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''Grease: You're the One That I Want!'' is an
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series designed to cast the lead roles of Sandy Dumbrowski and
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revival of the 1971 musical ''Grease'' to be directed and
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. The Broadway production began previews at the
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on July 24, 2007, and officially opened on August 19. The TV show, from the producers of ''
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series '' How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?'', which selected the lead in the successful 2006 West End revival of ''
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''. The show's title was taken from the song "You're the One That I Want" from the 1978 screen adaptation of ''Grease''. Although the song was not part of the original Broadway production, the revival will add the songs written for the film to those written for the original Broadway production. The program generated so much interest in the Broadway revival that, as ''
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'' reported on April 4, 2007, ticket sales had topped $9 million (90% of David Ian's investment in the production), although the TV show was a "ratings loser".


Tryouts, competition, and casting

The show held open auditions in
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in October and November 2006. The show followed the successes and failures of performers of varying quality and experience through the audition process. The show's hosts,
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and British actress/presenter Denise van Outen, encouraged and interviewed the auditioners. The applicants were whittled down to 50, who attended "''Grease'' Academy" for intensive training and testing, particularly in voice and dance. From these, 12 contestants were selected by the judges. The panel of three judges consisted of director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall, ''Grease'' co-writer
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, and British producer David Ian. In addition, later episodes of the show featured guest judges
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, as well as guest performer
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. The number of contestants rose to 14 in the fourth episode when two previously eliminated contestants, Matt Nolan and Ashley Anderson, were brought back and given a second chance. The first episode aired in a 90-minute format at 8:00 pm Eastern U.S. time on January 7, 2007. Subsequent episodes of the limited-run series were one hour long. After the judges had selected the contestants, viewer voting began at the end of the first live show, which aired on January 28. Each week, the contestants were coached on a performance skill – singing, dancing or acting. The contestants' performances were then critiqued by the judges, after which the viewers voted for their favorite performers. The two lowest vote recipients in each group from the previous week were required to compete in a "sing-off", on the next episode, where the judges chose which two should be allowed to remain in the competition, and which two would be eliminated. At the end of each episode, the eliminated Danny sang "Sandy" as his grand exit, and the eliminated Sandy sang "Goodbye to Sandra Dee" as her grand exit with the remaining contestants singing backup. In the
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on March 25, 2007, judge Kathleen Marshall stated that if she would have had to choose two performers at the end of the "''Grease'' Academy" section, she would have chosen Julianna and Derek. However, by the time of the finale she was quite vocal in wanting Max and Laura as her "Danny" and "Sandy". Fortunately for her, it was announced that the program's viewing audience agreed as they had chosen contestants
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to star, respectively, as Sandy and Danny. The runners up were, respectively, Ashley Spencer and
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Contestants


The Sandys


The Dannys


Solo Performances

* "All By Myself" by Celine Dion * "All That Jazz" from Chicago * "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley * "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from The Lion King * "Can't Help Fallin' in Love" by Elvis Presley * "Don't Know Much" by Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt * "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston * "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz * "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross * "Faith" by George Michael * "The First Cut is the Deepest" by Sheryl Crow * "Fun, Fun, Fun" by The Beach Boys * "Hard to Handle" by Otis Redding * "Heaven" by Bryan Adams * "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes * "I Love Rock and Roll" by Joan Jett * "It's in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)" * "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell * "Mony Mony" by Billy Idol * "Phantom of the Opera" from The Phantom of the Opera * "Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison * "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" by Stevie Wonder * "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall * "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams * "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar * "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley * "Take that Look Of Your Face" from Tell Me on a Sunday * "These Boots are Made for Walking" by Nancy Sinatra * "Walkin' in Memphis" by Marc Cohn * "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" by Diana Ross * "You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes * "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin * "You're Still the One" by Shania Twain * "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" by Elvis Presley


Group performance

*Week 1: "You're The One That I Want!"/"We Go Together" *Week 2: "Summer Nights" *Week 3: "Born to Hand Jive" *Week 4 (Sandy Night): "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee" *Week 5 (Danny Night): "Greased Lightning" *Week 6: "Grease (is the Word)" *Week 7: "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay" *Week 8: :*"We Go Together"/"You're The One That I Want!" (finalists only) :*"Born to Hand Jive" (eliminated contestants only) :*"Greased Lightning" (winner only; Danny) :*"Hopelessly Devoted to You" (winner only; Sandy) :*"Summer Nights" (group reunion) :*"You're The One That I Want!"(finale)


Sing-off performance

*Week 2: "Tears on My Pillow" *Week 3: "Those Magic Changes" *Week 4 (Sandy Night): "Blue Moon" *Week 5 (Danny Night): "It's Raining on Prom Night" *Week 6: "Rock and Roll Party Queen"


Other versions


United Kingdom

A similar show was broadcast in the United Kingdom during the first half of 2007. ''
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'' was broadcast on
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, with judges David Ian (the producer and man behind the revival),
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. Starting on 7 April 2007 the show followed a similar format to that of the American one. On 11 June 2007, Danny Bayne and Susan McFadden were named as the new Danny and Sandy, to act in the West End revival at the London's
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from Wednesday, 8 August 2007.


Israel

A similar show was broadcast in Israel in 2008. ''Grease'' was broadcast on Channel 2, with judges Hanny Nahmias and
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.


Netherlands

A similar format has been used as well in The Netherlands in 2022, with the show '' Op zoek naar Danny & Sandy (Looking for Danny & Sandy)'' taking 2 unknown singers and placing the winners in the 2 lead roles for the 2023 performance of '' Grease'' in The Netherlands. Contestants included Melissa Peters, Jeffrey Zwaan, Wendela van Sprundel, Lya Luca, Dylan Meischke, Davy Reedijk, Jarno Korf, Imahni Tsolakis, Shay Lachman, Aimée de Pater, Paul Morris, Dominique de Bont, Victor Lammertijn, Magtel de Laat,
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and Danique Graanoogst. In the final, on 3 February,
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and Danique Graanoogst were announced as the winners of the series.


References


External links


Official NBC site


* ttp://www.nbc.com/Movies_Specials_More/OneThatWeWant/ NBC Press Release
''Reality TV'' magazine

''TV Guide'' news
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