Grease Live Production Is Coming To Fox In 2015
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Grease-Live-Production-Coming-Fox-2015-63729.html
Look out NBC, Fox has its own live musical on the way! In a bold but not all that surprising move, Fox has announced that they're bringing a live production of Grease to the small screen next year. The network announced today that they're going to be airing a three-hour live Grease event in 2015, tentatively titled Grease Live.
Fox says Grease Live will air during 2015 and will feature a "young ensemble cast." Their plan for the production is to "reintroduce the great music and timeless story to an entirely new generation."
Following the success of NBC's broadcast of The Sound of Music Live, it's not surprising that the other networks might be eying live musical productions of their own. But it is interesting to note Fox's choice of production and their use of words like "young" and "new generation" in their announcement. We know that NBC is specifically aiming for mainstream and family-friendly with their own productions, and while Grease fits the former, it's not entirely family-friendly, which is why we ruled it out last year when we were waiting to find out what NBC's 2014 production would be. In the end, NBC went with Peter Pan. Fox's choice to go with Grease is an indication that they're less concerned about including a wide range of ages and more about targeting the younger demo.
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Grease-Live-Production-Coming-Fox-2015-63729.html
Look out NBC, Fox has its own live musical on the way! In a bold but not all that surprising move, Fox has announced that they're bringing a live production of Grease to the small screen next year. The network announced today that they're going to be airing a three-hour live Grease event in 2015, tentatively titled Grease Live.
Fox says Grease Live will air during 2015 and will feature a "young ensemble cast." Their plan for the production is to "reintroduce the great music and timeless story to an entirely new generation."
Following the success of NBC's broadcast of The Sound of Music Live, it's not surprising that the other networks might be eying live musical productions of their own. But it is interesting to note Fox's choice of production and their use of words like "young" and "new generation" in their announcement. We know that NBC is specifically aiming for mainstream and family-friendly with their own productions, and while Grease fits the former, it's not entirely family-friendly, which is why we ruled it out last year when we were waiting to find out what NBC's 2014 production would be. In the end, NBC went with Peter Pan. Fox's choice to go with Grease is an indication that they're less concerned about including a wide range of ages and more about targeting the younger demo.
