NBC following up `` Sound of Music '' and `` Charlie Smalls with `` The Wiz '' in December . After airing on live TV , the musical will return to Broadway . `` The Wiz '' is a retelling of `` The Wizard of Oz '' in a multicultural context .
NBC following up `` Sound of Music '' and `` Peter Pan '' with `` The Wiz '' in December . After airing on live TV , the musical will return to Broadway . `` The Wiz '' is a retelling of `` The Wizard of Oz '' in a multicultural context .