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Earlier this year reality television and Broadway collided in the form of "Grease: You're The One That I Want". The show aired on NBC and documented a trip down memory lane with a troupe of wannabe Sandys and Dannys all vying for the coveted roles. By the end, two were left standing, and tonight they make their debut in Grease at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. And now, with Xanadu, Broadway is hosting two movie-to-stage Olivia Newton-John vehicles. Can Two of a Kind be far behind?

A look at some noteworthy television this week:

DISCUSSION: Tonight Thurston Moore and Jim Jarmusch will have a little talk, titled "Transforming New York: Music and Film at Night". This is in conjunction with Doug Aitken's sleepwalkers, so Aitken will be there too, and the three discuss nighttime, just after the sun goes down.

A look at some noteworthy programs this week:

This week the peacock network released its mid-season lineup. There are is a bit of shifting going on, but none of the Law & Order shows will be shifting timeslots.

The last production of "Grease" on Broadway was in 1994. This next one will star two performers (to play Danny and Sandy) who will be picked by the viewers of the tv show, American Idol style.

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Francesco Marciuliano, Writer and Artist


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Liz Penn, Writer/TV Critic

We just hope that Robert Smith and the gang are making some coin off that; the entire new HP campaign is costing $300 millions.

Even though Carson Daly is a tool, his late late night show "Last Call with Carson Daly" does have great musical guests. Like tonight: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead. The first track, "It Was There That I Saw You" is gloriously beautiful and brutal. Program Tivo or stay up past Conan for it. The non-musical guest is musical as well, it's Steven Van Zandt!

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