Grease: Live
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| Genre | Musical |
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Grease (musical) Grease (film) |
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| Presented by | Mario Lopez |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Executive producer(s) | Marc Platt |
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| Location(s) | Warner Bros., Burbank, California |
| Running time | 130 minutes |
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| Budget | $16 million |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | January 31, 2016 |
| Grease: Live - Music from the Television Event | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | January 31, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Studio | Warner Bros. |
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| Length | 46:29 |
| Label | Paramount Pictures |
Grease: Live is a television special that was originally broadcast by Fox on January 31, 2016. It was a live, televised adaptation of the 1971 musical Grease, produced by Marc Platt, directed by Thomas Kail, and starring Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens and Carlos PenaVega.
Patterned on similar live television musicals that had recently been produced by NBC, the production incorporated elements and songs from both the original stage musical and the 1978 film version of Grease, as well as additional songs that were not present in either. In an effort to emulate the "energy" of a theatrical setting, live audiences were incorporated into the production's stagings. Grease: Live was broadcast from Warner Bros. Studios, utilizing two soundstages and the studio's outdoor backlot—the usage of the latter was notably affected by rain in the Los Angeles area on the day of the broadcast.
Critical reception was positive, with particular praise to the overall atmosphere and production style of the presentation, as well as the performances of the cast, particularly Hudgens as Betty Rizzo—the special was dedicated in the memory of Hudgens' father, who had died from cancer one day prior to the broadcast. The special was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards and won a total of five including Outstanding Special Class Program.
On April 28, 2014, Fox announced that it had partnered with Paramount Television to produce a live, three-hour televised adaptation of the 1971 musical Grease in 2015. The move came in the wake of similar live musical adaptations that had been produced by NBC, such as The Sound of Music Live! and Peter Pan Live!.
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