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surprising hit in its productions
and live airings of legendary mu-
sicals, including the recent "Jesus
Christ Superstar Live in Concert"
starring John Legend, and it's an-
nounced that preliminary produc-
tion has begun on a live interpre-
tation of "Hair," tentatively
scheduled for a spring 2019 pre-
miere.
"Hair" first made waves on
Broadway in 1968 following an
off-Broadway debut the previous
year, and it almost immediately
attracted controversy for a scene
that includes nudity, as well as its
allusions to homosexuality and
drug use. Despite that, the musi-
cal about a hippie struggling with
a life-changing decision survived
the controversy and has gone on
to stand the test of time.
The "Hair" announcement
comes just a few months after
production on a live interpreta-
tion of "Bye Bye Birdie" was de-
layed for a second time. That mu-
sical was originally intended to
be 2017's holiday event, but due
to producer and star Jennifer Lo-
pez's ("World of Dance") busy
schedule, it was postponed until
2018, but now even that later
date has been pushed back until
2019 at the earliest.
It's still too early for any names
to be attached to "Hair," but the
pedigree of NBC's live produc-
tions has consistently attracted
top talent. In addition to Lopez
and Legend, Carrie Underwood
("The Sound of Music Live!"),
Jennifer Hudson ("Hairspray
Live!") and Christopher Walken
("Peter Pan Live!") have also
starred in NBC's musicals.
Stay tuned for more news
about casting and dates for
NBC's live production of "Hair"
as the planned spring 2019 pre-
miere date approaches.
Basket case: FX isn't clown-
ing around when it comes to one
of its most celebrated comedies.
"Baskets," the series created by
and starring Zach Galifianakis
("The Hangover," 2009) in dual
roles, has been renewed for a
fourth season.
Also starring Martha Kelly
("Spider-Man: Homecoming,"
2017) and Louie Anderson ("Life
with Louie"), the latter of whom
won an Emmy for his perfor-
mance in the series, "Baskets" is
the story of professional clown
Chip Baskets (Galifianakis), who
flunked out of a prestigious
French clowning school and is
forced to work as a rodeo clown
in his hometown in California.
Galifianakis also plays Chip's
twin brother, Dale, while Ander-
son plays their mother,
Christine.
Make no mistake — "Baskets"
is rarely a laugh-out-loud kind of
comedy, but it's one that makes
its audiences chuckle, cringe and
groan in equal measure. There re-
ally isn't much else like it on TV,
giving it a unique position in the
comedy landscape.
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