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Vanessa Hudgens had her boyfriend Austin Butler by her side giving his support during the first dress rehearsal for Grease: Live on Friday (January 29) in Los Angeles.

The 24-year-old actor can be seen standing in the bleachers alongside his friend Oliver Trevena while Vanessa performs a scene just a few feet in front of them.

We’re sure that Austin will be there to support Vanessa again tonight at the live show, just hours after her dad died from cancer on Saturday night.

Vanessa helped Austin through a similar situation in 2014 when his mom passed away.

There are only a matter of hours left until the Grease: Live kicks off and we are so excited to see this star-studded cast perform the beloved musical!

Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, and Vanessa Hudgens lead the cast as Sandy, Danny, and Rizzo, respectively.

The one-night-only special will be airing live from the Warner Bros. Studios lot in Los Angeles and this is the first time that a live musical production of this kind is having a studio audience.

Thomas Kail, who directed the smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton, has helmed this impressive version of Grease. Tune in at 7/6c tonight (January 31) on Fox.

Click inside for the full Grease Live cast and songs list… More Here! »

Aaron Tveit is starring in tonight’s production of Grease: Live as Danny Zuko and his body looks ripped for the role!

The 32-year-old actor is no stranger to showing off some skin on screen and stage and tonight you’ll get to see a quick flash of his six pack abs.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Aaron Tveit

Aaron has previously starred on Broadway in the musicals Next to Normal, Catch Me If You Can, Wicked, and more. He had a featured role in the movie version of Les Miserables and he also starred on the USA series Graceland. His performance in Grease: Live is sure to make him known by audiences across the country!

Recently, Aaron chatted with THR about how his Danny will be different than John Travolta‘s version.

“I have watched the movie, I mean Travolta‘s amazing in it and the way that he does it. But also – because I’m a little more blond than he is – my Danny’s more of a James Dean Danny than an Elvis Danny so I’m kind of thinking about that,” he said.

50+ pictures inside of Aaron Tveit rehearsing for the live production… More Here! »

Carly Rae Jepsen plays the role of Frenchy in the Grease: Live production airing tonight on Fox and she has a brand new song to sing!

The 30-year-old singer will be singing “All I Need Is An Angel” right before the “Beauty School Dropout” scene in which the Teen Angel, played by Boyz II Men, appears.

Carly recently opened up to Rolling Stone about playing Frenchy.

“She’s very optimistic, she’s looking for all of her friends to be friends but she’s got that bad pink lady side too, and she’s also kind of just that happy-go-lucky thing that I find very relatable and adorable and I’m having a lot of fun with her,” she said.

One fun fact is that Didi Conn, the original Frenchy from the movie, is also in Grease Live.

Jessie J opens the broadcast for Grease: Live with her version of the song “Grease Is The Word” and you can watch her record it with the cast here!

The 27-year-old singer is not featured in the rest of the live show, but she definitely will leave her mark with the special appearance in the beginning.

“Grease is the Word” was not featured in the original Broadway version of Grease. It was written by Barry Gibb and performed by Frankie Valli for the title track of the 1978 movie version.

Watch tonight’s live show at 7/6c on Fox!

Click inside to listen to the full studio recording of Jessie J’s version… More Here! »

The show must go on! Grease: Live will air live tonight, regardless of the weather.

The forecast is calling for 100 percent chance of rain in the usually-dry Los Angeles area.

“We’re going live rain or shine and we’re excited to do so,” executive producer Marc Platt told THR. “We won’t do anything that isn’t safe, ever. Safety always comes first, but I’m sure we’ll be fine to do the outside portions.”

He added, “Obviously, we try to be smart about how we prepare because we did want to be outside, rain or shine, and we’ve been preparing this for many months. We hope that we’ve planned intelligently.”

“That’s what makes live TV exciting – the unknown!” Mark said. “So we’re going for it. It is live TV, so if you’re interested to see how it looks rain or shine, tune in.”

Meanwhile, main castmember Vanessa Hudgens just suffered a terrible loss with the death of her father just one day before the production.

Grease: Live airs TONIGHT, January 31 @ 7PM on Fox.

Melissa Benoist and Jenna Dewan-Tatum pose for a photo with Julianne Hough in their full Supergirl costumes while visiting the set of Grease Live on Friday night (January 29) at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif.

The ladies joined the audience to watch the final scene of the dress rehearsal, which was “You’re the One That I Want” on the carnival set. They were joined by their show’s co-creator Ali Adler and they also met up with Didi Conn, one of the original Grease stars. See photos of them trying on the Pink Ladies jacket in the gallery!

We’re guessing this brought back memories for Melissa as she performed the song on Glee alongside her now-husband Blake Jenner. Watch that clip below.

There were a bunch of stars in the crowd at the event, which was the first run-through of the show with a live audience in attendance. In Julianne‘s cheering section were her fiance Brooks Laich, their mutual friend Teddy Sears, Aaron Paul and his wife Lauren, and hair stylist Riawna Capri.

Vanessa Hudgens‘ boyfriend Austin Butler was seen hanging out with pal Oliver Trevena while Aaron Tveit had support from his former Graceland co-stars Vanessa Ferlito and Manny Montana.

Former Dancing With the Stars contestant Brant Daugherty was at the rehearsal to support his friend Elle McLemore, who plays the role of Patty Simcox.

Make sure to watch the live production on Fox on Sunday night (January 31) at 7/6c.