NBC and Fox announce live TV musical developments
By: Allison Wisyanski ~Staff Writer~ Both NBC and Fox have plans to broadcast live-action musicals for next winter. Following the ratings success of “The Sound of Music” and “Peter Pan,” NBC has planned another live musical. According to Entertainment Weekly, Chief Robert Greenblatt told reporters that the network has received the licensing rights to “The Wiz” and “The Music Man” as of Jan. 16. Greenblatt likes the idea of “The Music Man.” “It’s contemporary, it’s multicultural, it’s cool. And we can make a lot of money from it. The movie, creatively I don’t think it worked on film, but we have a chance to do another version of it that’s truly a stage show,” Greenblatt said to USA Today. NBC … Continue reading NBC and Fox announce live TV musical developments
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