article_snippet: Cirque du Soleil boarding the project with plans to bring the show to Broadway in 2016.
article_snippet: 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 this yearly tradition land on Broadway as well," NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said.
article_snippet: It's a natural next step for We live musical events, and We're so pleased to be in business with this award-winning creative team and Scott Zeiger, president and managing director of Cirque du Soleil's new theatrical division.
article_snippet: 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.
article_snippet: Broadway musicals that have sung we all way to the big screen .
article_snippet: Casting for both the NBC telecast and Cirque's Broadway production will be announced at a later date.
article_snippet: Cirque's Broadway production opened on Broadway in 1975 at the Majestic Theatre and won seven Tonys, including best musical.
article_snippet: Cirque's Broadway production ran for four years.
highlights_snippet: After airing on live TV, the musical will return to Broadway .
  