Is anybody going to watch Grease?

I LOVE THE MUSIC IN GREASE, IAM A BIG OLDIES NUT,BUT, AS FOND AS IAM OF THE MUSIC,I WONT BE WATCHING THE SHOW ANYTIME SOON,IAM NOT THAT BORED.

Ack, I've just noticed that the 1st commenter mentioned the British version, talk about newbie commenting!

I saw an advert tonight on ITV (in the UK) that seems to be the exact same show (even down to the show title) except for the London West End version, interesting that they'd be on at the same time.

I already hate it. But, as mentioned before, Grease is hugely popular.

I cringe just thinking about "You're the One That I Want" ad nauseum.

But, then again, I like big brother. :)

Oh yeah baby, we're there. Although I thought the song "You're the One That I Want" was just in the movie and not the theater version... Maybe they're making a stage version of the movie.

you couldn't pay me to watch this show.
why? it looks horrible, worse than american idol, which i absolutely detest.

I plan on watching because I'm a big theatre nerd, but I don't know if the show will have mass appeal. Will be interesting to see!

I agree that hearing the Grease songs over and over will get annoying, but the show will probably be a big hit here. The guilty pleasure is in watching the "freak show" of bad auditions. In the end I doubt the producers will risk Broadway money on untested amateurs. The winners will have to be professionals who can take the brutal grind of regularly performing live on a B-way schedule.

(To Richard Smith: Did you watch the UK show? What were your impressions?)

The promos alone make me want to pour sulphuric acid in my ears and it brings back frightening memories of 7th grade gym in which I had to make a dance with 15 other boys in my gym class. Definitely a "No Watch".

If it's done right this show will be a success, because we'll be looking not for a single star but a full cast, choosing people we think fit specific roles we each have predefined in our heads. I think there are tons of theater people out there who will love this show, and I think it will do well. Grease was the perfect choice of a musical, as it's incredibly popular and built of mostly pop music. I don't know how they could do a second season though without changing the show they're casting.

This seems pretty similar to a show on the BBC called "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" where they auditioned loads of unknowns for the role of Maria in Andrew Lloyd Webbers stage version of 'The Sound of Music'. It was a popular show here and those songs are just as played out as Grease.