![]() ![]() You didn’t know what you were saying.” This coming from the woman who let us roller skate around the swimming pool. We asked Mama why she let us shout these profanities at the top of our lungs? Her response: “You were kids. Dirty words that Jamie and I enunciated with “a hard T” in one of the instances. If you know anything about this song, you may recall that there are two extremely dirty words in the lyrics. We would also sing every single song to the top of our lungs, including “Greased Lightning” in front of neighborhood audiences and family gatherings. One was Saturday Night Fever and the other was Grease. My sister Jamie and I had two 8-tracks growing up. The fact that her father passed away the night before the live show after a battle with cancer is heartbreaking. ![]() I can’t imagine having to step into Stockard Channing’s high heels, but she did it. Vanessa Hudgens was a solid Rizzo in my opinion. She’s one of the youngest in the ensemble, yet she looked like a grown woman singing “Freddy My Love.” “Her jugs are bigger than Annette’s?” is the actual line. Plus, they needed someone with fine hair so they could go from straight, innocent to wild and curly in the time frame of one commercial break.įun fact: I thought this was the line growing up until my Mama explained to me that the T-Birds were talking about Annette Funicello’s boobs. I bet the black leather catsuit had something to do with the decision-making process. I do find it odd that they didn’t secure a Broadway vet for the role of Sandy, but I’ll concede. I will admit that she did hold her own against Broadway superstar Aaron and twenty bopper icons Carly Rae and Vanessa Hudgens. Safe Haven - I saw this movie on opening day. Rock of Ages - I OWN THIS MOVE AND LOVE IT WITH ALL MY HEART. She had the deck stacked against her when they decided to remake it. Please do not judge me as I tick down her resume:įootloose - Nothing will be as good as the original. This is a weird fact that I’m still processing, yet it is very much true. I never really think about her being an actress, yet I’ve seen pretty much every movie she’s ever been in. I have mixed feelings about her being a judge on the show, but that’s a rant for another post. I loved, loved, loved when Julianne Hough was a dancer on Dancing with the Stars. I also choose to believe that she was ACTUALLY fan-girling when Boyz II Men serenaded her during “Beauty School Drop-Out.” Am I right? PS: I have since purchased the song and will listen to it for the rest of my days. Hello shorty shorts!Ĭarly Rae Jepsen did such a good job that I Googled to see if she had any Broadway performances in her resume. I know him as Enjolras from Les Miserables. You may know him as Mike Warren in Graceland. ![]() I thought Carlos was a solid performer.Īaron Tveit is a Broadway guy. For those of you who stopped watching Nickelodeon right around the time of You Can’t Do That On Television, you may know him from this season’s Dancing with the Stars. Some of you youngsters may know him from the Nickelodeon series and Big Time Rush and boy band by the same name. She worked the camera, worked the extras and owned the slight drizzle that fell in her face the entire time she was performing outside. I’m always impressed with the artists who can move around and sing at the same time. I had no idea the girl singing “Grease (Is the Word)” was Jessie J. If we can suspend our beliefs with Dylan, Steve, Brandon and Andrea, we can totally do it with Danny. Who cares that he’s a 33-year-old high school student? We all grew up with Beverly Hills 90210. And she knows how to rock a green screen projecting crashing waves at a fake beach. Here’s a breakdown of some of my favorite moments, as well as a list of my favorite performances. And Boyz II Men were a collective version of Teen Angel. ![]() They celebrated the pre-show dancing in the hallways scene with cell phone photos, behind-the-scenes set shots and last-minute umbrella purchases for the outdoor scenes, thanks to L.A.’s uninvited guest El Niño. They were also completely unapologetic about the fact that the performance was live. In fact, I thought it was actually pretty good! If we compare the performance to its live-action counterparts ( Sound of Music, Peter Pan and The Wiz) I’d say the producers of Grease Live learned many lessons from NBC on what NOT to do.įOX decided to remove the Broadway stage component and replace it with a huge warehouse on the Warner Bros lot in Los Angeles. I thought the best thing about Grease Live was the fact that Grease Live didn’t suck. ![]()
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