--- description: It will air Dec. 3 title: 'The Wiz' is NBC's Next Live TV Musical image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6400c764bffb0099/698785ece53aba7abe4d8568/the-wiz-diana-ross.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Wiz_ is NBC's Next Live TV Musical  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2015 8:31 PM CUT  The cast of "The Wiz" (L-R Ted Ross, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Nipsey Russell) pose for a publicity shot in 1978 in New York. The cast of "The Wiz" (L-R Ted Ross, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Nipsey Russell) pose for a publicity shot in 1978 in New York.Michael Ochs—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2015 8:31 PM CUT NBC is headed down [the yellow brick road](https://www.nbcumv.com/news/nbc-will-ease-down-road-dec-3-live-production-%E2%80%98-wiz%E2%80%99-featuring-production-partner-cirque-du?division=1&network=33129 "undefined"): the network will air a live musical adaptation of _The Wiz_ on Dec. 3. The retelling of _The Wizard of Oz_, which debuted in 1974 and was made into a movie starring Diana Ross in 1978, follows NBC’s previous TV-musical events _The Sound of Music Live!_ and _Peter Pan Live!_, which starred Carrie Underwood and _Girls_‘ Allison Williams, respectively. Cirque du Soleil’s new theatrical wing will co-produce the television production before bringing it to Broadway for the 2016-2017 season, _Variety_ reports. “We love this yearly tradition and we’re more excited than ever to not only bring another Broadway musical to America’s living rooms, but also see it land on Broadway as well,” NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt said in a [statement](https://www.nbcumv.com/news/nbc-will-ease-down-road-dec-3-live-production-%E2%80%98-wiz%E2%80%99-featuring-production-partner-cirque-du?division=1&network=33129 "undefined"). “Cirque’s incredible imagination will help bring the fantasy world of Oz vividly to life and give this great show a modern spin on the age-old story we all love.” Here’s the trailer for NBC’s last musical extravaganza, _Peter Pan Live!_ _Read next:_ [_The 5 Best Antennas For Watching Free TV_](http://time.com/money/3763528/best-indoor-tv-antennas/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3764194/the-wiz-nbc/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3764194/the-wiz-nbc/"},"headline":"The Wiz is NBC's Next Live TV Musical","datePublished":"2015-03-30T20:31:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:33:27.644Z","description":"Will also head to Broadway","url":"https://time.com/3764194/the-wiz-nbc/","keywords":["Television","NBC"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6400c764bffb0099/698785ece53aba7abe4d8568/the-wiz-diana-ross.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6400c764bffb0099/698785ece53aba7abe4d8568/the-wiz-diana-ross.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Wiz","caption":"The Wiz","creditText":"Michael Ochs—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3764194/the-wiz-nbc/","name":"The Wiz is NBC's Next Live TV Musical"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Peter Pan Live! - The Television Event of the Season (Promo)","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/rXcv02xV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-11-17T14:55:47.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/rXcv02xV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3764194/the-wiz-nbc/","duration":"PT30S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3764194/the-wiz-nbc/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```