2016 NBC Live Musical? What do you want?

[APrice.Indiana]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:09pm

We all know NBC is producing "The Music Man Live!" in 2015. What are you hoping to see in 2016? I would personally like to see Mary Poppins or any other Disney.

[RENT_is_Wicked2]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:12pm

Well Disney isn't affiliated with NBC, so I would think that it would be harder to do so.

[Starship]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:14pm

White Christmas with Julianne Hough, The Wiz with Janelle Monáe as Dorothy, Patti Labelle as Addapearle/Evillene, and Mary J Blige as Aunt Em/Glinda. Oh, and Hello, Dolly! with Queen Latifah. PLEASE AND THANK YOU!!



Updated On: 12/7/14 at 09:14 PM

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:20pm

Definitely the Latifah DOLLY!

Is THE MUSIC MAN a sure thing now?

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:24pm

No. It has never been confirmed, Nowack. They simply optioned the property, which gives them the exclusive right to produce a live television broadcast over a fixed amount of time (the exact amount is not public knowledge). Massive corporations, like NBC and Disney, do that all the time. So it's always possible that THE MUSIC MAN never comes to fruition.

[ShakinBaconGirl]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:33pm

Are we even sure they are doing another one after Peter Pan?

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:36pm

Publicly, NBC is saying "yes." Behind the scenes, I would venture to say "To Be Determined."

At the end of the day, NBC answers to NBCUniversal and they answer to the shareholders of parent company Comcast. If they were not happy with the financial outcome, I have to imagine NBCUniversal would shut it down. So, I imagine we'll find out soon enough (Jan or Feb)

[CapnHook]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 9:38pm

Oh Calcutta

[jbroadway4]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:06pm

I really hope they don't do "The Music Man" next year. I don't think it will draw in a lot viewers. They should do "Bye Bye Birdie".

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:14pm

How about "Bye Bye Birdie?"

[gleek4114]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:23pm

Little Shop starring Megan Hilty.

[candydog2]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:24pm

I don't think any of those will be picked. It would have to be either a well-known family musical, or a musical based on a well-known family story. That's why they chose The Sound of Music and Peter Pan. I'll be very surprised if they actually go with The Music Man next year.

They'll probably go along the route of something like The Wizard of Oz, Oliver, or Grease.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:25pm

Just as long as they have a legitimate A-list superstar (ie. Underwood) and well-known television star (ie. Moyer) featured together, they'll do well with pretty much any recognizable family-friendly classic: Birdie, Dolly, Music Man, Anything Goes, etc. I firmly believe the star power holds more weight than the property brand recognition.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:28pm

^ Thinking about it they could probably do any show that wanted if they had big enough names.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:31pm

"They'll probably go along the route of something like The Wizard of Oz, Oliver, or Grease."

Fox has already optioned Grease.

[Phillypinto]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:34pm

cats or evita!!

[musicaljen]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:38pm

The Wizard of Oz, Oliver!, Cinderella, The King & I, Meet me in st Louis are all shows that would make a brilliant television musical.

[skylight2]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 10:44pm

Cinderella. They could stunt cast a lot of roles in that show.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 11:03pm

Do you know what stunt casting means?

[Mrtrobz]

Posted: 12/7/14 at 11:07pm

Oliver! would be amazing but there could be a rights issue, same goes for Oz. I could see them going for Oklahoma but I love the idea of Oliver, Sam Barks for Nancy.

[Starship]

Posted: 12/8/14 at 12:02am

I don't think Sam Barks is really a big enough name...I feel like she's on the same level Allison Williams was on (in terms of recognition).

[Mrtrobz]

Posted: 12/8/14 at 1:51am

They could get a name for Fagin and Bill. :)

[MoDance0934]

Posted: 12/8/14 at 2:57am

Disney owns ABC, and Disney would never give NBC the rights to do a broadcast of their show. Maybe ABC will do live broadcasts on their own, but I highly doubt it. NBC would do great if they did a live production of West Side Story, Dream Girls, or Oliver. Maybe even Annie.

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 12/8/14 at 3:05am

It's kinda silly to hinge so much of the choice on being kid-friendly when the broadcast runs way past most kids bedtimes.

[dtzumbrunnen]

Posted: 12/8/14 at 7:45am

The idea that the plug is being pulled here seems so premature. This was the best Thursday night (the most important TV night of the week) for NBC, beating all the other broadcast networks that week, and was adjusted slightly up when accounting for DVR viewing.

I guess we may never know, but I have to imagine that even with all the rehearsals, sets, costumes, and team members required to pull off this production - it's cheaper than it would cost for the sports rights and production team to broadcast the NFL that night. As long as that's the other big Thursday night option, I think we've got a musical coming our way.
More total viewers than Football...