I agree that John & Olivia were perfectly cast in the roles of Danny & Sandy. They had a certain chemistry between them that is difficult to duplicate, by ANYONE and will always be my favorites.
Going into GREASE LIVE, I also didn't expect it to outshine the film, but treated it more like a tribute to the film and stage production.
I personally thought Julianne Hough was AMAZING as Sandy, she actually did better than I expected her to. In my opinion, no one can outshine Olivia in that role, but I thought Julianne gave Sandy that innocent charm that everyone fell in love with.
Going in, I had some reservations about Aaron Tveit as Danny. I STILL wonder how different it might have been if they cast Carlos PenaVega as Danny and let Aaron Tviet play Kenickie instead. I felt BOTH actors did a great job, but I can't help but wonder what MIGHT have been by the switching of those two actors around. Their personalities just seemed to be slightly off in the roles they were cast in. I STILL enjoyed them in the production, but this question will always be in my mind.
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