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| Julianne Hough and Aaron Tveit will play Sandy and Danny |
GREASE is the word once again, with the smash hit movie to be remade 38 years after stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John danced their way into film folklore.
The 1950s set musical will be reborn as a one-off, three-hour TV special that will air live in the US in January and be rebroadcast in the UK later next year.
Both Travolta, 61, and Newton-John, 67, are expected to be among VIPs in the studio audience as a new pair of stars aim to re-create their chemistry from the 1978 original.
The duo wowed audiences worldwide in their roles as high school sweethearts Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson.
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| The live special will be broadcast in January in the US |
The lead stars in Grease Live will be Aaron Tveit, 32, who starred in the 2012 movie adaptation of Les Miserables, and Julianne Hough, 27, a two-time champion of hit show Dancing With The Stars, the US version of Strictly Come Dancing.
With box office receipts of almost £265million, Grease remains the highest-grossing musical film, with its soundtrack album, featuring the hit You’re The One That I Want, also a huge success.
The original big screen version cost £4million to make, less than a third of the TV budget US station Fox has allocated for the live performance on Sunday, January 31.
Hough said: “We will be trying to fill some pretty big shoes, so it’s going to be exciting but more than a little nerve-racking. Sandy is such an iconic role in such an iconic musical that I’m determined to do it justice.
The three-hour live performance is seen in the US TV industry as a gamble.
A Fox spokeswoman said: “Grease is one of the most beloved musical stories ever told and we can’t wait to bring it to air in a live event.”
Grease is one of the most beloved musical stories ever told and we can’t wait to bring it to air in a live event
The original big screen version cost £4million to make, less than a third of the TV budget US station Fox has allocated for the live performance on Sunday, January 31.
Hough said: “We will be trying to fill some pretty big shoes, so it’s going to be exciting but more than a little nerve-racking. Sandy is such an iconic role in such an iconic musical that I’m determined to do it justice.
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| John Travolta is expected to be amongst the VIP guests for the live broadcast |
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| The original Grease earned more then £280m at the box office during it's initial release |
A Fox spokeswoman said: “Grease is one of the most beloved musical stories ever told and we can’t wait to bring it to air in a live event.”
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