NBC's Next Live Stage Production Will Be 'Peter Pan' After The Success Of 'Sound Of Music'

The success of last December's live television stage production of 'The Sound of Music' has encouraged NBC to give it another crack. The next show will be the universally loved story of 'Peter Pan', the boy who can fly and never ages, and lives out his endless childhood in the fictional 'Neverland'.

NBC entertainment chairman, Bob Greenblatt, took his chance at the 2014 winter Television Critics Association press tour, this past Sunday (Jan 19th), to reveal the network's future plans, and announced the adaptation of Broadway's 'Peter Pan' will be aired on December 4th.

"We had so much fun doing a big musical that the family could watch over the holidays, so we're going to do it again," Greenblatt said. "Get ready for flying children and some start-of-the-art technology for Tinkerbell."

Casting for 'Peter Pan' is already underway but when a fan asked about who Greenblatt would like to see star in the stage show, he replied, "I want Miley Cyrus!"

Find out the success of NBC's live broadcast of 'The Sound of Music Live!' on the next page

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'The Sound of Music Live!', which was broadcast on December 5th, earned mixed reviews but created plenty of excitement and intrigue. It garnered 18.4 million viewers and scored a 4.6 average rating in the adult demographic, making it the highest rating NBC production since the last episode of ER in 2009.

We're very pleased to be underway on 'Peter Pan' as our next live holiday musical for the whole family," said Mr Greenblatt in a later statement (via The Hollywood Reporter).

Adding, "We were all delighted to see how 'The Sound of Music Live!' struck such a chord in December and brought nearly 19 million people to the live telecast plus another several million viewers over the weekend. In the hopes that lightning strikes twice, we think we've landed on another great Broadway musical - which ironically also starred Mary Martin - that is a timeless classic for all audiences, young and old, who just never want to grow up."

Carrie Underwood starred as 'Maria,' a role that British actress Julie Andrews made iconic in the 1965 feature film, and 'True Blood's' Stephen Moyer portrayed 'Captain von Trapp'.

Who will be the stars of NBC's next musical?