{"id":39102,"date":"2016-01-19T10:41:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T18:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=39102"},"modified":"2016-01-19T10:55:10","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T18:55:10","slug":"mark-burnett-and-roma-downey-to-produce-live-nativity-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/01\/mark-burnett-and-roma-downey-to-produce-live-nativity-musical.html","title":{"rendered":"Mark Burnett and Roma Downey to produce live Nativity musical"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Are live musical versions of popular Bible stories the next big thing?<\/p>\n

Last month<\/a>, we learned that the Fox network will be airing The Passion<\/i>, a modernized take on the death and resurrection of Jesus, on Palm Sunday (March 20).<\/p>\n

Now comes word that Mark Burnett and Roma Downey \u2014 producers of The Bible<\/a><\/i>, Son of God<\/a><\/i> and A.D. The Bible Continues<\/a><\/i> \u2014 are hopping on the bandwagon with a live musical of their own based on the Nativity. TV Insider<\/a><\/i> reports:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something we looked at last year, a big live stage performance around the Nativity, something that is near and dear to my and Roma\u2019s hearts,\u201d Burnett says. \u201cA lot of contemporary music fits the Nativity, but also traditional music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Burnett and Downey will executive produce the Nativity event along with The Voice<\/i>\u2019s Audrey Morrissey and Stijn Bakkers. Burnett is producing via MGM Television and Digital Group, where he is now president.<\/p>\n

Morrissey, in particular, has a great deal of experience producing live musical events such as the MTV Video Music Awards and the CMT Music Awards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe like the fact that she has produced rock concerts,\u201d says Paul Telegdy, NBC\u2019s president of alternative and late night programming. \u201cWe want to give the Nativity story an interesting twist.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unlike other recent and upcoming live musicals, all of which are based on established hits like Hairspray<\/i> or The Sound of Music<\/i>, the Bible-themed musicals seem to be quasi-original shows that will repurpose existing songs. Can it be long, though, before we start seeing live productions of Jesus Christ Superstar<\/a><\/i> and its ilk?<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in related news<\/a>, the producers of The Passion<\/i> have announced that Trisha Yearwood will play Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Prince Royce will play Peter.<\/p>\n

There is no word yet on what songs The Passion<\/i> will use, but Deadline<\/a> did quote executive producer Mark Bracco saying that the producers are \u201ctrying to tell the story as inclusively as possible, whether you are a believer or [someone who] wants to hear Trisha Yearwood sing a Whitney Houston song,\u201d which might give us a hint.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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