JAMES: TODAY'S THE DAY. OPENING NIGHT.
YOU KNOW, ALL THE WORK HAS BEEN LEADING TO THIS MOMENT RIGHT
NOW.
I'VE BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT COMING TOGETHER FOR THIS.
THE ACTUAL EVENT. I'LL NEVER EVER FORGET THE DAY I
TOLD THEM WHAT PRODUCTION WE WOULD BE DOING.
THE MUSICAL WE'RE GOING TO BE PERFORMING OUT THERE, I'M SO
EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IT IS A LITTLE KNOWN MUSICAL,
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF IT. IT IS CALLED "GREASE".
CASTING IS TRICKY.
IT IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH A COMPANY
LIKE THIS.
I'M GOING TO GO DOWN THE LINE.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY SEXUAL PARTNERS YOU HAD.
>> 64.
>> 7. >> 72.
JAMES: 72, YOU'RE RIZZO. OKAY. GET IT RIGHT. THIS
PRODUCTION COULD LAST 10, 20, 30 YEARS WHERE
PEOPLE ARE COMING JUST TO SEE "GREASE" AT GENNESSEE AND
BEVERLY, YOU KNOW? ALL RIGHT.
15 SECONDS. HERE WE GO, GUYS.
WHERE IS MY JACKET, GUYS? WHERE IS MY DANNY ZUKO?
I CAN'T GO ON WITHOUT MY [BEEP] JUST ABOUT!
WHERE IS IT?
WHERE IS MY JUST ABOUT! WHERE IS MY JACKET?
♪ [SINGING SUMMER NIGHTS]
SUMMER DAYS DRIFTING AWAY INTO A SUMMER NIGHT
TELL ME MORE TELL ME MORE
DID YOU GET VERY FAR TELL ME MORE
TELL ME MORE LIKE DOES HE HAVE A CAR
♪ JAMES: THAT WAS GREAT, GUYS.
DO YOU FEEL IT OUT THERE? YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THEM HARD.
YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THEM HARD.
WE'RE NOT MESSING AROUND. >> YOU HAVE TO BE STAGE LEFT!
I DON'T CARE IF HIS GREEN!
I DON'T GIVE A [BEEP] JAMES: GO!
GO! GO!
GREASED LIGHTNING GO GREASED LIGHTNING
LIGHTNING, LIGHTNING, LIGHTNING, LIGHTNING ♪
JAMES: YOU -- YOU'RE KILLING IT OUT THERE.
CASTING MYSELF AS DANNY ZUKO. HERE IS THE THING.
I DON'T SEE HIM AS A LEAD.
I THINK WE HAVE A COMPANY FULL OF LEADS.
EVERYBODY SAY CROSSWALK!
>> CROSSWALK SP WALK! JAMES: SAY JAMES CORDEN.
>> JAMES CORDEN!
JAMES: LET'S DO IT. ♪ WE GO TOGETHER LIKE
THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE WHA-OOO YEAH!
WE'LL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER WE'LL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER
♪ JAMES: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING OUT, GUYS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR SHOW.
I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
GOOD NIGHT. [APPLAUSE]
JAMES: WHY DID IT PICK THIS INTERSECTION?
I DON'T KNOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING
BECAUSE YOUR FACE IS ON IT. IF I HAD MY WAY, THAT WOULD NOT
BE THERE. I DON'T ENJOY THIS SORT OF THING
AT ALL. I'M JUST ABOUT THE WORK AND
GETTING OUT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE.
IT IS IN THE SHOT, RIGHT? [APPLAUSE]