NBC Releases First Look Adorable Photos of Celina Smith and Taraji P. Henson in ANNIE LIVE!, Airing Dec. 2

About Annie Live!
โ€œThe Sunโ€™ll Come Out Tomorrowโ€ this holiday season as NBC has found its next live musical event: the beloved seven-time Tony Award-winning hit โ€œAnnie Live!โ€

Robert Greenblatt will executive produce the telecast along with Neil Meron, who has served as executive producer on all of NBCโ€™s live musicals since 2013โ€™s โ€œThe Sound of Music Live!,โ€ and most recently the Emmy Award-winning โ€œJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.โ€

Robert Greenblatt brought live musicals back to NBC when he was Chairman and is responsible for some of the biggest hits on television over the last two decades. He is also an award-wining television and Broadway producer, the recipient of the Golden Globe and Peabody awards, two Tony awards, and two Olivier awards.

Neil Meron is the most prolific producer of musicals with former partner Craig Zadan, including the Oscar-winning โ€œChicagoโ€; he received the Emmy for โ€œJesus Christ Superstar Live In Concertโ€ and produced all of NBCโ€™s live musicals. He also produced โ€œGypsyโ€ starring Bette Midler and a series of musicals for ABC/Wonderful World of Disney including the groundbreaking โ€œCinderellaโ€ starring Whitney Houston and Brandy.

Alex Rudzinski will once again take on the role as Live Television Director and Executive Producer as he did with โ€œHairspray Live!โ€ and โ€œJesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert.โ€ His live musical credits also include โ€œGrease Live!โ€ and โ€œRent: Live,โ€ for which he won 3 Emmys.

โ€œAnnie Live!โ€ will be directed by the award-winning Lear deBessonet. Artistic Director for New Yorkโ€™s revival series, Encores, she is the recipient of an Obie Award and she created the popular Public Works program at the Public Theatre which produces community-engaged productions with as many as 200 performers.

Veteran choreographer Sergio Trujillo will choreograph the production. Recipient of the Tony award for โ€œAinโ€™t Too Proudโ€ and the Olivier award for โ€œMemphis,โ€ his credits also include hits โ€œJersey Boysโ€ and โ€œThe Addams Family.โ€

Paul Tazewell will design the costumes and Jason Sherwood the scenery. Tazewell is a veteran of two NBC live musicals, โ€œThe Wiz Live!โ€ (Emmy award) โ€œJesus Christ Superstar Live in Concertโ€ (Emmy nomination). He recently designed costumes for film Steven Spielbergโ€™s remake of โ€œWest Side Storyโ€ and is the designer of the iconic โ€œHamilton.โ€ Jason Sherwood is a two-time Emmy-winning production designer for โ€œRent: Liveโ€ and the 2020 Oscars, having worked extensively in television, in the live music space, and in all facets of theatre.

Stephen Oremus, two-time Grammy- and Tony-winning music supervisor and orchestrator, will head the music department for โ€œAnnie Live!โ€ as he did for โ€œThe Wiz Live.โ€ His blockbusters credits include โ€œWicked,โ€ โ€œFrozen,โ€ โ€œThe Book of Mormon,โ€ and Kinky Boots.โ€

The live event is being produced by Chloe Productions.

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