NBC's next live musical will be The Music Man or The Wiz

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Following the massive ratings success of its live adaptation of The Sound of Music — and the moderate disappointment of its live adaptation of Peter Pan — NBC is planning to produce another live musical. Addressing a group of television critics, NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt confirmed that the network has already acquired the rights to two beloved classics: The Music Man and The Wiz.

NBC hasn't decided which musical to stage first — but either way, it will air in 2015.

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Scott Meslow
Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.