The Wiz Live! held open auditions for the role of Dorothy, and one lucky New Jersey native beat out hundreds. Eighteen-year-old Shanice Williams landed the lead role of Dorothy, and the newcomer only ...

The airing of “The Wiz Live!” Thursday, December 3 rd 8/7c on NBC is truly a momentous occasion considering the fact that when the Broadway musical “The Wiz” was scheduled for a Broadway run, ...

The Wiz Live! is ready to hit the yellow brick road—that is, begin production—because the musical has just cast its Dorothy. TVLine reports that 18-year-old Shanice Williams will play the Kansas girl ...

(L-R): Elijah Kelley as Scarecrow, Ne-Yo as Tin-Man, Mary J Blige as Evillene in NBC’s “The Wiz Live!” NBC Virginia Sherwood/NBC Soon, a determined girl named Dorothy will ease on down that road in ...

Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige are easing on down the road in NBC’s The Wiz Live! But neither of them will play Dorothy. Queen Latifah will take on the role of the great and powerful Wiz of Emerald ...

*NBC’s live version of “The Wiz” has found its Tin Man and Scarecrow. Ne-Yo has been cast as the Tin Man, while Elijah Kelley comes on as the Scarecrow – joining David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion ...

They're home (and we can't wait for them to invite us over)! Click below for all-new footage of Queen Latifah and Shanice Williams belting it out onstage in NBC's THE WIZ LIVE! The upcoming holiday ...