Fox's 'Grease': Live Version Of Musical To Air In 2015- Page 3

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 6:37pm

Rosie O'Donnell for Miss Lynch!

[ljay889]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 7:16pm

This is the show that NBC should have done.

[theatregeek6]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 8:14pm

Anything which gets theatre on network (or cable for that matter) television is huge. I don't even care if it is the watered down version (which I personally hate). Live theatre is live theatre


Let them fight it out. Come on ABC and CBS. How about HBO doing something more daring!

[adamgreer]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 8:16pm

Presumably it will be the version that includes the film songs, no?

[haterobics]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 8:17pm

"How about HBO doing something more daring!"

One could argue that having Billy Crystal perform 700 Sundays rather than get a bunch of names to gunk up a musical for ratings *is* the more daring choice.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 8:30pm

CBS isn't really daring, their programming is safe and geared towards older folks. HBO will never have the ratings that the big four has. Making these musicals accessible to everyone with a television is what makes it really appealing and successful.

I agree HaterJeff

[theatregeek6]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 8:31pm

Haterobics. Good point. I'll. take that any day. But wouldn't an HBO live 'Caberet' or 'Hair' be fun?

[Marianne2]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 8:49pm

2 Broke Girls is on CBS and that is not a show for an older crowd.

Maybe Ryan Murphy will forget about Funny Girl and direct this so he can cast Lea Michele and Darren Criss? Totally kidding. I hope.

[theatregeek6]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 8:51pm

Lea Michele. Ick.

[madbrian]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 8:57pm

Lea Michele would be perfect...as Patty Simcox!

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 9:00pm

I doubt Lea will be involved. God, I hope not.

Yep, 2 Broke Girls is the exception, not the rule on CBS.

[jbroadway4]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 9:53pm

Ariana Grande for Sandy is kind of perfect casting.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 10:26pm

I saw Adrian armed play Danny when he was 43. Rosie O'Donnell was 35 when she played Rizzo.

Adrian Zmed

And you can get away with that on stage to an extent. That particular revival made a name for itself by trotting out people who were too old for the roles. Lucy Lawless, Brooke Shields, or Maureen McCormick, anyone?

No way you could get away with that on television/film. Especially on FOX that aims for the younger sets.

[pmensky]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 10:40pm

Yes, because Fox never has older adults play singing and dancing teenagers on any of their shows, right?

[Marianne2]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 10:48pm

I do like the movie, but let's be honest, none of the cast looked young enough to be in high school. My mom was really surprised when I told her that Dinah Manoff was only 19 during filming. Older isn't necessarily bad. But, looking believable in a role is important for television.

[david_fick]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 10:51pm

Glad to see a second network picking up the idea. Now ABC needs to get into the mix and they need to push each other to deliver better productions of shows. THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE was turgid thanks to the lack of direction and a mostly unsatisfying cast. Competition like this ups the stakes, and should push the live TV musical format forward.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 10:51pm

Yes, because Fox never has older adults play singing and dancing teenagers on any of their shows, right?

I seriously doubt they would cast anyone in their 40's. Not with the talent pool out there.

[pmensky]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 10:59pm

I don't think anyone suggested they cast anyone in their 40's.

[tom2000a]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 11:14pm

Grease is an awful musical that has been done way too much. It just shows you how unsophisticated most Americans are. I don't care if I sound like a snob or not. MOST America's are stupid.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 4/28/14 at 11:19pm

"MOST America's are stupid." Updated On: 4/28/14 at 11:19 PM

[MCfan2]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 11:54am

There's only three Americas that I know of: North, South, and Central. Which ones are the stupid ones?

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 11:57am

"CBS isn't really daring, their programming is safe and geared towards older folks."

Holy crap. You really need to look at the ratings war from last year and understand that CBS killed it in the 18-49 demo. If that's "older folks," I don't want to know how you classify people over 50.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 12:06pm

MOST America's are stupid.

That comment couldn't be more perfect.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 12:57pm

I think this could go well, if they find a talented cast for it. Grease shouldn't be that hard to pull off.

[latitudex1]

Posted: 4/29/14 at 7:55pm

"Holy crap. You really need to look at the ratings war from last year and understand that CBS killed it in the 18-49 demo. If that's "older folks," I don't want to know how you classify people over 50. "

That doesn't make what you quoted inaccurate. CBS, historically, has the oldest average viewership and CBS has most of the oldest skewing programing on its network. It's just happened to also appeal to some people in the 18-49 demographic.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/median-age-primetime-viewing-not-problem-advertisers-some-mass-reach-shows/113770
http://www.adweek.com/news/television/cbs-wins-prime-time-ratings-crown-149725