NBC's Next Live Musical Will Be THE WIZ

[milven]

By Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NBC's next live musical is "The Wiz," the 1975 Broadway hit that became a 1978 movie with Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.

"The Wiz," which follows "The Sound of Music" and "Peter Pan" on NBC, will air Dec. 3, NBC said Monday. Craig Zadan and Neal Meron return as producers, joined by the new stage theatrical division of Cirque du Soleil.

After its premiere on NBC, "The Wiz" will return to Broadway for the 2016-17 season.

Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon will helm both the NBC production and the Broadway revival, with new material from Harvey Fierstein



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[glencro]

Looking forward to this. Saw this interesting article on the Daily News of who they would like to see in it? Some I agree with, some I'm like "EHH"

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.2167614

[nysister]

Looking forward to this. Saw this interesting article on the Daily News of who they would like to see in it? Some I agree with, some I'm like "EHH"

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.2167614

glencro, I'm looking forward to this too, especially the Broadway revival next year. I say yes to KeKe as Dorothy, the others "EHH"...lol!