NBC’s live production of The Wiz has found its Dorothy in Shanice Williams. After an extensive casting call, the network decided on the 18-year-old, who will join David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion, Mary J. Blige as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Queen Latifah as the Wiz.
Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige have joined the cast of NBC’s live production of The Wiz. They join original Dorothy Stephanie Mills, who will play Auntie Em, for musical extravaganza, set to air December 3rd.
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