Yup, Broadway is reviving Grease again, but the casting will have a bit of a twist:

The T-Birds and the Pink Ladies of "Grease" are coming back to Broadway, where producers are turning to a reality television show to cast the lead roles.

NBC said on Tuesday it will broadcast a talent show titled "You’re the One That We Want" — a play on a hit song from the show — in which viewers can vote for singers to play the roles of the naive new girl in town, Sandy Dumbrowski, and Danny Zuko, the tough gang leader with a soft center.

The show, produced by Britain’s BBC Worldwide Productions, follows the model of the BBC’s "How Do I Solve A Problem Like Maria?" in which Julie Andrews wannabes compete to star in a new production of "The Sound of Music" to open late this year.

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The producers said the TV show would premiere mid-season, without giving a specific date, and the Broadway musical would open in June 2007.

It will not be the first time a reality TV graduate has trod the boards of Broadway. Josh Strickland, who plays the title role in "Tarzan," was a contestant on the talent show "American Idol."

The musical will be directed by Kathleen Marshall, who directed last season’s revival of "The Pajama Game" starring Harry Connick Jr. It won the 2006 Tony Award for best revival of a musical and Marshall won the Tony for best choreography.

An interesting idea, but why Grease?  That has to be one of the most over-rated American musicals ever!