'Grease: Live' review: Thank you Fox, for raising the bar

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LOS ANGELES — Even El Niño couldn't stop Fox's Grease Live from hand jiving its way into our hearts

The three-hour broadcast, which aired Sunday night, marked Fox's memorable foray into the televised live musical world. Outstanding performances from an all-star cast, coupled with impressive behind-the-scenes camerawork, helped the musical shine, despite gloomy weather

Everyone, of course, had their doubtsGrease is iconic (the stage musical and 1978 film). Parents, teens, theater nerds and everyone in between has a memory attached to this brand, be it a song, dance move or Halloween costume.

Some critics were wary of televised musical attempts even before Grease Live aired. After all, NBC had already brought three musicals — Sound of Music, Peter Pan and The Wiz — to its network. And while they were entertaining, not all of them had the TV magic audiences had been hoping for Read more...

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