You’re The One That I Want…
March 21st, 2007 by Laura West“Well this car is systematic, hydromatic, ultramatic
Why, it could be Greased Lightnin’!”
That’s right, Grease is heading back to the stage, but not before yet another series of laughter, cringing and crying at the vast multitude of contestants on NBC’s latest reality show, ‘You’re the One That I Want’. Which cool dude will win the chance of playing Danny Zuko and which lucky lady will get the opportunity to be Sandra Dee….? Over the last few months, contestants have been whittled down from thousands to just 12; six Dannys and six Sandys. We’ve already seen ‘Serious Sandy’ and ‘Second Chance Danny’ eliminated which leaves the question on all of our lips….who will take the crown? Only the American Public can decide.
In the U.S version of the show, Billy Bush and our very own Denise Van Outen will be hosting whilst the judges panel is made up of theatre producer David Ian, quirky Jim Jacobs and director-come-choreographer Kathleen Marshall. The idea for the show came from Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian after the blazing success of the BBC’s ‘How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?’ where the lead role for the Sound of Music was cast to an unknown hopeful. The show began on U.S. screens on 7th January 2007 and with only a few shows left, the four contestants are undoubtedly beginning to get butterflies in their bellies now. The Broadway show goes live in June this year.
ITV have staked their claim to the reality show crown by airing a British version of the show, ‘Grease is the Word’ later this year. Grease is coming to the West End and contestants will be subject to the same abuse that you would have seen on X factor and Pop Idol. Cancel your social life and get your VCR dusted off because you’re going to be watching, listening to and reading all about this for the next few months…
Check out these sites for further info on NBC’s show…
http://www.nbc.com/Grease/index.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease:_You’re_The_One_That_I_Want
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