What should NBC's next Live Musical Be? — Page 3

I bet it's Cinderella. The Music Man isn't well known by most people under 50 anymore. They would need someone like Hugh Jackman to sell it. A classic like Gypsy, My Fair Lady or South Pacific would be great. After the good response this year, I'm sure they'll be able to get some more big names involved. I was concerned that no one famous would ever want to do one after Walken and Williams embarrassed themselves last year.

Whatever it is, I hope they make the cast diverse.

They need to stop doing Sesame Street, and do something different. I think Sweeney Todd could really work.

I've said this before, but My Fair Lady!

It doesn't have to be for families next year.

Liza's Headband said: "There has to be mainstream, family-friendly appeal to some extent. That's the fact."

#headbandrealness

As long as these threads remain, I think NBC should take a break from doing a live musical. How stupid are some of the people that post on these threads

"Guys and Dolls," "Oliver," and "My Fair Lady" would be great but they need big stars. Like, Channing Tatum as Sky Masterson, Lady Gaga as Nancy, or Anne Hathaway as Eliza Doolitte. "The Wiz" had some pull because it was an interesting title to choose, and I agree that something classic for the next year is going in the right direction.

Or just film "Hamilton." THAT would get ratings.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

The Drowsy Chaperone

A Little Night Music

Caroline, or Change

The Pirates of Penzance

She Loves Me

Pippin 

Up In One said: "Chess with Idina Menzel, Hugh Jackman, Josh Groban and Beyonce directed by Ivo Van Hove"

I wish!

That's because Haterobics has no real job and a sugar daddy to satisfy his needs, in a number of ways. 

Spelling Bee's charm is the audience participation aspect. It would lose that in a broadcast setting unless they invited a studio audience in. And even then I don't think it would translate well to TV.

I would love to see something like Paulus' Pippin. Don't know how far they could go with "With You" though.

Petralicious said: "I agree with My Fair Lady. How about Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins or Wicked? I bet if they did any of these instead of Wiz they would have gotten record audience."

They could never do Mary Poppins because that is a Disney property. The only way we could see a live television production of Mary Poppins would be for it to be on ABC.