L.A. Times - Entertainment — She was a 22-year-old rapper when she auditioned for the part of hard-living, Depression-era blues icon Bessie Smith. But Queen Latifah believed, even as a new actress, that she could bring something valuable to the role. more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — You might think that by the time an actor is an Emmy nominee that all of his or her career dreams have come true. Well, not necessarily. It turns out there's always a fantasy role lurking in the back of most actors' minds. We asked a few of this year... more info

Perez Hilton — This is shaping up to be a pretty stellar cast! Following Tuesday's announcement that Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige had been added to this Winter's The Wiz Live!, even more A-List stars are now rumored to be part of the musical event. That's becaus... more info

Stereogum — After NBC struck success with 2013’s The Sound Of Music Live! and last year’s Peter Pan Live!, it looks like they’ll be doing a musical every year from now on. Their next adaptation is The Wiz and, as EW reports, they’ve wrangled two big star... more info

Perez Hilton — NBC is at it again! The network announced back in March that it was going to put on a live TV adaptation of the popular Broadway musical The Wiz, in the same vein as Peter Pan Live! and The Sound of Music Live! Now, two of the leads have been reveale... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Queen Latifah and Mary J. Blige will be part of "The Wiz Live!" - the song and dance retelling of "The Wizard of Oz" slated for NBC on Dec. 3. more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — It took two decades to bring "Bessie" to fruition, but the wait seems to have been worth it. more info

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