Heathers Star Elle McLemore Will Join Aaron Tveit & More in Grease: Live

Grease is the word for Elle McLemore! The actress, who was seen on Broadway in Bring It On and off-Broadway in Heathers, has boarded the cast of Fox’s upcoming live telecast of Grease as Patty Simcox, Deadline reports. Starring the previously announced Great White Way alums Aaron Tveit as Danny Zuko and Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo and more, Grease: Live will hit the small screen on January 31, 2016.

The popular tuner, which features a score and book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, follows teenagers in love during the soda shop culture of the 1950s. The show premiered on Broadway in 1972 and has been revived on the Great White Way twice since. The 1978 film adaptation starred John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing.

Hamilton's Thomas Kail will serve as the director overseeing the stage direction, with DWTS' Alex Rudzinski as the live television director. The cast is set to also include Julianne Hough as Sandy, along with Cindrella alums Keke Palmer and Carly Rae Jepsen as Marty and Frenchy, respectively.

Robert Cary and Buyer & Cellar scribe Jonathan Tolins will pen a new script for television. The pair contributed additional book material to the recent revival of On the Town.