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Grease: You're the One That I Want!

10.0(1)
First Aired:January 7, 2007
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:12
Status:Ended

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".

Cast

Denise Van Outen

Denise Van Outen

Host

David Ian

David Ian

Billy Bush

Billy Bush

Kathleen Marshall

Kathleen Marshall

Herself - Judge

Jim Jacobs

Himself - Judge

Seasons

E1Debut

60m

Jan 7, 2007

The 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.

E2Episode 102

60m

Jan 14, 2007

The casting search continues in NYC for the stars of the new Broadway musical <I>Grease; actress Olivia Newton-John offers hopefuls more advice.

E3Episode 103

60m

Jan 21, 2007

The selected performers journey to Los Angeles to get trained by Kathleen Marshall. In the end the top 12 contestants will be chosen.

E4Episode 104

60m

Jan 28, 2007

When 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.

E5Episode 105

60m

Feb 11, 2007

When a Sandy and Danny gets eliminated, the final 12 perform for the US to find the final Sandy and Danny.

E6Episode 106

60m

Feb 18, 2007

After another group gets eliminated the remaining hopefulls preform. This time infront of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

E7Episode 107

60m

Feb 25, 2007

The 10 contestants are now down to eight.Frankie Avalon makes an appearance and performs Beauty School Dropout with the female contestants.

E8Episode 108

60m

Mar 4, 2007

After one contestant for the role of Sandy is eliminated, the remaining Danny hopefuls performs.

E9Episode 109

60m

Mar 11, 2007

The remaining six contestants perform.

E10Episode 110

60m

Mar 18, 2007

The final 4 Contestants preform.

E11Episode 111{Season Finale}

60m

Mar 24, 2007

In the season finale, the finalists battling it out one last time.

E12Unaired episode.

60m

Was an unaired episode that went behind the scenes look at the nationwide casting call for performers.

Storyline

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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