Vanessa Hudgens, who played Rizzo in Fox's "Grease: Live!" on Sunday night, a day after the actress' father died of cancer, took to social media to thank her fans for the their support. After receiving heaps of praise for her performance in the musical, Hudgens used Instagram on Monday to express gratitude to friends and family.
"I can't believe@gogrease is OVER! Grand opening and grand closing. Thank you to everyone who watched and supported me last night," she wrote. "Doing #greaselive was one of the most incredible experiences and I'm so glad you guys liked it as much as I did. Till next time Rizz... ❤️ #pinkladyforlife."
The 27-year-old actress/singer wowed audiences with her powerful performance, especially a rendition of the emotional song, "There Are Worse Things I Could Do," a day after she announced that her father had passed away from stage 4 cancer, according to Entertainment Tonight.
The ending credits of the Fox musical also paid tribute to Hudgens' father. "In loving memory of Greg Hudgens. June 22, 1950 - January 30, 2016," the tribute read.
A photo posted by Vanessa Hudgens (@vanessahudgens) on Feb 1, 2016 at 6:25pm PST
Wow, #GreaseLive was unbelievably amazing. So proud of everyone who made it possible! So so proud of Vanessa. You shine so bright. I know daddy is smiling down on you. A photo posted by @stellahudgens on Jan 31, 2016 at 10:14pm PST
