Casting for the upcoming Grease prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has just been announced!
The series was first heading to HBO Max with the title Rydell High, but moved to Paramount+ and received the new title.
Filming is getting underway now in Vancouver, with Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Madison Thompson and Jackie Hoffman among those starring, according to THR.
See who else joins the series… More Here! »
We’re just hours away from Grease: Live and JJJ can not contain our excitement — so much that we’ve gathered one of the largest photo galleries ever!
We’ve got pics of stars Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Carlos PenaVega, Vanessa Hudgens, Andrew Call, Keke Palmer, David Del Rio, Kether Donohue, Jordan Fisher, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more at rehearsals, behind-the-scenes and more.
“Can’t believe it’s here. Can’t wait for y’all to see the fun we’ve been having. #GreaseLive,” Jordan hyped up his fans on Twitter.
Julianne added on Instagram, “Tonight’s the night! It’s finally here! I can’t wait for you all to see and be a part of this magical journey we as a cast and crew have all been on! This truly changed my life! I’m so incredibly grateful! My 10 year old dreamer self has been reignited! All my love light and joy to you all!! Have an absolute blast tonight… And make sure you hashtag #GreaseLIVE tonight! Mwah Jules xoxo.”
Grease: Live airs TONIGHT, Sunday, January 31st @ 7PM ET/PT on Fox!
Carly Rae Jepsen got the sweetest gift from Didi Conn!
The 30-year-old singer, who will play Frenchy in tonight’s Grease: Live, showed off the gift on Instagram from Didi, who played the role in the 1978 film.
“Dear sweet #didiconn I can’t thank you enough for your generous spirit and inspiring talent. This locket/ original Frenchy shirt you left in my room had me crying those happy tears. Xoxo #FRENCHY loves for life!” Carly Rae captioned.
Check out the sweet message Didi left for Carly Rae on the shirt!
Vanessa Hudgens becomes Sandra Dee in this behind-the-scenes pic from Grease: Live rehearsals, ahead of Sunday’s (January 31) premiere on Fox.
The 27-year-old actress was seen singing the tune with her Pink Ladies — Kether Donohue, Keke Palmer and Carly Rae Jepsen — and Julianne Hough all around her.
The T-Birds — Aaron Tveit, Carlos PenaVega, David Del Rio, Andrew Call, Jordan Fisher, were also seen rehearsing a bit of “Grease Lightning” on the sound stage.
Grease: Live will air LIVE, Sunday, January 31st @ 7PM ET/PT on Fox. Are you ready for the show?!
50+ pics inside from Grease: Live rehearsals…
The Pink Ladies pose against a super cool car for this new cover of Billboard magazine.
Grease: Live stars – Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, and Carly Rae Jepsen – opened up to the glossy about what we can expect from the production. Check it:
Carly on working with her cast mates: “With the girls, it’s really easy. You’re braiding each other’s hair, grabbing each other’s asses. We’re just girlfriends in that way, like the Pink Ladies.”
Vanessa on the pressure of a live show: “The live aspect doesn’t freak me out. It’s a bit nerve-wracking.”
Director Tommy Kail on changing some of the racist and homophobic lines from the original: “We can move past some of those [politically incorrect] things and still have the integrity of the story.”
For more on Julianne, Vanessa, and Carly, visit Billboard.com.
FYI: Julianne is wearing a Levi’s Trucker Vest.
We’re less than a week away from watching Jordan Fisher be his amazing self as Doody in Grease: Live.
Speaking with press, the 21-year-old actor and Barry Pearl, who played Doody in the 1978 film, chatted about the production and their friendship — one that happened before Jordan was cast.
“This is incredible for me because I watched this man a decade before I even made my first trip to Los Angeles,” Jordan shared. “Seeing him was one of my first musical experiences, so to be able to watch the film as a kid and be able to dream of doing something like that one day…”
Jordan and Buddy became friends after Barry filled in for a role during the Aladdin panto at the Pasadena Playhouse.
“I said then we needed to work together and two years after that I’m reprising a role he is so famous for,” he said.
Barry added, “That was the genesis of our friendship. We became fast friends and boom here we are together doing this amazing thing.”
He continued about the new, live version, “The torch has been passed and from what Didi [Conn] and I can see, because she’s a part of it as well, we couldn’t be more pleased with how its been passed. These kids are kicking in with a capital KICK.”
Grease: Live airs THIS Sunday, January 31st @ 7PM ET/PT on Fox.
