NEWCOMER SHANICE WILLIAMS CAST AS DOROTHY IN NBC’S HOLIDAY PRODUCTION OF ‘THE WIZ LIVE!’
buzzz worthy. . . 18-Year-Old New Jersey Native Will Wear the Silver Slippers and Join Previously Announced All-Star Cast A multi-talented teen from New Jersey has snagged the role of Dorothy in her first major national production. Shanice Williams she will join a field of major stars from all corners of the entertainment world. Fellow NJ native Queen Latifah has been cast as the Wiz. ‘Orange Is the New Black’s’ Uzo Aduba is Glinda the Good Witch of the South and ‘Glee’ alum Amber Riley will play Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North. Mary J. Blige is Evilene, the Wicked With of the West. Ne-Yo has been cast as the Tin Man, while Elijah Kelley comes on as the Scarecrow – joining David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion and newcomer Shanice Williams as Dorothy. The four will ease on down the road toward Common, who will play the “non-singing Gatekeeper of Oz.” UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Rising star Shanice Williams, an 18-year-old New ...