'The Wiz' Preview: See Queen Latifah's Wizard Sing

Yahoo TV Staff

So you wanted to meet the wizard? Let us tell you, you’ve come to the right place. NBC has released the first footage of Queen Latifah belting out her signature tune (“So You Wanted to See the Wizard” from Broadway’s The Wiz) in the latest promo for The Wiz Live. The video also gives us a glimpse at the elaborate Emerald City sets and costumes, and a brief sampling of Dorothy (newcomer Shanice Williams) singing the show’s closing number, “Home.”

Related: ‘The Wiz Live!’: See Dorothy and Her Friends in Costume

Based on the Tony-winning stage musical (and 1978 Oscar-nominated film starring Diana Ross), The Wiz Live also stars Mary J. Blige, Common, Uzo Aduba, David Allen Grier, and Ne-Yo.

NBC first launched their live musical specials in 2013 with The Sound of Music Live, and followed it up with Peter Pan last year. In January, Fox will get in on the act with Grease Live.

The Wiz Live airs Thursday, December 3 at on NBC.