Posted: 12/4/15 at 1:24pm
I would like Cinderella or You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Also, I would think Beauty and the Beast would be good, but it has the same problem as Mary Poppins(owned by Disney).
Posted: 12/4/15 at 1:34pm
Colle said: "I would like Cinderella or You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Also, I would think Beauty and the Beast would be good, but it has the same problem as Mary Poppins(owned by Disney)."
BatB and Mary Poppins are the reasons why I would love it if ABC got in on this live musical thing. They could even use it as a way to test out future potential Broadway adaptations of their movies once they run out of current Disney shows to use. (Frozen, anyone?)
Updated On: 12/4/15 at 01:34 PM
Posted: 12/4/15 at 1:34pm
I would love to see them do The Secret Garden
Posted: 12/4/15 at 1:34pm
I think A Christmas Story would be a good choice.
Zadan & Meron are already gonna be producing a film adaptation of Pippin for Harvey Weinstein.
Maybe. It really hasn't been anything other than a mention for the past couple of years. Much like the Guys and Dolls or In the Heights film projects. Regardless, Pippin is going to be too dark and adult for an NBC Live musical. Spelling Bee is also a bit too saucy for this project as well.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 1:36pm
They could do a hybrid of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and Snoopy the Musical
Posted: 12/4/15 at 2:04pm
The Phantom of the Opera
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Les Miserables
Any one of these three would be guaranteed to draw more viewers than The Sound of Music Live did, no questions asked.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 2:14pm
NBC can do whatever. I want IFC to air a live musical and I want it to be Urinetown or Bat Boy.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 2:15pm
There is only one show that could have beaten TSOM Live and that is The Wizard of Oz and Wicked, but I don't see any of the two now happening
Posted: 12/4/15 at 2:19pm
musicaljen said: "There is only one show that could have beaten TSOM Live and that is The Wizard of Oz and Wicked, but I don't see any of the two now happening"
By any chance, are you psychic?
Posted: 12/4/15 at 3:58pm
musicaljen said: "There is only one show that could have beaten TSOM Live and that is The Wizard of Oz and Wicked, but I don't see any of the two now happening
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There has only ever been one stage adaptation of The Wizard of Oz as most people are familiar with it, and even though it has the score from the 1939 film plus additional material by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, it's not anywhere near as good as the scores for The Wiz, Peter Pan Live and The Sound of Music. Wicked's score isn't even as good as the scores for those three shows, to be honest.
Updated On: 12/4/15 at 03:58 PM
Posted: 12/4/15 at 4:00pm
MAN OF LA MANCHA with Hugh Jackman and Audra McDonald.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 4:09pm
Don't they already have Music Man optioned?
Posted: 12/4/15 at 4:11pm
MichelleCraig said: "MAN OF LA MANCHA with Hugh Jackman and Audra McDonald
As holiday family entertainment? It's a pretty somber piece and Aldonza is not a family friendly type of character.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 4:16pm
broadwayboy223 said: "Don't they already have Music Man optioned?
They did but I truly hope they don't do it. Zadon and Meron already produced the highly unnecessary television movie with Matthew Broderick and Kristin Chenoweth. I really hope they choose something that's quite not so obvious and predictable.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 4:20pm
I just pray they do a good musical next time. Sound of Music is a good show, but Peter Pan and The Wiz are a couple of my absolute least favorite shows. I didn't bother watching either. I don't care for The Music Man, so I'm hoping they won't do that. Somehow I think Hello, Dolly! would be a good one. Or My Fair Lady.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 4:25pm
Annie Get Your Gun with Megan Hilty! Or not. After seeing her at City Center, that is just a dream of mine. I get the show is very old fashioned and not very racially diverse. But, I love the music.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 4:36pm
All of you are saying great classic musicals that have the right appeal but you need to remember that it needs to be something that mainstream performers can do well. Peter Pan (clearly) was not one of them. They are going to cast big names no matter what and the Wiz was something they could get appropriate talent for (the talent was not an issue last night). That being said I dont think a classic is the way to go.
Maybe something like In the Heights would be better especially with the buzz surrounding Lin Manuel.
Updated On: 12/4/15 at 04:36 PM
Posted: 12/4/15 at 4:44pm
If they keep going in the direction of a somewhat-traditional family-friendly musical that is based on a more-well-known property, CHARLIE BROWN would make sense, but I wonder if ABC's rights to the animated specials would conflict (either legally or strategically.)
I humbly propose BIG RIVER as a thought, which covers family-friendly and based on more familiar material, or 1776 (family-friendly, certainly 3 hrs long, and likely relevant after a Presidential election.) But Encores! could have aims for 1776 that would pre-empt NBC.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 5:19pm
It's unlikely they would want to repeat themselves by doing something they've already produced (Cinderella, Gypsy, Hairspray) although they have said The Music Man is still on the table pending getting a big star involved. Something like Charlie Brown is too small to qualify as event television and they want something that can utilize extravgant visuals. How about Once On this Island?
Posted: 12/4/15 at 5:58pm
Another choice I think could work is Thoroughly Modern Millie. It's family-friendly (mostly), able to be stunt-casted, and is known from the Julie Andrews movie.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 6:06pm
Name recognition, LMM hype, diverse casting and a great plus modern score could make In the Heights a good choice, but not much room for pizazz or leads. The Bakers Wife could be great, but kinda small cast. I think Little Shop could go great, but just like Sweeny, to dark for the young uns and not exactly cheerful, even so room for everything else in both. These are the two shows I would want to see. I think that The Music Man will be what they do, but if not, Oklahoma, Fantastiks, Chorus Line, Hairspray, Into the Woods, or Hair could also be options.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 6:10pm
And CATS. That's what they should do. Listening NBC? Just don't make him rap.
Edit: Unless LMM writes it. That would be heaven.
The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat
but he's not inquisitive for a rap
Webber's raps are like a blackboard scratch
But Lin Miranda is the proper match
Updated On: 12/4/15 at 06:10 PM
Posted: 12/4/15 at 6:14pm
While I'm crazy about 1776 and would love to see it get this treatment, it's not QUITE as family-friendly as the ones we've seen so far. You've got the Founding Fathers harmonizing about sexual combustibility, for one thing. 
That and a few other lines and lyrics might take it off the short list.
Posted: 12/4/15 at 6:23pm
Annie Get Your Gun
My Fair Lady
I still think Bye Bye Birdie would be a great choice to bring back.
Updated On: 12/4/15 at 06:23 PM
Posted: 12/4/15 at 6:26pm
I feel like Guys and Dolls could work swimmingly, and has potential for star casting.
