Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah Join NBC’s The Wiz Live!

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Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah Join NBC’s The Wiz Live!

Ben A. Pruchnie & Jason Merritt for Getty Images

After NBC struck success with 2013’s The Sound Of Music Live! and last year’s Peter Pan Live!, it looks like they’ll be doing a musical every year from now on. Their next adaptation is The Wiz and, as EW reports, they’ve wrangled two big stars to headline: Queen Latifah will play the titular character and Mary J. Blige will be the Wicked Witch Of The West. They’ll join a cast that includes original Wiz Broadway cast member Stephanie Mills, who will play Auntie Em. The search for a newcomer to fill Dorothy’s role continues. The Wiz Live! will air on 12/3 on NBC.

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