Grease Live! Official Thread — Page 9

Julianne already confirmed that it's not them. Don't worry, they'll be great.

The official DVD cover artwork.

My hope is that since the DVD is being released in March that they will include a lot of cool behind-the-scenes videos and featurettes. Maybe even some of the second screen stuff they are going to be showing live online during the broadcast. I have the DVDs of all three NBC live musicals, but I wish there were some bonus features like that besides those making of documentaries that air beforehand.

I'm not surprised by the cover, having worked on DVDs for a decade. They go for big stars' heads or full figures over a white background with red letters. It's the "safe" marketing concept. I can't tell you how many times we were asked to do that on our menu designs and key art. Ugh.

I can create a better DVD cover blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back on an old Apple II from 1977.

Not to harp about it "too much" but the artistry behind advertising for music, movies, etc has just gone out the window. When I was a kid I used to marvel at the time and attention to detail given to movie poster, etc. Everything is so damned generic and superimposed heads on other peoples bodies.

Another lost art form....

I see they've cut "Look At Me I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)". I don't think any production to date has done that before, but I may be wrong.

Updated On: 1/28/16 at 01:05 PM

I don't think they cut it from the production. At least I hope to God they didn't. Maybe they just didn't see the deluxe track list? Other than that, why do they go back and forth with Frenchy's spelling? It is Frenchy, but in the playbill it's Frenchie, then Frenchy, then Frenchie. It's weird. It's easy to google that sort of thing. Other than that, I'm happy Carly Rae is closer to the top with fifth person billing. Wish she had made it on the DVD/Album covers. She is definitely a draw, more so than Vanessa, I'd say. Especially after her critically raved 2015 album. But oh well.

What bugs me is that any credit for the other songwriters has disappeared. How hastily was this thing slapped together anyway?

Allow me:

"Grease (Is The Word)"
Written by Barry Gibb

"All I Need Is An Angel"
Written by Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey

"Hopelessly Devoted To You"
"You're The One That I Want"
Written by John Farrar

"Sandy"
Written by Louis St. Louis and Scott Simon

Updated On: 1/28/16 at 01:58 PM

So I brought it to PLAYBILLder's attention on Facebook, and tag L. St L. They get all snarky on me. "Actually, check the song list, it's there." Suddenly, 28 minutes later, an "Additional Music Credit" footnote has popped up on the song list page. They now claim it was hidden by a technical error.

You're welcome?

Updated On: 1/28/16 at 02:13 PM

As a producer myself who looks only to credit and pay people for what they've done, it seemed like a grievous omission that needed rectifying. After ten years in the business, too often one is coming across bodies that are buried. If it has an innocent explanation, fine. They're content to report it, I'm content to 'accept' it.

They should really be crediting the costume design to whoever designed the movie costumes.