Over the last few years, NBC has produced many live TV musicals with star-studded casts, such as “The Sound of Music” with Carrie Underwood, “Peter Pan” with Christopher Walken, as well as the more recent “Grease” and “The Wiz” productions. It looks like following these live TV event successes, that ABC Studios is looking into creating their own TV musical! And why not? They have a nearly endless array of Disney musicals to choose from! ABC network chief Channing Dungey told reporters:
“We’ve definitely been in those conversations and we have some things we’re currently in development on. This is a space that’s already become very crowded. When we make our play in that space, we really want to make sure it’s the right project for us to be doing and one that really speaks to the heart of who we are at ABC and as a part of the Disney family.”
Live TV stage musicals have presented a wonderful opportunity for families to enjoy theater together, who may not otherwise be able to see a Broadway show. We are definitely excited to see how Disney would utilize this unique TV platform. Would they do a show based off of an animated musical such as “Tangled” or “The Little Mermaid”? Or would they instead showcase one of their Broadway musical scripts like “Mary Poppins” or “Newsies”?
No word yet on what specific titles are being considered, but we will certainly eagerly be on the lookout for any breaking news on ABC’s live TV musical!
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