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Fox To Broadcast Live Musical ‘Grease’ Next Year
Fox apparently isn’t going to let NBC dominate the world of live TV musicals.
Fox jumped into the theater game Monday by announcing it will broadcast a three-hour live version of the musical “Grease” that will feature “a young ensemble cast” that has yet to be named.
NBC got a ratings boost last December with its live broadcast of “The Sound of Music” starring Carrie Underwood. It says it’s working on a live production of “Peter Pan” for next December.
“Grease” features such songs as “Summer Nights,” ‘‘Greased Lightnin’,” ‘‘We Go Together” and “You’re the One That I Want.” It was made into a 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
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John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in a scene from the movie.
The live version will be a production of Paramount Television.