Grease: You're the One that I Want is NBC's newest reality show that is looking to cast the lead roles of Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko for a new Broadway production of "Grease" opening in June 2007. Based on the BBC show How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? that cast the lead role for a stage production of The Sound of Music, Grease: You're the One that I Want brings Broadway to televisions around the country.
In a similar format to American Idol, men and women audition in front of a panel of three judges, Tony-award winning director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall, Grease co-writer Jim Jacobs, and renowned theatre producer David Ian, who determine which 50 contestants will make it to the next round who get to attend "Grease Academy" for intensive training. From the fifty, twelve will be selected as finalists, and each will perform their weekly song and dance routines. Telephone voting by viewers determines who stays and who goes home. Billy Bush and Denise Van Outen host. Grease: You're the One That I Want is produced by Paul Nicholas and David Ian Associates, Nederlander Presentations and Phoenix Productions, and airs Sundays 8/7c on NBC.