theTHEATREaddict here with his final thoughts on GREASE: YOU’RE THE ONE THAT WE WANT. So it has come to an end with the proper outcome. Never would these two have been cast in a conventional audition. David Ian’s “Wow” reaction may have been scripted or perhaps he really believes he is f*#@ed. The show was [...]

theTHEATREaddict with another theatre related post: The executives at NBC are breathing a huge sigh of relief that their reality debacle, Grease, You’re The One That We Want, has one last gasp of air next week before being put out of its misery. NBC stopped promos for the show and reporting ratings for it. For [...]

theTHEATREaddict here with my thoughts on GREASE: YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT We finally got to see some real talent and a little more focus on the would-be finalists. Reed Prescott who got eliminated in the last round looked so familiar to me. It then occurred to me he starred in Oedipus for Kids [...]

theTHEATREaddict here with another TV related post: I only had the chance to watch the first hour of NBC’s “Grease: You’re The One That I Want”. I was very much looking forward to this Broadway showcase but the hour I saw fell flatter than the worse community theatre production of Grease. The need to just [...]

Quick — What do Diane DeGarmo, Josh Strickland and Frenchie Davis all have in common? Aside, of course, from the fact that all three have used 14 of their alloted 15 minutes of fame, the trio of former AMERICAN IDOL contestants currently are all appearing on Broadway (in Hairspray, Tarzan and Rent, respectively).     And while [...]