Shanice Williams absolutely nailed her performance as Dorothy in NBC’s The Wiz Live! which aired on December 3, 2015. One of the best musical numbers of the night was Williams’ performance of “Home,” with the 18-year-old New Jersey Native showing an incredible range during the heart-wrenching song.
The cast of NBC’s live musical also included Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, David Alan Grier, Queen Latifah, Common, Mary J. Blige, Uzo Aduba, Amber Riley, and Stephanie Mills. Kenny Leon and Matthew Diamond directed the special musical broadcast with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (The Sound of Music Live!, Peter Pan Live!) executive producing.
If you missed the live broadcast, NBC will be airing The Wiz again on December 19, 2015 at 8pm. The broadcast drew in 11.5 million viewers, a huge increase over the network’s live presentation of Peter Pan last year.
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