, it's recent numbers are still not as high as the ratings of its premiere week.
The 'You're the One That I Want' website has posted video clips of 'You're the One That I Want's aspiring Sandy's and Danny's
By visiting this link, Grease fans can view the performances
Advance sales for the upcoming Grease revival - bolstered by NBC's reality talent search 'You're the One That I Want' - have passed the $1 million mark
It was announced today during a press call about the upcoming NBC reality show that film star Olivia Newton-John had agreed to appear on the first two episodes of the show.
The revival of the Tim Rice/Stephen Oliver musical 'Blondel' ends its run at the Pleasance Theatre in Islington on Sunday, December 31. The original production, starring Paul Nicholas and Sharon Lee Hill, opened in the West End in November 1983 and ran for just under two years. The revival, with an excellent cast led by ex-soap star from Hollyoaks, Chris Grierson and feisty How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria semi-finalist, Abi Finlay, has enchanted London fringe theatre audiences for just six weeks.
