LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Hudgens will take the stage in Fox’s “Grease: Live” on Sunday night in honor of her father, who passed away on Saturday.

The actress tweeted on Sunday that her father, Greg, had died the night before and thanked those who kept him in their prayers. Hudgens said he was suffering from stage 4 cancer.

On Sunday night, Hudgens will be performing the role of Rydell High’s resident bad girl Rizzo in “Grease: Live,” which is a hybrid of the stage and movie musical. Julianne Hough and Broadway veteran Aaron Tveit also star as Sandy and Danny.

“Grease: Live” airs on Fox on Sunday at 6 p.m.

Fox is gearing up to give Broadway a serious dose of the Hollywood treatment.

“Grease: Live” goes beyond other made-for-TV live musicals such as “The Sound of Music” and “The Wiz,” both of which were huge hits for NBC.

This hybrid of the stage and movie musical blends theater with film, with dynamic camera movements capturing the dance and drama on multiple sets housed in two massive soundstages.

“The scale is insane,” TV director Alex Rudzinski said. “It’s almost half a kilometer from one end of the site to the other.” Cast and crew members will rely on golf carts – or fast feet – to get between the stages during commercial breaks.

“Grease: Live” has taken over Warner Bros. studios with its many sets and stages. Cast members, including Carly Rae Jepsen and Hudgens, have recorded a soundtrack album for “Grease: Live” set for release after the show airs.

Other featured musical performers include pop star Jessie J and Boys II Men.

Vanessa Hudgens participates in a panel for “Grease: Live” at the Fox Winter TCA on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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