TV and Movies·Updated on Feb 1, 2016Vanessa Hudgens' Heart-Wrenching Performance In "Grease: Live" Wowed EveryoneThe actor's father died of cancer shortly before the production.by Claudia KoernerBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Just hours before her performance in Grease: Live was set to begin, Vanessa Hudgens announced her father had died of cancer. View this photo on Instagram From critics to fellow performers to viewers, just about everyone agreed that Hudgens' performance as Rizzo would have made him proud. View this video on YouTube youtube.com Lin-Manuel Miranda @Lin_Manuel Imagine you had Vanessa Hudgens' day, and doing that. What a superhero. In total awe. 02:31 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Paul Wontorek @PaulWontorek So many extra feelings for #BettyRizzo tonight. @GoGrease @VanessaHudgens 02:37 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Stacy London @stacylondon AND to perform under those circumstances? I mean, props to that lovely lady. @VanessaHudgens #GreaseLive 02:33 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Natalie Abrams @NatalieAbrams Way to go, @VanessaHudgens #GreaseLive 02:30 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Daniel Fienberg @TheFienPrint Impossible not to get extra emotional from Vanessa Hudgens on "There Are Worse Things I Could Do.” Well done. #GreaseLive 02:29 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Michael Ausiello @MichaelAusiello I will never underestimate Vanessa Hudgens again. #GreaseLive 02:29 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite Andi Dorfman @AndiDorfman New girl crush alert ... @VanessaHudgens 🔥 who is seriously crushing this #GreaseLive #TeamRiz 02:14 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite After the cast took their bows, Fox even dedicated the production to Hudgens' father, Greg. Natalie Abrams @NatalieAbrams Sweet dedication at the end #GreaseLive 03:02 AM - 01 Feb 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite