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 . ` In addition to his work as a composer for Disney's films, he also wrote songs for other artists including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin,
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 .