TORONTO – CTV will air the live television production of Grease, a modern take on the hit musical and 1978 feature film adaptation that will introduce a new generation to the show’s timeless love story and hit music.
Grease: Live will air on January 31 at 7:00 PM ET/PT and then join CraveTV’s lineup on February 19 in the streaming service’s music collection.
A Paramount Television production, the first-ever live television production stars Julianne Hough as the angelic Sandy – Rydell High’s most talked-about newcomer; Aaron Tveit as bad boy Danny Zuko; Vanessa Hudgens as iconic bad girl Rizzo; Keke Palmer as sassy Pink Lady Marty Maraschino; Carlos PenaVega as Kenickie, Danny’s tough-guy sidekick; Canadian Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen as Pink Lady and beauty school dropout Frenchy; Kether Donohue as Pink Lady Jan; David Del Rio as T-Bird Putzie; Jordan Fisher as Doody; and Andrew Call as Sonny.
The event also features cameo appearances by pop superstar Joe Jonas and his band DNCE, actor and television host Mario Lopez, and Grammy Award-winning R&B group Boyz II Men. English singer-songwriter Jessie J will give a live performance of the program’s title track, “Grease (Is The Word)” and Carly Rae Jepsen will also perform an original song entitled “All I Need Is An Angel”.
“When it comes to event television appeal, Grease: Live delivers. We are excited for CTV to be the home of such an iconic, anticipated special featuring this perfectly cast group of talented performers and are thrilled to deliver it exclusively in a fast-follow to CraveTV subscribers,” said Mike Cosentino, SVP programming for CTV Networks and CraveTV, in the news release.
