Grease Live! (2016)

After enjoying a summer romance, high school students Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High. There Sandy must contend with cynical Rizzo and the Pink Ladies in attempt to win Danny's heart again.

Directors:

Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski

Writers:

Bronte Woodard (screenplay by), Allan Carr (adaptation)

Stars:

Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens

Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julianne Hough	...	Sandy Young
Aaron Tveit	...	Danny Zuko
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Betty Rizzo
Keke Palmer	...	Marty Maraschino
Carly Rae Jepsen	...	Frenchie
Mario Lopez	...	Vince Fontaine
Carlos PenaVega	...	Kenickie
Kether Donohue	...	Jan
Jordan Fisher	...	Doody
David Del Rio	...	Putzie
Andrew Call	...	Sonny
Wendell Pierce	...	Coach Calhoun
Boyz II Men	...	Teen Angel
Jessie J	...	Jessie J
Ana Gasteyer	...	Principal McGee

Storyline

After enjoying a summer romance, high school students Danny and Sandy are unexpectedly reunited when she transfers to Rydell High. There Sandy must contend with cynical Rizzo and the Pink Ladies in attempt to win Danny's heart again.

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Plot Keywords:

teenage romance | jalopy | friendship between teens | school friend | drive in theater | 

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Taglines:

An electrifying LIVE television event!

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Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Grease: Live

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marc Platt Productions,Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the famous diner scene, Vi the waitress magically turns off the lights without her arm ever touching the light switch while closing down. As an homage to this, Vi (Didi Conn) reaches nowhere near the light switch as she leaves, yet somehow the lights still turn off.

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Goofs

During the National Bandstand scene, the old Black and White TV the waitresses are watching have the top and bottom black bars as it was being fed from HDTV camera, and down converted.

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Quotes

Principal McGee: Nothing makes a cheerleader more nervous then being late!

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Alternate Versions

The Fox broadcast version ran roughly 3 minutes longer than the Paramount home video release. As they headed into commercial breaks, narrated several short behind-the-scenes/making-of segments which were omitted from the DVD.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Tracy Morgan/Julianne Hough/Hank Williams Jr. (2016)

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Soundtracks

Sandy
Music by Louis St. Louis
Lyrics by "Screamin' Scott' Simon'
Performed by Aaron Tveit

User Reviews

Truly wonderful! Grease is still the word!

I had just graduated from high school when the movie Grease was released in 1978. I have watched the movie at least 20 times and have seen a Broadway production. This has been my favorite for so long and I am absolutely blown away by what I just watched over the last 3 hours. The talent was amazing. I feel that they paid tribute to the original, but actually made it better with a few minor changes. Vanessa Hudgens was perfect as Rizzo and Julianne Hough was a close second as Sandy. It was great to see Didi Cohn, the original Frenchy. I am giving 10 stars because I was completely amazed by the show, but I do have to mention one negative. It is my opinion that Aaron Tveit, who played Danny Zuko was miscast. His singing voice and his acting were significantly less appealing than the rest of the cast. His dancing was great, though. I also think he looked too old for the part. The sets were amazing. The choreography was sensational. I want to see it again!