{"id":20900,"date":"2021-05-12T23:33:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T04:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=20900"},"modified":"2021-05-12T23:33:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T04:33:53","slug":"leapin-lizards-its-annie-live-for-nbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/12\/leapin-lizards-its-annie-live-for-nbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Leapin&#8217; Lizards, It&#8217;s &#8220;Annie Live!&#8221; for NBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20901\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo.jpg 524w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Robert Greenblatt will executive produce the telecast along with Neil Meron, who has served as executive producer on all of NBC&#8217;s live musicals since 2013&#8217;s &#8220;<em>The Sound of Music Live!<\/em>,&#8221; and most recently the Emmy Award-winning &#8220;<em>Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.<\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we look to drive big live audiences for NBC, we could think of no better way than to bring back the network&#8217;s holiday musical tradition,&#8221; said Susan Rovner, Chairman, Entertainment Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. &#8220;And there are no better partners to do this with than the incredible Neil Meron and Bob Greenblatt, who oversaw every live musical during the years he ran NBC. Under their leadership, &#8216;<strong><em>Annie Live<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; will bring a fresh perspective to this timeless classic, coupling a dynamic first-class creative team with casting choices that will ensure this is a must-watch event for the whole family.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2234088506\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It is a joy to come back to NBC and produce a new live musical, a form I loved bringing back to life with my partners Neil Meron and the late Craig Zadan,&#8221; said Greenblatt, &#8220;And we&#8217;re thrilled to work with Susan Rovner and her new team because they share our belief in the power of broadcast television to bring families together for events like these.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Added Meron, &#8220;There are few musicals like &#8216;<em>Annie<\/em>&#8216; where you know the words to every song and the overriding message &#8211; especially in the trying times we live in &#8211; is optimism. The song &#8216;Tomorrow&#8217; means more than ever now, and it&#8217;s not lost on us that even Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal are impacted by this little orphan who simply believes in the goodness of everyone!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Robert Greenblatt brought live musicals back to NBC when he was Chairman and is responsible for some of the biggest hits on television over the last two decades. He is also an award-winning television and Broadway producer, the recipient of the Golden Globe and Peabody awards, two Tony awards, and two Olivier awards.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Meron is the most prolific producer of musicals with former partner Craig Zadan, including the Oscar-winning &#8220;<em>Chicago<\/em>&#8220;; he received the Emmy for &#8220;<em>Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert<\/em>&#8221; and produced all of NBC&#8217;s live musicals. He also produced &#8220;<em>Gypsy<\/em>&#8221; starring Bette Midler and a series of musicals for ABC\/Wonderful World of Disney including the groundbreaking &#8220;<em>Cinderella<\/em>&#8221; starring Whitney Houston and Brandy.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2735481069\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alex Rudzinski will once again take on the role as Live Television Director and Executive Producer as he did with &#8220;<em>Hairspray Live<\/em>!&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert.<\/em>&#8221; His live musical credits also include &#8220;<em>Grease Live!<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Rent: Live<\/em>,&#8221; for which he won 3 Emmys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Annie Live!<\/em>&#8221; will be directed by the award-winning Lear deBessonet. 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