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Five years ago, NBC reignited the live musical genre with The Sound of Music Live!, which drew 18.6 million viewers, and grew to 21.8 million in live-plus-7. Now, on the heels of Fox’s ratings stumble on Sunday night with A Christmas Story Live!, NBC is preparing to resuscitate the genre yet again, and it’s tapped John Legend to lead the charge.
The network has cast Legend as Jesus Christ in its next live musical, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!, which it will air on Easter Sunday, April 1.
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