Grease Live! Official Thread

With the broadcast is just two months away, FOX has just released the show's first poster. So far, I am liking what I'm seeing. I think the three of them look great and I love the logo. From what I can see, I am extremely excited about this broadcast. I really do enjoy NBC's productions and so I am looking forward to see how FOX can handle it.

Updated On: 12/4/15 at 02:19 PM

They look too old to be in high school. They should cast them more age-appropriate like the movie...

Heh, Jane, you should know better than to take anything I post at face value

The entire cast of the movie was so much older than they should have been. I rewatched it the other night, and it's kind of hilarious. Sonny looks like he should be playing someone's father.

I am really looking forward to this as well! I am keeping my fingers crossed that they will be releasing a soundtrack to this!

Jane2 said: ""The entire cast of the movie was so much older than they should have been. I rewatched it the other night, and it's kind of hilarious."

I agree, but this new cast is almost the same age level as the original film cast. Ages 27-32."

And they look so much younger! "Grease" is basically a 50's fantasy. I don't think everything needs to be so literal or true-to-life. It's a heightened reality, not a documentary of 1950's youth. This particular cast looks fine. "Grease" has never really been cast with actual teenagers. Carole Demas was 32 years old, Barry Bostwick was 27 and Adrienne Barbeau was 27 when they originated their roles on Broadway.

I personally don't care too much about the age discrepancy.A lot of the girls who hung around with the Rizzos in school looked older than teenagers in real life.

the original Grease on broadway was my first musical. I loved it so much that I went several times, taking a relative or friend each time. nI loved the show so much and wanted to share it! The tickets were about $10 (or maybe $20?)

You'd think people interested in theatre would come up with better jokes regarding age. Guess not.

"They look too old to be in high school."

So did the film actors.

EDIT: I see Jane already called you out on your "joke".

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Updated On: 12/5/15 at 02:03 PM

I would have actually really preferred that they stage a producton of 'Grease 2'. A company in London recently put on a production of the sequel show and released an album. The soundtrack for 'Grease 2' is so much better!!!

I obviously can't speak to the actual production, but it reeeeeeeally seems strange to me that they're using the movie's costumes and hair in all the promotional materials. I mean, I know the movie is beloved and has wide appeal and people tend to always copy things like that in their local productions, but I'd like to think a professional high-profile costume designer and director would think more than "People like it, so just do the movie!"

fbueller said: "The soundtrack for 'Grease 2' is so much better!!!"

Cast recording!

Actually, it's a soundtrack.

Updated On: 12/6/15 at 12:55 AM