<P> On January 17 , 2015 , Fox officially announced that Julianne Hough had been cast as Sandy and Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo and that the special would air on January 31 , 2016 . Entertainment Weekly reported that the special had been delayed from its original target of Summer 2015 due to difficulties in the casting process . On May 28 , 2015 , it was announced that Keke Palmer would join the broadcast as Marty Maraschino , one of the Pink Ladies . On July 9 , it was announced that Aaron Tveit would star as Danny Zuko in the live TV broadcast , and Carlos PenaVega would play the role of Kenickie . On September 30 , 2015 , it was announced that Carly Rae Jepsen , Kether Donohue , and David Del Rio would play Frenchy , Jan , and Putzie , respectively . On November 6 , it was announced that Jordan Fisher , Andrew Call and Yvette Gonzalez - Nacer would join the cast as Doody , Sonny and Cha - Cha , respectively . </P>
<P> On January 17 , 2015 , Fox officially announced that Julianne Hough had been cast as Sandy and Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo and that the special would air on January 31 , 2016 . Entertainment Weekly reported that the special had been delayed from its original target of Summer 2015 due to difficulties in the casting process . On May 28 , 2015 , it was announced that Keke Palmer would join the broadcast as Marty Maraschino , one of the Pink Ladies . On July 9 , it was announced that Aaron Tveit would star as Danny Zuko in the live TV broadcast , and Carlos PenaVega would play the role of Kenickie . On September 30 , 2015 , it was announced that Carly Rae Jepsen , Kether Donohue , and David Del Rio would play Frenchy , Jan , and Putzie , respectively . On November 6 , it was announced that Jordan Fisher , Andrew Call and Yvette Gonzalez - Nacer would join the cast as Doody , Sonny and Cha - Cha , respectively . </P>
who did keke palmer play in grease live
who did keke palmer play in grease live
Marty Maraschino
Marty Maraschino