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 ...

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After the opening scene where they played farmhands, David Alan Grier, Elijah Kelley and Ne-Yo had less than 20 minutes to change into their respective outfits as the Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Man.

*You saw NBC’s “The Wiz Live!” last night and now you need the soundtrack in your life. Sony Music Masterworks and Broadway Records are making it available Dec ...

*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 ...

Previously, NBC had been rumored to be deciding between The Music Man and The Wiz for their 2015 live musical production, and it seems they have finally made their decision. The Wiz is a modernized ...

NEW YORK — Peek behind the curtain at “The Wiz Live!” and you’ll find there is indeed a wizard — or three. They are costumer Paul Tazewell and makeup artists Dave and Lou Elsey, who are turning actors ...

Though Ne-Yo's "dab" became the most-tweeted about moment from NBC's The Wiz Live! (NBC reports that over 15K tweets were sent about the dab, the minute Ne-Yo hit the move), Tin Man Ne-Yo had no idea ...

(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 ...

Two more stars are easing on down the yellow brick road! E! News has confirmed that Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige have just joined NBC's live adaptation of the "The Wiz Live!" And they're both ...