Hair Will Follow Jesus Christ Superstar as NBC’s Next Live Musical
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In 2013, NBC took their first whack at live televised theatre with a rendition of The Sound of Music Live! and, since then, other networks have even followed suit—Fox has broadcasted The Passion, A Christmas Story Live! and Grease Live!, for instance. But, NBC remains the original bar-setter for live TV musicals, and now they’ve announced their sixth production in six years: the funky rock musical Hair.
Following April’s righteous live production of Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, NBC will broadcast Hair in the spring of 2019, the network announced on Thursday. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who also worked on NBC’s other five productions—Superstar, as well as The Sound of Music Live!, Peter Pan, The Wiz and Hairspray—are signed on to produce the project. There’s no word yet on who will star in the production.