There were many memorable moments from last night’s three-hour broadcast of Grease: Live, but one scene in particular that sent the Twitterverse into overdrive came when Danny Zuko (Aaron Tveit) was wearing a pair of gym shorts — the key word being “short.”;
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Tveit in shorts, in fact, sent viewers scrambling to social media, barely able to contain themselves. Here’s a sampling:
You’re all cool with the fact I’m mostly tweeting Aaron Tveit thirst GIFs tonight, right? #GreaseLive pic.twitter.com/Mi11P9d9TT
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) February 1, 2016
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Grease: Live starring….SHORTS!!!!!!
— Brian Moylan (@BrianJMoylan) February 1, 2016
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I don’t know what scene comes next but Danny can keep the shorts on
— dodai (@dodaistewart) February 1, 2016
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okay Danny wasn’t cute enough until he put on those basketball shorts #GreaseLive
— JOHN (@benutty) February 1, 2016
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Really here for all the gleeful Twitter approval of men in short shorts #GreaseLive
— Emma Gray (@emmaladyrose) February 1, 2016
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No complaints about @AaronTveit“s track uniform. #GreaseLive pic.twitter.com/WRGnCdT0S6
— (Mr.) Stacy Lambe (@sllambe) February 1, 2016
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Even celebs such as Pitch Perfect“s Anna Kendrick got into the act:
Finger crossed Danny’s shorts get smaller with every cut away #GreaseLive
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) February 1, 2016
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