Grease is the Word

At one time, I was a HUGE Grease fan.  I've seen the movie dozens of times.  My best friend and I would pop it in and just sing every song to the top of our lungs.  In eighth grade, I even sang Summer Lovin' in a Broadway Musical Review as Sandy - complete with poodle skirt and dancing.  (I still have the poodle skirt - not so much the dance moves.)  Because of this I've been cautiously optimistic about the Grease Live showing this evening.

I mean, I wasn't too thrilled by the casting.  Don't get me wrong, I love Aaron Tveit, but he's no John Travolta.  But the producer of Hamilton is directing, and that can never be bad. And now after 38 minutes, I'm wiling to say without a doubt, I'm sold.  I had no reason to be worried.  It's amazing! The music, the choreography, the casting.  It's all perfect!

I heard terrible things about the last 3 TV musicals so I avoided those.  But now seeing the perfection of Grease, I have absolutely no idea how any network is going to top this. I cannot wait to see the rest!  Go Grease Lightning!