'Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies' is a mixed bag, ... It’s important to remember that the original “Grease” was a high school-set musical made in the 1970s that critiqued an era from the 1950s.

Grease: Live, set to air January 31 on Fox, will combine elements of the 1971 stage musical (which opened on Broadway the following year) and 1978's hit film adaptation, starring John Travolta and ...