Tomorrow night, FOX will transport viewers back to Rydell High for GREASE: LIVE, airing January 31 (7PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). BroadwayWorld just met with director Thomas Kail, who told us all about how things are coming together on set and what could be up next!
The countdown begins! In just weeks, FOX will transport viewers back to Rydell High for GREASE: LIVE, airing January 31 (7PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). BroadwayWorld just met with Executive Producer Marc Platt, who told us all about how the project got started and where they stand now!
In days, FOX will transport viewers back to Rydell High for GREASE: LIVE, airing January 31 (7PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). BroadwayWorld met with the full company and they told us all about their characters, the all-star cast, and rehearsals so far!
Danny Zuko; Betty Rizzo; Sandra Dee... not only are they characters in GREASE, but they've become truly iconic roles in musical theatre. An all-star cast has been assembled for FOX's GREASE: LIVE, which airs tonight, and they'd love to take a crack at more than just the characters they've been cast as. Find out who else they'd like to play below!
The T-Birds and Pink Ladies rule the school at Rydell High, but did the cast of GREASE: LIVE do the same in their heyday? BroadwayWorld asked the cast to take us back to their high school days and you can check out what they had to say below!
Broadway's Aaron Tveit stopped by this morning's TODAY on NBC to talk about preparing for his upcoming role as Danny Zuko on FOX's broadcast of GREASE: LIVE!
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!
Bravo has announced that Laurie Metcalf, currently starring opposite Bruce Willis in MISERY on Broadway, and Aaron Tveit, star of FOX's upcoming broadcast of GREASE: LIVE! will visit THE WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE clubhouse on Thursday, January 21, 2016.
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.
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!
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!
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Go behind the scenes with the cast of FOX's GREASE: LIVE! More than one cast member from the production recently posted backstage photos -- featuring Aaron Tveit, Julianne Hough and more -- on Instagram, and you can check them out below!
The FOX network but their talent, including Keke Palmer, John Stamos and Jamie Lee Curtis to the test when and asked them to sing their favorite GREASE song - check out the results below!
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.
