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VIDEO: GREASE: LIVE's Vanessa Hudgens Was 'Totally Shocked' She Was Cast as 'Rizzo'

By: Jan. 19, 2016
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Vanessa Hudgens stopped by this morning's LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL to talk about the just-announced HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL cast reunion, as well as her upcoming role as Rizzo in FOX's GREASE: LIVE! "I was totally shocked," shared Hudgens of her casting on the upcoming live FOX broadcast, adding that in her mind she always thought of herself as 'Sandy.' Check out clips from the appearance below!

GREASE: LIVE will reintroduce and reimagine some of the show's most memorable moments, great music and timeless love story to an entirely new generation. In this live television adaptation of the musical classic, the beginning of senior year means the end of Danny and Sandy's summer romance - until Sandy unexpectedly transfers to Danny's high school. With their friends pulling them in different directions, it's up to Danny and Sandy to stay hopelessly devoted as they make their way from Rydell High to a new frontier.

The live event stars Julianne Hough ("Safe Haven," "Rock of Ages") as the angelic "Sandy" - Rydell High's most talked-about newcomer - and Aaron Tveit ("Graceland," "Les Miserables") as bad boy "Danny Zuko." Also tapped to star are Vanessa Hudgens (Broadway's "Gigi," "Spring Breakers") as iconic bad girl "Rizzo"; Keke Palmer (SCREAM QUEENS, "Masters of Sex") as sassy Pink Lady "Marty Maraschino";Carlos PenaVega ("Big Time Rush") as "Kenickie," Danny's tough-guy sidekick; multi-Platinum Grammy® Award-nominated singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen as Pink Lady and beauty school dropout "Frenchy"; Kether Donohue ("You're The Worst") as Pink Lady "Jan";David Del Rio ("Spare Parts," "The Troop") as T-Bird "Putzie;Jordan Fisher as "Doody"; and Andrew Call as "Sonny."




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