The Tony Award-winning musical celebrates its 40th anniversary tonight with a star-studded remake. Joining Williams are Mills as Auntie Em, Queen Latifah as The Wiz, Mary J. Blige as Evillene, David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion, Uzo Aduba as Glinda, Amber Riley as Addaperle, Elijah Kelley as the Scarecrow, Ne-Yo as the Tin Man and Common as the Bouncer.
The Wiz Live! begins at 8 PM ET. Tune into Playbill.com as well as our social channels on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for exclusive coverage all night long.
Stephanie Mills and Shanice Williams
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Amber Riley
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