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Max and Laura Go to Broadway

"Grease" opened on Broadway in June 1972 and ran for close to 3,400 performances which was a record at the time. In 1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John starred in the movie version. The nation fell in love with Danny and Sandy as they fell in love with each other. "Grease" is the highest-grossing movie musical ever and has also spawned a mega-selling soundtrack.

June 2007 will mark the 35th anniversary of the Broadway opening of the show, so what better way to celebrate the occasion than to launch a revival of that very same show on Broadway again.

For the first time, the biggest casting call ever for this revival was held on national television with a chance for America to help name the two lead roles of Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski.

In "American Idol" fashion, the auditions were televised and the final twelve contestants whittled down to one special Pink Lady and an irresistable T-Bird. When the coveted roles were finally announced it was Max and Laura, who will now be given a chance to strut their stuff on Broadway this summer.

The host of the show was Billy Bush and his co-host will be Denise Van Outen, a British musical star. The musical's co-creator, Jim Jacobs, revival director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall ("The Pajama Game," "Little Shop of Horrors") and producer David Ian served a judges.

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