Grease: You're the One That I Want!
Reality
Grease: You're the One That I Want! was an NBC reality television series designed to cast the lead roles of Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko in a $10 million Broadway revival of the musical Grease to be directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. The Broadway production began previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on July 24, 2007, and officially opened on August 19. The TV show, from the producers of Dancing With the Stars, was patterned after an original format created by Andrew Lloyd Webber for the BBC series How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, which selected the lead in the successful 2005 West End revival of The Sound of Music. The show's title was taken from the song "You're the One That I Want" from the 1978 screen adaptation of Grease. Although the song was not part of the original Broadway production, the revival will add the songs written for the film to those written for the original Broadway production. The program generated so much interest in the upcoming Broadway revival that, as The New York Post reported on April 4, 2007, ticket sales had topped $9 million, although the TV show was a "ratings loser".
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Debut7 Jan 2007 · 60mThe auditions begin in LA and Chicago to find the next Sandy and Danny, for the 2007 Broadway production of the musical Grease. When the judges start the singing auditions, a male and a female have to show they can sing. In the next round, however, they must show they can dance.
- 2Episode 10214 Jan 2007 · 60mThe casting search continues in NYC for the stars of the new Broadway musical <I>Grease; actress Olivia Newton-John offers hopefuls more advice.
- 3Episode 10321 Jan 2007 · 60mThe selected performers journey to Los Angeles to get trained by Kathleen Marshall. In the end the top 12 contestants will be chosen.
- 4Episode 10428 Jan 2007 · 60mWhen the final 12 are chosen, they perform live for the U.S. to vote and choose the lucky Sandy and Danny to be in the Broadway production.
- 5Episode 10511 Feb 2007 · 60mWhen a Sandy and Danny gets eliminated, the final 12 perform for the US to find the final Sandy and Danny.
- 6Episode 10618 Feb 2007 · 60mAfter another group gets eliminated the remaining hopefulls preform. This time infront of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- 7Episode 10725 Feb 2007 · 60mThe 10 contestants are now down to eight.Frankie Avalon makes an appearance and performs Beauty School Dropout with the female contestants.
- 8Episode 1084 Mar 2007 · 60mAfter one contestant for the role of Sandy is eliminated, the remaining Danny hopefuls performs.
- 9Episode 10911 Mar 2007 · 60mThe remaining six contestants perform.
- 10Episode 11018 Mar 2007 · 60mThe final 4 Contestants preform.
- 11Episode 111{Season Finale}24 Mar 2007 · 60mIn the season finale, the finalists battling it out one last time.
- 12Unaired episode.60mWas an unaired episode that went behind the scenes look at the nationwide casting call for performers.
Details
- Created by
- David Ian
- First aired
- 7 Jan 2007
- Last aired
- 24 Mar 2007
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 12
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Denise Van OutenHost
David Ian
Billy Bush
Kathleen MarshallHerself - Judge- JJim JacobsHimself - Judge
