Grease Live! Official Thread- Page 28

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 6:50am

I think it's a pretty safe bet that they filmed a dress rehearsal/run-through to cover any glitches that would occur during the live broadcast. They need to protect the investment (show) as a whole for future releases via DVD, downloads and streaming services and repeat broadcasts.

 

This was evident in the DVD release of "The Wiz" where several glitches from the broadcast were replaced with previously filmed material.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 6:52am

Was 3/8 the originally planned DVD release date ?  That's the date listed now on various sites 

[kadu335]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 6:53am

I was really glad they did a curtain call for this one. Not only that, but also loved that they let the whole cast have their moment not just the big players. Much respect to that!

I didn't really love the opening with Jessie J at first, but now watching it back, I quite like how they used it to give the viewers an idea of how huge the scope for this production was (going through all the sets and showing all people involved). Also like how they made the transition of that to the actual show... It set a good energy for the show!

 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 6:54am

It was but I believe they are moving the date up. I think the digital HD version will be available for download/viewing as early as this Tuesday.

[best12bars]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 7:02am

Still smiling over the broadcast last night and what an achievement it was.

 

They took the best of what current live TV technology has to offer and mixed it with an established Broadway musical (with clear nods to its film adaptation) that made it feel anything but stage-bound. And they embraced the theatricality of it too, with the fantasy sequences for Freddy My Love, Beauty School Dropout, and Greased Lightning. And I loved the staging of Those Magic Changes, having the juxtaposition of Danny's scenes with Doody's crooning. And I loved him mingling with the audience in the bleachers.

 

I really hope the direction (both for the show itself and the television cameras) is honored come Emmy time.

 

... and I look forward to seeing whatever they do next!

 

It was a great marriage of theatre and television, and ended up being such an impressive blend.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 7:02am

CarlosAlberto said: "It was but I believe they are moving the date up. I think the digital HD version will be available for download/viewing as early as this Tuesday.

Awesome ---- read that it should be "on demand" today too --- ( at least with Optimum) 

this is what I saw---  they are usually reliable, but earlier works !!!

http://www.dvdsreleasedates.com/movies/7837/grease-live

 

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[Dave19]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 7:16am

What a fantastic show, even "Those magic changes" and "Freddy my love" made me emotional.

 

This is what this material needs, especially with sung thoughts, a triumph of the fantasy.

 

Big compliments to the technical department too.

[best12bars]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 7:23am

I really hope they go for Dreamgirls next. There are many opportunities to use a live audience (the whole opening sequence, the title song, etc.), plus go in and out of a theatrical setting, mixed with backstage, mixed with other interior sets.

 

With the same technical team as with Grease Live, it could be incredible.

 

And they can add back in all the music they cut from the film!

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 7:40am

If FOX and the creatives behind GREASE: LIVE! are up to the challenge and decide to take on DREAMGIRLS it would just be EPIC! 

 

 

[JM226]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 8:08am

i really don't think people understand how much of a technical achievement this was. you have NEVER had a live broadcast of this magnitude and size, with those kinds of production values, executed as well as last night's in the history of broadcast television. an incredibly bold statement but one I am extremely comfortable making. this was not your father's live broadcast; you had cameramen SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING on wires in the gym scene. it is clear to me that Fox decided to go all out and throw a crap load of money at the production and technical aspect. while the performances are nice to recognize and acknowledge, the accomplishment here is on the other side of the camera.... without a doubt. 

[newintown]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 8:14am

Production values were definitely amazing; and if I might think that the content was strictly for children, well - the movie was the same way, and this was certainly not about the theatre version of GREASE, but an homage to the Allan Carr movie (which is, as we all know, a different thing entirely), down to the painstaking recreation of film costumes, line readings, and song stylings.

[best12bars]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 8:19am

I fully expect Thomas Kail to add a Tony (for Hamilton) and an Emmy (for Grease Live) to his mantel this year.

[theatregeek6]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 8:20am

Day after afterglow--  What a great production.  I am not a fan of the cleanup/movie version of Grease, but this made me smile many, many times.  The cast was great, the technical aspects were superb, and the direction was perfect for this domain.  Agree with a previous poster that I initially didn't care for the opening, but by the time the cast existed the gym during "We go together" onto the gold carts to the finale I was in - it was really a magical melding of TV and theatre.  I love that there was a curtain call - that is how a finale should be done.

The bar has been raised. 

[Theater_Nerd]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 8:22am

newintown: "...was strictly for children, well - the movie was the same way"

 

Yes, the movie version of GREASE was a G-rated kiddie fest. Let's see Kenickie tells one of his friends to "eat meat". Sonny suggests a gang bang with Rizzo. Rizzo asks Danny if he's going to flog his log. Danny tells Kenickie sloppy seconds ain't his style. Danny tells Rizzo to bite the weeny while Rizzo replies with relish. Rizzo and Kenickie are seen trying to have sex in the back seat, he takes out a condom which breaks and she tells him to hell with it and has sex with him anyway leading to a pregnancy scare. Danny sings a song with the following lyrical content: "Pussy Wagon" "I'm gonna get off my rocks" "You know that ain't no sh*t...We'll be getting lots of t*t", "The chicks'll cream" and then takes a roll of Saran Wrap and rubs it on his crotch....and there's more, but you get the jist of where I'm going with this.

 

Yes, GREASE is G-rated family entertainment!

 

 

Updated On: 2/1/16 at 08:22 AM

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 8:32am

I see FOX has uploaded the musical numbers online but You're The One That I Want is out of sync. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?

[bryan2]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 8:39am

I thought Aaron looked really old (for a teenager) compared to the rest of the cast. Vanessa was really great ..she was the best part of this show...what is with all the overacting..The girls who played Marty and Patty Simcox really were awful , overacting and amateurish ..like high school production acting at its worst.  The review compared Aaron to John Travolta and gave Aaron the upper edge ...which I cant disagree with more ...Grease was Travoltas best movie...his dancing and singing never worked as well...Aaron basically seemed to be trying to imitate him and it wasn't working..>Aaron is great and I do like him but a 32 year old danny on stage can get by but so close up...no

 

[newintown]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 9:00am

Theater_Nerd said (with sarcasm), "Yes, GREASE is G-rated family entertainment!"

 

Childish dirty talk and a puerile take on mild sexual situations do not equal actual adult content.

[Roscoe]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 9:23am

The production was admirable, all the technical aspects were very well handled, even though they still seem to have issues with sound mixing -- the vocals just disappear into a general mush.  The leads were rather flat, I thought -- it just felt like there was zero chemistry at all between Tveit and whatshername as Sandy.  Tveit was particularly disappointing in his near total woodenness.  Whatsername as Rizzo only came alive at the very end, with her splendid "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" -- otherwise she was just a one-dimensional skank bitch.

There were some glimmers though.  Ms. Gasteyer was good fun, and I did like the subplot of the heavy girl who keeps trying to diet despite the pursuit of the T-Bird who likes her that way -- her real joy during the dance number and her palpable delight at a snowcone full of Red Dye #2 were the comic highlights of the excruciatingly drawnout evening.

[JM226]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 9:27am

"and I did like the subplot of the heavy girl who keeps trying to diet despite the pursuit of the T-Bird who likes her that way -- her real joy during the dance number and her palpable delight at a snowcone full of Red Dye #2 were the comic highlights of the excruciatingly drawnout evening."

 

...yes, played by the brilliantly hilarious and quirky Kether Donohue. she has been on an FX show for the last few years but hopefully this propels her into stardom. she deserves it. also has a great, fun voice even though it sadly wasn't showcased much in the broadcast. 

 

Updated On: 2/1/16 at 09:27 AM

[RW3]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 9:34am

Roscoe said: "The production was admirable, all the technical aspects were very well handled, even though they still seem to have issues with sound mixing -- the vocals just disappear into a general mush.  The leads were rather flat, I thought -- it just felt like there was zero chemistry at all between Tveit and whatshername as Sandy.  Tveit was particularly disappointing in his near total woodenness.  Whatsername as Rizzo only came alive at the very end, with her splendid "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" -- otherwise she was just a one-dimensional skank bitch.

 

There were some glimmers though.  Ms. Gasteyer was good fun, and I did like the subplot of the heavy girl who keeps trying to diet despite the pursuit of the T-Bird who likes her that way -- her real joy during the dance number and her palpable delight at a snowcone full of Red Dye #2 were the comic highlights of the excruciatingly drawnout evening.

You do realize that "whatsername" aka Vanessa Hudgens dad died the day before the broadcast.

 

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 9:37am

That explains her, but did everyone else's dad die, too?

[Trish2]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 9:42am

THE NY Times on GREASE.

Perfect!

 

 

[Roscoe]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 9:48am

"You do realize that "whatsername" aka Vanessa Hudgens dad died the day before the broadcast."

 

Yeah, he died, and that seems to be everybody's excuse for her generally lackluster performance.  My sympathies to her for her loss, and all.  

 

"That explains her, but did everyone else's dad die, too?"

 

Well, yeah, exactly.

 

Updated On: 2/1/16 at 09:48 AM

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 9:58am

I'm amazed by all of the big praise for this production. It was fine. I enjoyed some of it. Hudgens was terrific and I was so pleasantly surprised by Ms. Jepsen. I thought she was utterly charming, even if that song was terrible and out of place, she was very good. I kept pleading for Ms. Palmer to calm the eff down. She was trying way too hard. Overacting and mugging awards for her and the woman who played Blanche. Gasteyer was the other highlight. Ms. Hough was better than I expected, but I wasn't expecting much. Mr. Tveit has a lovely voice.

I understand that this was a huge production, so I'll give Mr. Kail credit for that, but I felt like many scenes, especially the early ones, were odd and stilted. Perhaps it's the book, but I've enjoyed productions with the same book. 

For me, if Ms. Hudgens wasn't on the screen I was kind of bored. I'm glad I didn't know of her tragedy before. I don't know how she got through "Worse Things I Could Do"! I almost wish I had seen "Gigi"!

[DigificWriter]

Posted: 2/1/16 at 10:02am

newintown said: "Theater_Nerd said (with sarcasm), "Yes, GREASE is G-rated family entertainment!"

 

 

 

Childish dirty talk and a puerile take on mild sexual situations do not equal actual adult content.

 

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If you consider those kinds or references "childish", I would hate to see what your idea of "adult" is.