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See 19 Rehearsal Photos of Grease Live

Perfect your hand-jive now.
By Andrea Navarro
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    This Sunday, January 31st is a long awaited day for theater fans across the nation: it’s finally time for the premiere of Grease Live. Some of our favorite celebrities, including Vanessa Hudgens and Keke Palmer, will take the stage to perform what many consider to be the best musical of all time. Rydell High holds a special place in a lot of hearts, and so do lovebirds Sandy and Danny. We’ve already gotten a ton of sneak peeks thanks to the cast themselves, but today we’re giving you a behind-the-scenes look at what to expect this Sunday. Click through for some pics of the cast and set to hold you over until then.

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    Aaron Tveit and Julianne Hough as Sandy and Danny

    GREASE: LIVE: (L-R) Aaron Tveit and Julianne Hough rehearse for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    "Tell me more, tell me more..."

    GREASE: LIVE: (L-R) David Del Rio, Aaron Tveit, and Andrew Call rehearse for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Vanessa Hudgens is definitely pretty in pink.

    GREASE: LIVE: Vanessa Hudgens rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Ah, the slumber party where everything went wrong.

    GREASE: LIVE: (L-R) Julianne Hough, Carly Rae Jepsen, Keke Palmer and Vanessa Hudgens rehearse for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Why, it's Greased Lightning!

    GREASE: LIVE: The cast of Grease: Live rehearse for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Aaron Tveit's Danny is sure to give John Travolta's iconic portrayal a run for its money.

    GREASE: LIVE: Aaron Tveit rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Are you too pure to be pink?

    GREASE: LIVE: (L_R) Keke Palmer, Vanessa Hudgens, and Kether Donohue rehearse for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Sandy and Danny, sitting in a...T-bird.

    GREASE: LIVE: (L-R) Julianne Hough and Aaron Tveit rehearse for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Look at Julianne Hough, she's Sandra Dee!

    GREASE: LIVE: Julianne Hough rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    "Are you making fun of me, Riz?" Why, yes. Yes, she was.

    GREASE: LIVE: Vanessa Hudgens rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Carly Rae Jepsen even got Didi Conn's blessing to play Frenchy.

    GREASE: LIVE: Carly Rae Jepsen rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Vanessa goofs off between run-throughs. (Hey, even Rizzo needs a little downtime!)

    GREASE: LIVE: (L-R) Vanessa Hudgens and Thomas Kail at rehearsals for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Um, where did they get that nightgown and can we buy one, too? (It's hopelessly hilarious.)

    GREASE: LIVE: Julianne Hough rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    They were born to hand-jive, baby.

    GREASE: LIVE: (L-R): Aaron Tveit and Julianne Hough rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    Carly Rae's going to be singing a new song as Frenchy — and it's one we think the Teen Angel would approve of.

    GREASE: LIVE: Carly Rae Jepsen rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    "On Wednesdays, we wear pink." — the Ladies, probably

    GREASE: LIVE: (L-R): Julianne Hough, Kether Donohue, Carly Rae Jepsen, Vanessa Hudgens, and Keke Palmer rehearse for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    DNCE gets ready to put on a show.

    GREASE: LIVE: DNCE rehearses for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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    And what would the show be without the T-Birds? Nothing, that's what.

    GREASE: LIVE: (L-R): Jordan Fisher, Aaron Tveit, David Del Rio, Carlos PenaVega, and Andrew Call rehearse for GREASE: LIVE airing LIVE Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 (7:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX. Cr: Kevin Estrada/FOX

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