2017 NBC Live Musical is "Bye Bye Birdie" — Page 8

This has been in the works for some time now. Surely Lopez had her schedule cleared for this when she agreed to produce and star in this. I suspect There is probably a bit more to the story here.

Rocky Horror was a let down for Fox, last night's Dirty Dancing was a let down for ABC, maybe NBC is getting cold feet. I know the article says they are still committed, but that doesn't really mean anything.

I suppose it is also possible that they don't want to compete with A Christmas Story. Perhaps there were issues getting the full cast in place. The producer and star suddenly having scheduling conflicts just doesn't feel like the truth here. I'm starting to doubt this will pan out.

Yea very fishy. I doubt it will happen, just like her IN THE HEIGHTS movie.

1.) Nothing at all fishy or suspicious - it is legitimately due to logistical and scheduling conflicts.

2.) They are not replacing it with anything else. This is the reason they announced JCS for Easter. It's their version of a "replacement."

3.) Did someone call this a 'tradition?' It has only been like three or four years now. That's nothing... Calm down, people.

Not happening. No other broadcast in its place this holiday season.

BrodyFosse123 said: "We're only heading into June and these NBC Live Events begin rehearsals in the Fall so I think NBC will go ahead and announce a replacement very soon. At least they have a year to prep for BYE BYE BIRDIE: LIVE!. "



But, can they pull a last second show off? I mean, getting the rights, pre-production, the team etc.

And, it's delayed again

NBC’s Production of ‘Bye Bye Birdie Live’ With Jennifer Lopez Pushed Again

After "Jesus Christ Superstar", and a possible "A Few Good Men" and "Rent" is there anything else in the works? I would love more of these, regardless of how good or bad.

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "Can they do another show in the meantime? This is ridiculous "

Yeah like Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

It's not like she doesn't know about this ahead of time. She just keeps taking other offers that she seems to deem more worth her while to fill the block of time that they have asked her to commit to. Dump her and get someone else or dump the whole show at this point. They had a pretty consistent thing with that whole "around the holiday season" time frame with their live productions until they put to much trust into J Lo actually committing her schedule to them. She's never going to give them the time they need to make it work. She will always take other offer made when money is waved in her face.