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Mary J. Blige Is the Wickedest Witch in the West in New The Wiz Live! Promo

NBC has released new photo and video featuring Blige as well as Queen Latifah and more.

The December 3 air date of NBC's The Wiz Live! is less than two weeks away, and the network has saved some of the best for last, in terms of promotional materials — and by that we mean Mary J. Blige.

Mary J. Blige as Evillene for NBC's The Wiz Live!
Mary J. Blige as Evillene for NBC's The Wiz Live!
(© Paul Gilmore/NBC)

Not only have the first images of Blige as Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, recently been released, but The Wiz fans can also now get a taste of Blige's show-stopping number "No Bad News."

In addition to Blige, The Wiz Live!'s star-studded primary cast features Common (the gatekeeper to Oz), Queen Latifah (the Wiz), David Alan Grier (Cowardly Lion), Stephanie Mills (Aunt Em), Uzo Aduba (Glinda), Amber Riley (Addaperle), Ne-Yo (Tin Man), and Elijah Kelley (Scarecrow). Newcomer Shanice Williams will take on the leading role of Dorothy for the live broadcast.

Tony winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun) will stage the live production, which is based on Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown's Tony-winning stage version. Four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots) will contribute new material to Brown's book. Craig Zadan and Neil Meron serve as executive producers, with Universal Television producing.