With just two months to go before The Wiz Live! airs, NBC revealed photos of the intricate costumes the stars will wear to turn themselves into the familiar characters from The Wizard Of Oz and the famous Broadway show.
The peacock network released a photo Tuesday, showing David Alan Grier as the Lion, Ne-Yo as Tinman and Elijah Kelley as Scarecrow. Newcomer Shanice Williams, who stars as Dorothy, is also in the photo, as the four of them walk down the yellow-brick road.
Unlike NBC’s past live musicals, The Wiz Live! includes several talented stars filling out nearly every part instead of just one Hollywood star anchoring the production. Queen Latifah is starring as The Wiz; Mary J. Blige is Evillene; Uzo Aduba is Glinda; Amber Riley is Addaperine; and Common is playing The Bouncer.
The Wiz Live! is another production from Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who also worked on Peter Pan Live! and The Sound Of Music Live!. The new live broadcast airs on Thursday, Dec. 3.