I kinda thought they'd be done with this after Peter Pan Live! didn't do very well last year, but no, it looks like NBC's keeping the live musical going, this time with The Wiz, which will be broadcast on Dec 3rd and produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who've been producing the Oscar show for the last three years and finally announced they're stepping down from that gig (thankfully). This one might garner more casual interest actually, thanks to the diverse cast and the fact that it's been so long since anyone's seen a production of The Wiz (I have to admit, I've never even seen the 1977 Sidney Lumet movie). Maybe they'll strike ratings gold again with this one like The Sound of Music did in 2013.
