BURBANK, Calif. (AP) – Fox is gearing up to give Broadway a serious dose of the Hollywood treatment.
“Grease: Live,” airing Sunday (7 p.m. EST), goes beyond other made-for-TV live musicals such as “The Sound of Music” and “The Wiz,” both of which were huge hits for NBC.
This hybrid of the stage and movie musical blends theater with film, with dynamic camera movements capturing the dance and drama on multiple sets housed in two massive soundstages.
“The scale is insane,” said TV director Alex Rudzinski. “It’s almost half a kilometer from one end of the site to the other.”
Cast and crew members will rely on golf carts – or fast feet – to get between the stages during commercial breaks.