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January 14, 2007

'Grease': more auditions

In the second episode of Grease: You're the One That I Want, the judges are in New York City looking for some talent for the lead roles of the forthcoming Broadway musical.

Some nos: A woman from Hungary who had some pronunciation (and singing) issues, a guy who sang "We Are the Champions" by Queen and biffed it hugely because he can't sing, and a bunch of bad singers we didn't learn anything about.

Some yeses: A girl who started too high and had her voice break two times but got an extra chance (thanks to her Olivia Newton-Johnish looks), and seven other excellent singers who we got zero information about.

Real-life couple Matt and Sarah got a long storyline. They both auditioned, and though Matt had a rough vocal, he made it through to the dancing round. Sarah got bad marks from David but got through anyway (and she was way better than Matt).

42-year-old Joanne Rizzo auditioned as Sandy and sang well but didn't make it through because of her age (despite the fact that they let through a 42-year-old man last week).

One jock guy named Matt came in, who was raised by parents obsessed with the 1950s, sure he was the next Danny. He had some bad vocal moments, but the judges think he deserves a chance in the dance round because of his look and guts.

Austin, who is in a touring production of Hairspray, got through immediately, as did a number of other Danny options.

A high-schooler named Megan, on the other hand, had her nerves betray her, and the judges told her she should try again when she's older.

Then it was time for the dance round. They have an hour to learn a routine before they have to perform in groups in front of the judges.

Jock Matt, the Olivia lookalike, pro Austin and Matt of Matt and Sarah made it through. (Sarah, on the other hand, not so much. And she storms off without him. Nice! Oh, and then she dumped him. Nicer!)

Next week, they'll be at Grease Academy, where the Top 50 will be trimmed down to 12 for the live shows, which start in two weeks.

Posted by Sarah Kickler Kelber at 9:49 PM | | Comments (0)
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About Sarah Kelber
Sarah Kickler Kelber, an editor in the features department since 1999, got sucked into reality TV with the first episode of MTV's The Real World in 1992. Then came Survivor and American Idol, and suddenly, the genre was everywhere. She started blogging about it for The Baltimore Sun in January 2006 and has logged more hours watching and writing about such shows as Dancing With the Stars, Big Brother and, of course, Idol, than she'd like to admit.
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