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69-414: Grease Live! is an American television special that was originally broadcast by Fox on January 31, 2016. It was a live, televised remake of the 1978 film Grease , executive produced by Marc Platt , directed by Thomas Kail , and starring Aaron Tveit , Julianne Hough , Carlos PenaVega , Vanessa Hudgens and Jordan Fisher . Patterned on similar live television musicals recently produced by NBC ,

138-445: A barista , assistant pastry chef , and bartender . At this time, she slept on a pull-out sofa and wrote songs in her spare time. In 2007, Jepsen was convinced to audition for Canadian Idol by her high school drama teacher. In the audition, she performed her original song "Sweet Talker". In the competition, she finished in third place, which she considered the best possible outcome in retrospect. Her demo recording attracted

207-681: A career in music instruction as a second option. She applied to music-related programs, including those at Capilano University and the University of British Columbia , but on the advice of her high school drama teacher, she auditioned for the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, British Columbia and was one of 25 female students to gain admission into its year-long program in 2004. After graduation, Jepsen relocated to Vancouver's west side and held several jobs, including

276-463: A live broadcast at Rydell High, Principal McGee ( Ana Gasteyer ) quipped, "Let's just hope it doesn't rain." On the day of the broadcast, Vanessa Hudgens announced on Twitter that her father, Greg, had died of cancer the night before, and that she would dedicate her performance in Grease Live to his memory. Platt told Entertainment Weekly that he was "fiercely proud" of Hudgens' handling of

345-454: A loyal audience following. As the industry matured, this trend reversed; by the 1950s, most networks aimed to provide stable, routine, and proven content to their audiences. Television executives, such as CBS president James Aubrey , sought to avoid any disruption in viewing habits which might cause viewers to move to another network. These weekly series, though, typically became too expensive for any single sponsor, so stand-alone shows offered

414-448: A prominently black-and-white music video featuring Jepsen on a date with a lover. On July 6, 2023, after teasing songs and producers involved with the project, Jepsen formally announced her seventh studio album The Loveliest Time , described as a "companion album" to The Loneliest Time . It was released on July 28. Jepsen has been noted for her "subversively catchy lyrics, slick musical arrangements, and pop experimentation". Jepsen

483-455: A regular-season Thursday Night Football game on CBS, and Grease against the Pro Bowl on ESPN. Over 1.2 million Twitter posts were made throughout the airing, with most providing condolences for Hudgens' father. An encore of Grease Live on March 27, 2016, Easter Sunday , was seen by 1.54 million viewers. TiVo Inc. estimated that Hudgens' solo of "There Are Worse Things I Could Do"

552-500: A singer, Vick felt that the song was too modern for a musical that is set in the 1950s. Jeremy Gerald of Deadline Hollywood noted that Grease Live was broadcast "with nary a hitch and one last-minute change in the out-of-doors opening number that paid tribute to the greatest movie musical of all time, Singin' in the Rain ". Acknowledging that none of NBC's live musicals had "hit the stratospheric highs of this show", while aspects of

621-773: A viral success amassing nearly 200,000 videos since its release, and amongst those videos celebrities such as Meghan Trainor . Following the album's release, the album debuted at number 18 on the Canadian Albums Chart , number 19 on the Billboard 200 , and number 16 on the UK Albums Chart , becoming her highest-charting album in the UK in ten years. In support and for the promotion of the album, Jepsen embarked on The So Nice Tour beginning in September 2022 and

690-754: A way to continue accommodating the single-sponsor practice, leading to shows like Amahl and the Night Visitors (1951, sponsored by Hallmark Cards as part of the Hallmark Television Playhouse ) and the Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953, a two-hour variety show simulcast on both CBS and NBC). In 1954, NBC president Sylvester Weaver pioneered an innovative style of programming which he called "spectaculars". These stand-alone broadcasts, usually 90 minutes in length, were designed to attract large, new audiences and bring prestige to

759-456: Is classified as a soprano . Paul Bradley of LA Weekly described Jepsen's voice as "hushed" and "flawless" while Maura Johnston of Slate characterized it as "airy yet precise". Jepsen says she shares her parents' interest in folk music as a result of her upbringing, naming artists such as Leonard Cohen , Bruce Springsteen , James Taylor , and Van Morrison as inspirations for her debut studio album, Tug of War (2008). During

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828-521: Is scheduled to play 40 shows across North America, Europe, and Australia through March 2023. Jepsen performed the theme song for the Amazon Kids+ series Hello Kitty: Super Style! , which debuted in December 2022. On June 23, 2023, less than a year after the release of The Loneliest Time , Jepsen released a new disco -inspired single "Shy Boy", produced by James Ford . It was accompanied by

897-744: The Broadway theatre production of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Cinderella for 12 weeks. In June 2014, Jepsen won the International Achievement Award at the SOCAN Awards alongside co-writers Josh Ramsay and Tavish Crowe. Jepsen released her third album's lead single, " I Really Like You ", in March 2015. Accompanied by a music video in which actor Tom Hanks lip-synced to the song, it peaked at number 14 in Canada and

966-499: The Canadian Hot 100 , and received Gold certifications for sales of 40,000 units each. " Sour Candy ", a duet with Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench was released as the final single. In 2009, Jepsen toured western Canada with Marianas Trench and Shiloh . In the summer of 2011, Jepsen recorded material for her second studio album with Josh Ramsay, Ryan Stewart, and Tavish Crowe. The track " Call Me Maybe ", co-written by Crowe,

1035-566: The fifth-season premiere episode of The CW primetime soap opera 90210 . At the 2012 Billboard Music Awards , Jepsen was the first Canadian recipient of the Rising Star Award while Call Me Maybe later received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards . In January 2013, Jepsen became a spokesperson for clothing and footwear brand Candie's . She released new ads for

1104-456: The "feeling" of the audiences at live stage productions, as there was "an energy and an undeniable vitality that real humans give back to real humans that are performing". The Hollywood Reporter believed that the use of live audiences would help to stylistically distinguish Grease Live from the NBC live musicals that it was patterned after. The price of a 30-second commercial during Grease Live

1173-403: The '50s has turned into a nostalgic wallow, leaving the show with an odd mix of tones – and in this particular version, a book that sometimes seemed to get lost between songs and inside jokes. ... it was often so flatly acted" that the "kinetic", "visually impressive" musical numbers came as a "much-needed relief". Nevertheless, he felt that the production "sprang to life at the end." Grease Live

1242-844: The Feeling ". The song was originally intended for Emotion , but instead appeared in the animated film Ballerina , in which Jepsen voices a supporting role. It also appeared on the Japanese deluxe version of the Side B EP. In early 2018, Jepsen appeared as the opening act for Katy Perry 's Witness: The Tour . " Party for One ", the lead single from Jepsen's fourth studio album, was released in November 2018. Two more singles, " Now That I Found You " and " No Drug Like Me " followed in February 2019, with " Julien " and " Too Much " being released as

1311-677: The Ocean " in addition to "Born to Hand Jive" from the stage version and "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" which was previously only part of the film version. In an interview with Rolling Stone , Jonas explained that the band was approached by the producers for the role following a concert they had performed in New York City. Grease Live was broadcast from Warner Bros. in Burbank, California , using two soundstages, half of its backlot , and 44 cameras. Set designer David Korins explained that

1380-517: The Queens , Tegan and Sara , Bleachers , Kate Bush , Bob Dylan , Sky Ferreira , Dev Hynes , Solange Knowles , Joni Mitchell , Sinéad O'Connor , the Spice Girls , Hank Williams , and Taylor Swift . Jepsen has been referred to as a queer icon, having performed at several pride parades and with many fans being gay men in their 30s. In March 2013, Jepsen pulled out of performing at

1449-529: The US Holiday Digital Songs chart. Following Dedicated Side B ' s release, Jepsen confirmed that she was making a "quarantine album" alongside long-time friend and songwriter Tavish Crowe, whom she wrote "Call Me Maybe" with. In May 2022, Jepsen announced at her Coachella performance the lead single from her sixth studio album, " Western Wind ", which was released on May 6, 2022. On August 3, 2022, Jepsen announced via her social media

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1518-666: The US, the single spent nine weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , earning the title "Song of the Summer" from Billboard magazine. The single was the best-selling single of 2012 worldwide and topped the charts in 19 countries, including the United Kingdom, where it was the year's second best-selling single. The song was included on Jepsen's six-track EP, Curiosity , released in February 2012 in Canada. Following

1587-451: The attention of music manager Jonathan Simkin, who signed Jepsen to a management deal with 604 Records that year. Jepsen released her debut single, a cover of John Denver 's song " Sunshine on My Shoulders ", in June 2008. Her debut studio album, Tug of War , was released in September 2008, and sold 10,000 copies in Canada. The singles " Tug of War " and " Bucket " peaked in the top 40 of

1656-496: The big things right", and that "by incorporating a live audience, using creative staging and employing energetic camera work", the production "boasted an impressive sense of momentum and even spontaneity." Of the individual performances, Ryan praised Keke Palmer's, Hudgens', and Carly Rae Jepsen's vocal performances, Elle McLemore's "simply terrific" Patty, Kether Donahue's "infectious joy", and Ana Gasteyer's "beautifully droll timing" as Principal McGee. She concluded that "If Fox can get

1725-764: The brand in July 2013. At the Juno Awards of 2013 , Kiss won Album of the Year and Pop Album of the Year while Call Me Maybe won Single of the Year . In June 2013, Kiss: The Remix , a compilation album containing remixes and instrumentals of singles from Kiss , was released in Japan and peaked at number 157 on the Oricon albums chart. From June to October 2013, Jepsen embarked on The Summer Kiss Tour in North America and Asia. In Spring 2014, she performed in

1794-606: The broadcast. The special was nominated for ten Primetime Emmy Awards and won a total of five, including Outstanding Special Class Program. On April 28, 2014, Fox announced that it had partnered with Paramount Television to produce a live, three-hour televised adaptation of the 1978 musical Grease in 2015. The move came in the wake of similar live musical adaptations that had been produced by NBC , such as The Sound of Music Live! and Peter Pan Live! . On January 17, 2015, Fox officially announced that Julianne Hough had been cast as Sandy and Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo and that

1863-450: The era before cable and home video, television audiences often had to wait an entire year or more to see a special program or film that had a great impact on first viewing. Today, streaming media such as video on demand and streaming television , often makes it possible for viewers to watch a television special again almost immediately after it is aired, and home video—which has largely given way to digital downloads —makes it possible for

1932-431: The folks at Paramount, one of the things we really were very focused on was trying to capture the spirit of both the original companies of Grease and that film that has left such an indelible impression on all of us. To try to honor that and pay homage to something that has moved us and we have such a great affection for, and then try to make our own version of it." The production also contained several new songs including

2001-536: The fourth and fifth respective singles. By then, Braun was no longer Jepsen's manager, although she was still signed to Schoolboy Records. Her fourth studio album, Dedicated , was released on May 17, 2019, with a tour beginning June 27. Jepsen performed a NPR Tiny Desk Concert in November 2019. On May 21, 2020, the companion album Dedicated Side B was released, containing twelve additional tracks from Dedicated . In October 2020, Jepsen released " It's Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries " which peaked at 11 on

2070-518: The general public to own copies of television specials and films. Carly Rae Jepsen This is an accepted version of this page Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007. In 2008, Jepsen released her folk -influenced debut studio album Tug of War in Canada before it

2139-480: The lead casting right in future and snag Kail again, audiences will surely be hopelessly devoted to the network's next live endeavor." Writing in USA Today , Robert Bianco noted various positive and negative aspects of the broadcast. While he praised performances by the supporting cast, he lamented "the progressive dumbing-down of the material. A Broadway musical that originally spoofed our rose-tinted-glasses view of

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2208-535: The medium of a live, television musical would "really show off what theater does best, and also what film and television does best", having constructed a self-contained "cafegymatorium" set that is designed to provide an "immersive", 360-degree experience, as well as traditional theatrical-style stagings. Grease Live was presented to live studio audiences at each of the three filming locations, who were also directly integrated into relevant scenes as extras on-stage, such as in crowds. Kail explained that he wanted to capture

2277-413: The more engaging. That, and the audience that played its essential part in moving Grease Live along with enthusiastic applause replacing the dead air that followed key moments in the earlier live broadcasts, set a new standard for this kind of presentation that will be tough to top." Variety ' s Maureen Ryan felt that the performance of Hough and Tveit was weak, explaining that "when Danny has all

2346-462: The musical Grease . As part of her role, she performed a new song entitled "All I Need Is an Angel". In March 2016, she appeared on the Knocks ' debut studio album 55 . In August 2016, Jepsen released Emotion: Side B , an EP containing eight cut tracks from Emotion . The EP received critical acclaim from Rolling Stone and Pitchfork . In May 2017, Jepsen released the single " Cut to

2415-609: The network. The spectaculars aired on three nights every fourth week - a major gamble because it controversially broke up viewer routines and risked stable weekly sponsorship deals. To address this, Weaver used his "magazine" style which involved selling segments of each show to a different sponsor, a practice which would evolve into the modern " commercial ". The three initial spectacular blocks were Hallmark Hall of Fame (Sundays, produced by Albert McCleery ), Producer's Showcase (Mondays, produced by Fred Coe ), Max Liebman Presents (Saturdays, produced by Max Liebman ). In time,

2484-595: The original musical and the 1978 film version of Grease . For instance, the production incorporated songs that were created for the film version, such as a performance of its theme song " Grease (Is The Word) " by Jessie J , " You're the One That I Want ", and " Hopelessly Devoted to You ", as well as songs that were exclusive to the stage version, such as "Freddy, My Love" and "Those Magic Changes". Kail explained that "very early on as I started imagining what this could be, talking to Marc Platt , our executive producer, and

2553-464: The original, "All I Need Is an Angel", which was written for the character of Frenchy ( Carly Rae Jepsen ) by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey of Next to Normal fame. Joe Jonas 's band DNCE made a cameo appearance as Johnny Casino and The Gamblers during the Rydell High dance where they performed The Crickets ' " Maybe Baby ", as well as a 1950s-inspired remix of their own debut single " Cake by

2622-525: The presence of a glass of milk and even the black-clad Sandy of the final scenes exudes all the sexual danger of a church choir director, well, rest assured that those concerned about the Grease legacies of Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have nothing to worry about." Despite this and other shortcomings, such as audio issues during "Hopelessly Devoted to You", and the "surreality" of the audience's presence in certain scenes, Ryan felt Grease Live got "most of

2691-399: The production incorporated elements and songs from both the original stage musical and the 1978 film version of Grease , as well as additional songs that were not present in either. In an effort to emulate the "energy" of a theatrical setting, live audiences were incorporated into the production's stagings. Grease Live was broadcast from Warner Bros. Studios , utilizing two soundstages and

2760-409: The production led to concerns that it could be affected by weather, especially in the wake of forecasts calling for a 100% chance of precipitation and possible thunderstorms on the day of the telecast. Kail stated that the production did have contingency plans in the event of rain, while Platt stated that his team had factored the possibility of rain into its plans for "many months", and that while safety

2829-415: The production were also praised, such as the live audiences and stage design. Vanessa Hudgens was judged to have "stolen" the show, and that Aaron Tveit and Julianne Hough "couldn't be better matched as the head of the T Birds and the sweet new girl from Utah." In conclusion, Gerald felt that he had "never seen a more inventive interplay between a show and just enough of the mechanics of the deal to make it all

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2898-436: The recording of her EP Curiosity and her second studio album, Kiss (both 2012), Jepsen said she became increasingly influenced by pop and dance music , in particular the works of Dragonette , Kimbra , La Roux , and Robyn . Her third studio album, Emotion (2015), drew from her love of 1980s pop artists including Cyndi Lauper , Madonna , and Prince . Jepsen has expressed admiration for Cat Power , Christine and

2967-411: The release of her sixth studio album, The Loneliest Time , released on October 21, 2022, and shortly after released the second single from the album, " Beach House " and the third single "Talking to Yourself" the following month. The title track featuring Rufus Wainwright , was the fourth and final single for the album, releasing on October 8, 2022. On social media platform TikTok , the song became

3036-422: The role of Kenickie. On September 30, 2015, it was announced that Carly Rae Jepsen , Kether Donohue , and David Del Rio would play Frenchy, Jan, and Putzie, respectively. On November 6, it was announced that Jordan Fisher , Andrew Call and Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer would join the cast as Doody, Sonny and Cha-Cha, respectively. Director Thomas Kail envisioned Grease Live as being a "combination" of elements from

3105-564: The show, 23 songs were performed, but only 19 were included in the official soundtrack. "Alma Mater" (performed by Ana Gasteyer and Haneefah Wood ) and "Mooning" (performed by DNCE) were not included in any version of the album. The album debuted at number 37 on the US Billboard 200 , and topped the same week on the Top Album Sales chart. Grease Live received mostly positive reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes listed

3174-585: The single " Good Time " with Owl City , charting in the top ten in Canada and the United States. In 2014, Jepsen made her Broadway theatre stage debut, playing the titular character in Cinderella for 12 weeks. The following year, she released her third studio album, Emotion , influenced by 1980s music , dance-pop and synth-pop , which included the singles, " I Really Like You ", " Your Type " and " Run Away with Me ". In 2016, Jepsen performed in

3243-512: The singles " Western Wind ", " Beach House " and the title track , a collaboration with Rufus Wainwright , was released in October 2022, and its companion album, The Loveliest Time , followed in July 2023. Jepsen has received three Juno Awards , three Billboard Music Awards , and an Allan Slaight Award . She has also been nominated for Grammy Awards , MTV Video Music Awards , Polaris Music Prize and People's Choice Awards . Jepsen

3312-481: The situation, describing her as a "very determined young woman" who "knows that the show has to go on, as any actor of the theater or in a live event knows. So she decided she would take her feelings of loss and sadness and put them in a box for that afternoon, that she would use them to fuel her performance and she would do it in honor of her father." Additionally, Fox and Paramount allowed the production to be dedicated in memory of Greg; Platt went on to say that "the cast

3381-515: The special with a 91% rating based on 34 reviews, and an average rating of 8.3/10. The website's critical consensus states that " Grease: Live took the pressure and threw away conventionality — it belongs to yesterday. There was a chance that it could make it so far; we started believin' we can be who we are. Grease: Live is the word." Metacritic listed a weighted average of 75 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Megan Vick of TV Guide felt that Kail had "upped

3450-506: The special would air on January 31, 2016. Entertainment Weekly reported that the special had been delayed from its original target of Summer 2015 due to difficulties in the casting process. On May 28, 2015, it was announced that Keke Palmer would join the broadcast as Marty Maraschino, one of the Pink Ladies. On July 9, it was announced that Aaron Tveit would star as Danny Zuko in the live TV broadcast, and Carlos PenaVega would play

3519-444: The standard" for live television musicals, and had "successfully managed to combine all the nostalgic elements of Grease that everyone expected while creating a new experience. The set changes and scale of what they were able to accomplish—in a rainstorm no less—were incredibly impressive. Grease is the word, and ratings most likely will be too." While praising "All I Need Is an Angel" for demonstrating Carly Rae Jepsen's capabilities as

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3588-464: The structure, the rain and wind passed, and engineers cleared the use of the structure—allowing a return to the original staging. The broadcast would ultimately feature references to the conditions: emcee Mario Lopez jokingly introduced " El Niño " as being a "special guest", while the opening number, "Grease (Is the Word)", was performed with the cast holding umbrellas, and during a discussion about having

3657-501: The studio's outdoor backlot —the usage of the latter was notably affected by rain in the Los Angeles area on the day of the broadcast. Critical reception was positive, with particular praise to the overall atmosphere and production style of the presentation, as well as the performances of the cast, particularly Hudgens as Betty Rizzo—the special was dedicated in the memory of Hudgens' father, who had died from cancer one day prior to

3726-514: The success of "Call Me Maybe", Jepsen recorded the top ten duet " Good Time " with Owl City , released in June 2012. Jepsen's second studio album, Kiss , was released in September 2012 and included the singles " This Kiss " and " Tonight I'm Getting Over You ". It reached the top ten chart positions in Australia, the UK, Canada and the US. The same year, Jepsen became a spokesperson and model for clothing retailer Wet Seal and appeared on

3795-522: The television special Grease: Live and voiced in the animated film Ballerina . In 2019, she released the Dance Club Songs number-one single " OMG " alongside Gryffin , and her fourth studio album, Dedicated , which included the singles " Party for One ", " Now That I Found You ", and " No Drug Like Me ", along with a B-side follow-up titled Dedicated Side B a year later. Her sixth studio album, The Loneliest Time , which includes

3864-677: The term "spectacular" was seen as hyperbolic , and so led to the more modern and modest term, "special". Weaver's strategy was not as successful as CBS's predictably scheduled and prefilmed programs, and he was fired in 1956. In the 1960s, multi-part specials, which aired over several days in a week or on the same day for several weeks, evolved from this format, though these were more commonly called miniseries . The term "TV special" formerly applied more to dramas or musicals presented live or on videotape (such as Peter Pan ) than to filmed presentations especially made for television, which were (and still are) referred to as made-for-TV movies . In

3933-562: The top five in the UK. The studio album, titled Emotion , was released in June 2015. Although it was a relative commercial failure compared to Kiss , it received critical acclaim and a cult following , attracting a more mature audience to her music. The album peaked at number eight in Canada and at number 16 on the US Billboard 200. It includes collaborations with Rostam Batmanglij , Sia , Dev Hynes , Greg Kurstin , and Ariel Rechtshaid . The second single, " Run Away with Me ",

4002-479: Was behind her and we all joined hands and said, 'We're going to live in this moment. Sometimes life interferes. But you have all worked so hard for this moment and we're going to go for it.'" The official soundtrack album, Grease Live! (Music from the Television Event) , was released on January 31 by Paramount Pictures . The Target edition, including four bonus tracks, was released on February 27. In

4071-615: Was born on November 21, 1985, in Mission, British Columbia to Alexandra and Larry Jepsen, the second of their three children. She is of Danish , English and Scottish descent. Jepsen has an older brother, Colin, and a younger sister, Katie. She attended Heritage Park Secondary School and had a passion for musical theatre, appearing in student productions of Annie where she played Annie, Grease where she played Sandy Olsson , and The Wiz where she played Dorothy Gale . Her parents and stepparents were teachers, so Jepsen considered

4140-600: Was broadcast in Sweden by the public service network ( SVT1 ) on June 12, 2016. It was broadcast in The Netherlands by RTL 8 on July 22, 2016. In Singapore, it was broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 5 on Christmas night, December 25, 2016. In France , it was broadcast on 6ter on December 26, 2016. Grease Live was released on DVD and Digital HD, on March 8, 2016. It was included in the 40th anniversary collection Blu-ray alongside Grease and Grease 2 , which

4209-417: Was internationally released in 2011. Jepsen's breakthrough came in 2012 with her acclaimed single " Call Me Maybe ", being declared the best-selling single of that year, selling over 18 million copies, reaching number one in more than 19 countries, and leading to major record deals with Schoolboy Records and Interscope Records . Jepsen's sophomore studio album, Kiss , released later that year and included

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4278-696: Was released in July 2015. In November 2015, Jepsen embarked on the Gimmie Love Tour in support of Emotion . Jepsen was featured on a new version of Bleachers ' song "Shadow" from their album Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2 and released a cover of Wham! 's " Last Christmas ". In December 2015, Jepsen recorded the theme song for the Netflix series Fuller House , a remake of the theme to Full House . In January 2016, Jepsen played Frenchy in Grease Live! , Fox 's live television presentation of

4347-466: Was released in September 2011. The song received a promotion from fellow Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber , leading Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun , to sign Jepsen to a joint worldwide recording contract with his label, Schoolboy Records , and major label Interscope Records . "Call Me Maybe" reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100 , making Jepsen the fourth Canadian artist to top the chart. In

4416-414: Was released on April 24, 2018. Television special The types of shows described as television specials include: The production of early television shows was very expensive, with few guarantees of public success, and ongoing (weekly) shows typically required a single, major sponsor to operate. As such, a good deal of programming was one-off shows, accommodating smaller sponsors and not requiring

4485-544: Was seen by 12.18 million viewers, with a 4.3/13 share in the 18–49 demographic, making it the most-watched program of the night. The special brought Fox its best ratings of the 2015–16 television season since the second season premiere of Empire in September 2015, which was seen by 16.18 million viewers. The overall and demographic ratings also beat NBC's December 2015 presentation of The Wiz Live! , with 6% higher viewership overall, and 30% higher 18-49 ratings. While both competed against NFL games, The Wiz competed against

4554-443: Was set between $ 300,000 and $ 320,000. Coca-Cola was signed on as a major sponsor of the special; the sponsorship included product placement of classic Coca-Cola signage and beverages within the special (such as on a vending machine and on the diner set), and sponsored social media content. In order to be appropriate for broadcast television and to appease advertisers, several songs were edited for content; Platt stated that his goal

4623-418: Was the highest priority, the show would still go on, rain or shine. While prepared for the possibility of rain, wind was also a major factor: at around 3:00 p.m. PT , an hour before the telecast went live, Platt was informed that a particular structure on the outdoor set could not be used for safety reasons. By 3:40 p.m. PT, while the team was in the process of re-staging the opening number to exclude

4692-791: Was the most replayed scene of the special. In Canada, Grease Live was aired by CTV , in simulcast with the Fox broadcast. The special aired on February 2 in Australia ( Nine Network ), February 3 in the United Kingdom ( ITV2 ), February 5 in New Zealand ( TV3 ), February 7 in Norway ( FEM ), February 20 in Denmark ( TV2 Fri ), and in Italy August 21 (dubbed) ( Rai 4 ). In Latin America, it was broadcast by FOX Family on April 24, 2016, (dubbed). It

4761-535: Was to make Grease Live a "family-friendly" show, but still wanted to maintain "the appropriate edge" the musical required. Among the edits, " Greased Lightnin' " changed the lyrics to remove several profane and sexual words (edits that original songwriter Jim Jacobs had made to the officially licensed versions many years prior), while the Italian profanity "fongool" was replaced with "be cool" within "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee". The use of outdoor sets for portions of

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