Grease: You're the One That I Want! (2007–2007)

TV ShowEndedNBCReality1 season, 12 episodes
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Plot

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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Episodes by season

Season0112Episodes2007Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01DebutJanuary 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 jud
  2. S01E02Episode 102January 14, 2007—The casting search continues in NYC for the stars of the new Broadway musical Grease; actress Olivia Newton-John offers hopefuls more advice
  3. S01E03Episode 103January 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.
  4. S01E04Episode 104January 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.
  5. S01E05Episode 105February 11, 2007—When a Sandy and Danny gets eliminated, the final 12 perform for the US to find the final Sandy and Danny.
  6. S01E06Episode 106February 18, 2007—After another group gets eliminated the remaining hopefulls preform. This time infront of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
  7. S01E07Episode 107February 25, 2007—The 10 contestants are now down to eight.Frankie Avalon makes an appearance and performs Beauty School Dropout with the female contestants.
  8. S01E08Episode 108March 4, 2007—After one contestant for the role of Sandy is eliminated, the remaining Danny hopefuls performs.
  9. S01E09Episode 109March 11, 2007—The remaining six contestants perform.
  10. S01E10Episode 110March 18, 2007—The final 4 Contestants preform.
  11. S01E11Episode 111{Season Finale}March 24, 2007—In the season finale, the finalists battling it out one last time.
  12. S01E12Unaired episode.—Was an unaired episode that went behind the scenes look at the nationwide casting call for performers.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Denise Van OutenDenise Van OutenHostDavid IanDavid IanBilly BushBilly BushKathleen MarshallKathleen MarshallHerself - Judge
Jim Jacobs
Jim JacobsHimself - Judge

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