Let me just begin by saying that I highly appreciate "Grease." I have never been in the production (mostly because I can’t sing) and I wouldn’t call it my favorite movie, but I know all of the words to every song. No one can replace the original cast, but let’s be real: I don’t know if John Travolta can hand jive quite as well as he used to, nor would he be able to pronounce everyone’s names correctly.

I held a “'Grease Live,' Homework, and Popcorn” party for my residents and watched the special. To help you out if you do not know the actors or the characters that well, here are the IMDB pages for the 1978 version and the 2016 version.

Let’s begin with an analysis of the cast.

While Aaron Tveit has been on my radar since his appearences in "Gossip Girl" and the film adaption of "Les Miserables," no one can compare to Travolta’s Danny Zucco — and, as my resident described, “his charming blue eyes.” Tveit can, however, sing and dance and should not be discredited as an amazing performer who is very nice to look at.

I also would like to measure how high Travolta's hair quiff reached as compared to Tveit's because of my unique interest in hair.

Moving on, Julianne Hough brought even more innocence to the role than Olivia Newton-John, which was refreshing. She was youthful and glowing during the show. As always, she is an extremely talented performer and is extremely beautiful.

Tveit and Hough's chemistry, while it was present, was nowhere near the chemistry between Travolta and Newton-John.

Vanessa Hudgens is the best modern-day Rizzo. No one can replace Stockard Channing, but, dude, come on: Hudgens’ attitude is the perfect match for the role. Sassy, sexy and a little cruel: the perfect dream for anyone who is casting Rizzo. She was fabulous, despite her father dying of cancer less than a day before she performed. Her performance did not suffer. Someone needs to give this girl an award.

I do think, however, that Ana Gasteyer stole the show as Principal McGee. She was quirky and hilarious, although every character she plays is quirky and hilarious. As soon as she came onto the screen, another one of my residents exclaimed the exact praises for her as I was thinking.

Also Blanche, aka the secretary; both actresses precious in their unique ways.

The actress who plays Patty Simcox (her name is Elle McLemore) in the reboot was even more exasperating than the original. She lacks the voice that makes the hair on my arms stand up, but does a fabulous job at annoying me.

Even worse than Patty Simcox was Carly Rae Jepsen’s performance as Frenchy. Didi Conn’s Frenchy is one of my favorite characters in the original, so I’m always skeptical of others when they play the role. You could feel Conn’s enthusiasm, naivety, and warmth, but Jepsen’s portrayal fell flat.

As for the other Pink Ladies, I loved loved loved Keke Palmer as Marty. She brought even more poise to the role than before, except there wasn't enough chemistry between her and Vince Fontaine (Mario Lopez) for me. Both portrayals of Jan (Kether Donohue in 2016 and Jamie Donnelly in 1978) were one in the same, yet still charming and fun.

While the Pink Ladies always stood out to me, the only T-Bird who stood out to me, even in the original, was Kenickie. (1978: Jeff Conaway, 2016: Carlos PenaVega) PenaVega got the accent down perfectly, and we all know he can sing from his Big Time Rush days. The chemistry between him and Hudgens also was no where near that of Channing and Conaway's.

I will admit that Doody (Jordan Fisher, another T-Bird) has some amazing pipes. Wow, can that boy sing!

Overall, I’m glad that the casting agents did not stick to the predominately-Caucasian cast of the 70s, and caste performers with varying heritages, and that these characters performed well in their roles.

And Boyz II Men? Joe Jonas/DNCE? Ugh, my fangirl heart is more than satisfied.

As for the set, the beginning scenes held in the gymnasium and the lunchroom were not satisfactory. I understand that being on stage and in front of a live studio audience presents its limitations, but I felt that a sense of the scenery was lost.

Loved that part of the National Bandstand scene was shot in black and white. Authentic and classic.

Loved all the dancing and how it was modern, not too boring and paid respects to the 50s. Word. One of my residents even said that.

Loved that the costumes stayed pretty true to the original.

I still got the chills at the end, during "You're the One that I Want." All the feels.

The storyline: It was pretty much the same as the original, which veers from the stage production. There are few added quips here and there to make it different, like more Patty and Eugene interactions, but for the most part, it was extremely similar to the original.

Favorite perfomance: "Hopelessly Devoted to You." Julianne Hough is an angel. This is my favorite song in the original and she did it justice as well as added her own little flair to the number. It had me emotionally unstable.

Strongest Chemistry: Hough/Hudgens or Sandy/Rizzo, without a doubt.

Rating: 3/5 stars