'Grease: You're the One That I Want' continues
Soon, it will be time for the first elimination on Grease: You're the One That I Want. But first they do a group sing of "Summer Lovin'."
Joining the panel of judges tonight is Andrew Lloyd Weber.
It appears the two bottom Dannys and Sandys will have to perform in a "sing-off." So that makes it sound like the judges will choose who is actually going home.
Kevin, Derrick, Chad and Austin step forward and are safe. Max is told he is safe, which leaves Matt and Jason (star of Altar Boyz) in the bottom two. Ashley Anderson, Ashley Spencer, Laura and Kathleen are called forward, and they are told that one is in the sing-off. It's Ashley Anderson, and the other three are safe. Allie (the youngest of the women) is the other person in the bottom two.
Max Crumm got his hair cut to look more like Danny. Laura Osnes sang "Jesus Christ Superstar" for Weber, and he was impressed. They are up first to sing live. Max sings "Can You Feel the Love Tonight." Laura performs "Superstar," as she had earlier. They're both pretty darned on point. Andrew Lloyd Weber loved both of them, but he tells Max to open his eyes more. He says Laura did amazingly well with a complex song. Kathleen tells Max to show a little more swagger, and says Laura blew her away. David Ian agrees.
Derek Keeling and Ashley Spencer are the next to tackle live songs. In the intro footage, Derek talks about his song being very dance-oriented and the preparation that requires. Ashley Spencer says in the intro that she is having a rough time this week, but she's ready. Derek sings "Footloose," and Ashley sings "Take That Look off Your Face" from "Tell Me on a Sunday." Kathleen says Derek had the stamina to get through the song, and that Ashley went for the emotion of the song. Andrew Lloyd Weber says they were both good, too. David says Ashley could have turned up the anger a bit.
Kevin Greene and Juliana Hansen are up next. Kevin sings "Burning Love" and Juliana sings "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina." David says he still has some concerns -- that Kevin wasn't all over the backup dancers enough and that Juliana looks great but that he is lacking an emotional connection. Andrew Lloyd Weber says that Kevin didn't make the song his own and that Juliana did a great job. Kathleen says Kevin needs to find his inner showoff and that she wants to see Juliana bring out her wild side.
All the contestants come out for a group performance of "The Phantom of the Opera." These group sings go much, much better than the ones on American Idol, I have to say.
Billy Bush calls Andrew Lloyd Weber "the world wide Weber" and makes me hate him (Billy Bush, that is) a little bit more. Ick.
Chad Doreck is excited to perform in front of Weber while fighting the flu. Kate Rockwell needs to connect with the material a little more, Weber says, but her voice is great. They are next to sing live. Chad sings "My Eyes Adore You," and Kate sings "Buenos Aires." Weber says he doesn't feel right judging Chad's singing, what with the whole flu thing. He asks Kate if she'll invest in his new show, based on something on her Web site. Jim says they both did well. Kathleen and David agree.
Austin Miller and Kathleen Monteleone are next, with him singing "Ease on Down the Road," her singing "Memories." Kathleen the judge says Austin did a great physical performance and that Kathleen the contestant did a lovely, emotional performance of the most difficult song of the evening. David Ian says Austin's performance was the best Danny performance of the evening and that he'd like to see a younger side of Kathleen next week.
I get irritated by Kathleen's "Spiritual Sandy" moments every week because she is the only contestant who gets to talk during the live show, which seems pretty unfair. But maybe that's just me.
It's time for the sing-off, and the bottom four will sing "Tears on My Pillow." Jason is up first, then Matt, who is working hard on his emoting." Allie is next, then Ashley. Matt and Ashley have definitely improved in the past two weeks, but now it's up to the judges. David says they're saving Jason because "Broadway is no place for beginners." And they're saving Allie because they have no idea why she was in the bottom two. So both of the wildcard contestants are out, as they should have been from the beginning.
Jason Celaya has to perform almost immediately, and he sings "That'll be the Day." David says they made the right choice saving him tonight, but that it needs to get a lot better to keep him out of the bottom two next week. Kathleen wants him to strip away some of the artifice. Andrew says he improved since the rehearsal, big time.
Allie Schulz gets a commercial break to get ready, and she sings "I Don't Know How to Love Him." Kathleen says she needs to let people see her vulnerability a little more, which Jim and David agree. Andrew says during their work together, she was one of the best actresses, but that she should draw on the expert help as much as possible to get further.
Panel's favorites: David says Austin and Laura; Kathleen says Derek and Kathleen; Jim says Max and Laura; Andrew says Derek and Laura. Looks like Laura changed some minds this week.
Matt and Ashley Anderson get their final chance to sing, with some help from the rest of the contestants.
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