Queen Latifah + Mary J Blige To Star In NBC The Wiz Live!



mary-j-blige-queen-latifah21NBC has signed on Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige for The Wiz, the network’s latest live for TV musical.  Latifah will play the Wiz, who holds the keys to the Emerald City, and Mary J. Blige got the role of  the Wicked Witch of the West.  More details below.

the wiz 1976 stage playThe stars will be in The Wiz alongside original cast member Stephanie Mills, who’s playing Auntie Em.

queen latifahAs The Wiz, Latifah plays “the mysterious and powerful wizard who holds the keys to the Emerald City, but whose metamorphosis from ordinary to extraordinary is itself a hoax. She rose to her lofty position after being transported by accident to Oz in a hot air balloon during a snowstorm.”

mary-j-blige-black-nativityBlige’s Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, “holds sway over the Winkies and the Winged Monkeys that do her bidding. She captures Dorothy and her friends to avenge the unintentional murder of her evil sister, Evvamean, and to get back the powerful silver slippers given to Dorothy by the Good Witch of the North.”

NBC’s search continues for a newcomer to play the character key role of Dorothy.

The Wiz Live airs on Thursday, Dec. 3 on NBC.




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