NBC has announced that their next year's holiday musical event will be a live telecast of the 1960 Broadway "Bye Bye Birdie", starring Jennifer Lopez.
NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt made the announcement during a Paley Center panel, reported Deadline.
This will be NBC's fifth consecutive live musical, following "The Sound of Music", "Peter Pan", "The Wiz", and the upcoming "Hairspray".
The 47-year-old singer will also executive produce the live presentation with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
"Broadway musicals and films fueled my childhood and 'Bye Bye Birdie' was one of my favorites. I'm proud to be a part of the NBC family with 'Shades of Blue' and I thought it would be a blast to take on one of their big live musicals," Lopez said.
Set at the height of rock 'n' roll, "Bye Bye Birdie" takes place in Sweet Apple, Ohio, where hip-thrusting music heartthrob Conrad Birdie is scheduled to give a lucky Sweet Apple lady "One Last Kiss" before being drafted into the Army.
The story was inspired by Elvis Presley and his induction into the Army in 1957.
"To have a superstar like Jennifer Lopez starring in this classic show, which every high school in America has done, will ensure that our holiday musicals continue to be must-see events for the whole family," said Greenblatt.
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