Queen Latifah & Mary J. Blige Set for NBC Telecast of The Wiz
No bad news here! Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige have been tapped for the live telecast of The Wiz. The musical will air on NBC on December 3, with plans to bring it to Broadway in the 2016-17 season. Latifah is set to take on the role of the titular Wiz, the mysterious and powerful wizard who holds the keys to the Emerald City. The Grammy Award-winning singer-turned-actress received an Academy Award nominatio…