{"id":5656,"date":"2014-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2014\/04\/29\/fox-plans-grease-live-broadcast\/"},"modified":"2014-04-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T00:00:00","slug":"fox-plans-grease-live-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/fox-plans-grease-live-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"FOX Plans Grease Live Broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLOS ANGELES: FOX is prepping a three-hour live production based on the musical <em>Grease <\/em>for its 2015 schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tTentatively titled <em>Grease Live<\/em>, the live broadcast will reintroduce the music and story of the iconic production to a new generation. It is based on the 1971 Broadway musical of the same name, and the subsequent 1978 feature film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John that grossed $400 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing movie musical ever.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Grease Live <\/em>will be a Paramount Television production.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;From Broadway to film, and across generations, <em>Grease<\/em> is one of the most beloved musical stories ever told&mdash;and we can&#039;t wait to bring it to our air in a spectacular live event,&rdquo; said Shana C. Waterman, the senior VP of event series for FOX. &ldquo;Its iconic characters and addictive songs make it the perfect fit for FOX, and we&rsquo;re going to give it the kind of star power and production quality to make every Sandy, Danny, Rizzo and Kenickie out there want to get up and sing along.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;It&rsquo;s incredibly exciting to have one of our first major network productions be based on this universally celebrated Paramount title, and we&rsquo;re thrilled to be partnering with Kevin, Joe and Shana on this epic television event,&rdquo; said Amy Powell, the president of Paramount TV. &ldquo;FOX&#039;s passion for engaging audiences with bold storytelling and live musical formats make it a perfect home for this special broadcast.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES: FOX is prepping a three-hour live production based on the musical Grease for its 2015 schedule. 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