Grease Live! Official Thread — Page 33

There are many very well executed scenes in this, that really gave me goosebumps.

The dance competition, Freddy my love, We go together, too many to mention, but one of my favourites is "Those Magic Changes" . It is so beautiful that it is kind of emotional, the music underscores the spoken lines perfectly, the transitions are very clever and Julianne's acting is perfect there. Also, the lyrics and feel of the song underline the emotions that are happening. Like their thoughts are being sung in a non-literal way that pushes all the right buttons. It's just magic that happens there, this is what musical theatre/film is about. The camera work is great too.

This scene in itself has 10 times more impact on me than the whole Les Miserables film had.

Updated On: 2/1/16 at 08:11 PM

I finally saw this (I was a the final performance of Signature Theatres "West Side Story" last night).

I thought it was perfect. This is how to do live musicals for TV. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron should be forced to watch this. After all they are the jerks who gave us Carrie Underwood in"Sound of Music", John Travolta in "Hairspray" and worst of all the extremely untalented Matthew Broderick in "Music Man". Or better yet, maybe they can fire Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and get good producers. "Grease" was better in every single area: directing, casting, acting, dancing, costumes, lighting, sets ...... Good for Fox, I can't wait to see what musical they do next.

Well, honey, you're allowed to feel crappy when you are having a no-good very horrible bad day like you had.

Sending thoughts, prayers, and love to you and your family's way, disneybroadwayfan22. Happy to hear your dad should do well.

Also sending prayers your way disneybroadwayfan22!

Updated On: 2/2/16 at 04:17 AM

Anyone else see lip-synching?

this is the fourth or fifth time I have seen someone suggest lip-synching. it's simply not true. while the ensemble was undoubtedly padded with pre-recorded vocals, just like every broadcast on NBC is, all of the singing is live. what is probably confusing people is the effects of a slight satellite delay (from FOX -- not from your own provider). it happens all the time in live broadcasts but you probably don't notice it because they aren't singing or dancing with a camera in their face. i assure you all of the solo singing was live.

Thank you, everyone.

And telling from Vanessa's live SnapChat with the opening number & behind-the-scenes of the finale, this was not lip-synched. I believe there were backup vocals, especially with the finale.

I wasn't expecting to enjoy the show as much as I did.

It broke new ground for what kind of performance it was. Not an on-stage musical. Not a movie with scenes filmed days, weeks, months apart from each other. Not a TV representation of the musical.

It was very clever with indoor/outdoor transitions. Walls that broke to go inside rooms. Split screens with actors in different sets.

The producers/director took advantage of the best of all the genres of previous versions and mixed in new, exciting elements that could/should have only happened on TV.

I have a few reservations about all these "live" events, especially the ones shown on NBC.

What makes it special, important, exciting to have these shows air "live?"

Outside of the "will they go up on lines", or a light fall, or the music fail, there really isn't anything special about a live performance. It's more a question of how well the producers were prepared to have all those umbrellas ready although I would have chosen see-through plastic to make them slightly less obtrusive.

However, I was quite impressed, and wonder how, they switched the Greased Lightning car from battered to cherry red to battered again. it was well-done and made for a "oh wow, this is live and they changed the car" moment. It's a magic trick that I thought was done with a pre-recorded snippet. That is the sort of element that because the show was "live" made it exciting.

Random thoughts:

Danny, Sandy, and most of the other greasers looked way, way, WAY too old. But they did such a good job I quickly forgot.

Why change Sandy's name? It was cute to have it be "Young" from Salt Lake. But part of the thing in the original was having a Polish girl dating an Italian boy. And it lost the Sandra Dee joke. (Does anyone know who Sandra Dee is?)

The extras added a lot of energy to scenes that would have been very sparse. But they were a bit distracting in others, such as the burger joint.

Julia Hough is the prettiest Sandy I have ever seen.

Aaron Tveit is the prettiest Danny I have ever seen.

Dialog scenes in the Principals office lagged. They needed quicker pacing.

Bravos for the "diversity" casting. It wasn't that way back in 1959, and the original stage production didn't do it, but I DON'T CARE!!! BRAVO!!!

I am a die-hard purest for the original stage production, which holds a very special place in my memories. (Shout out to Adrienne Barbeau.) This wasn't the same. But it was great!

for those who still fail to appreciate and grasp the technical achievements of Sunday night, I present you with this video of the often overlooked people who actually make the magic happen. without them you couldn't have watched the performances you're all now discussing and obsessing over.

https://www.facebook.com/carrie.havel/videos/10153418696832898/

Thanks to your parents Mr Alberto for not bringing a 3 year old you to the theater! :)

Vectorbabe said: "Carlos, Not only am I old enough to have seen the show in 1972. I'm old enough to remember 1959 and greasers.

That's not a bad thing...you're a well seasoned individual!

"Vector, at the time did you go for Sandy, Rizzo, Marty, Frenchie, Jan or Patty?"

I was totally Patty, but too overweight to be a cheerleader or a "kilty" (the second team of chearleaders).

I was into theatre, audio club, radio club, and the student council. OMG, do schools still have "radio" clubs?

Vectorbabe said: ""Vector, at the time did you go for Sandy, Rizzo, Marty, Frenchie, Jan or Patty?"

I was totally Patty, but too overweight to be a cheerleader or a "kilty" (the second team of chearleaders).

I was into theatre, audio club, radio club, and the student council. OMG, do schools still have "radio" clubs?

" COOL!!!! Patti was soooo cute here, if a little bit Traci Flicky!