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Queen Latifah Talks Bessie

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Man Hold Up!   —  Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige are getting ready to “ease on down the road.”  The two are the latest additions to NBC’s live production of “The Wiz Live!”  Latifah and Blige will play Wiz and Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West respectively.  The only other castmember named in the production is Stephanie Mills who originated the role of Dorothy in the Broadway version of the show.  For the TV production she will take on the role of Auntie Em.  The production will air on NBC on December 3rd. 

 

 

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07-29-2015 02:03:06