UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 2 (UPI) -- NBC and the Hollywood producers of "Smash," "Chicago" and "Hairspray" are teaming up for a live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," a network executive said.
"It is our supreme pleasure to broadcast -- live -- a new version of the seminal Broadway musical 'The Sound of Music' for a whole new generation," Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, said in a statement.