Michael Jackson Classic ‘The Wiz’ To Replace ‘Peter Pan’ & ‘Sound of Music’ as New NBC Live TV Musical with Cirque du Soleil [WIZARD OF OZ]

“Come on ease on down, ease on down the road.” NBC is easing on down the yellow brick road with The Wiz. The classic musical is perhaps known best for its 1978 film adaptation starring Diana Ross as Dorothy Gale, MIchael Jackson as The Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as The Tin Man, and Richard Pryor as The Wizard. Now, NBC will be bringing the re-telling of The Wizard of Oz to your livingrooms as the next Live musical, following the success of both, last years Peter Pan Live and the prior year’s Sound of Music Live. That is not all. The show will be upped a notch or two with the help of Cirque du Soleil before heading to Broadway for a 2016-2017 revival. Who said you can’t win!