Tag: zach woodlee

Miss #GreaseLive? Don't Fear! We Rounded Up the Highlights

So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know a huge musical moment happened last night: “Grease: Live” premiered on FOX. And everybody LOVED IT. Why wouldn’t they? The production featured tons of our favorite dancers—not just superstar Julianne Hough, but also Karen Chuang, Haylee Roderick, Courtney Galiano, Adé Chiké Torbert and Jeremy Hudson (to name just a few). It […]

Inside "Grease: Live"

If you were obsessed with “Peter Pan Live!” and “The Sound of Music Live!,” you’re undoubtedly living for “Grease: Live.” The new production of the musical Grease, which aired this month on Fox, has a stellar cast (see below)—and is jam-packed with energetic dance routines choreographed by Zach Woodlee. Dance Spirit caught up with Woodlee […]

Directing New Directions

A dance in wheelchairs. A performance on stilts. A re-creation of iconic Madonna moves. No doubt all three would pose a major challenge for some choreographers. But for Zach Woodlee, it’s all just part of the job. As the resident choreographer on the megahit “Glee,” Woodlee creates the moves for every performance on the show. […]