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Shanice Williams (born July 9, 1996), also known as Shanice Shantay, is an American actress and singer. She is known for her performance as Dorothy in the televised live performance of NBC 's The Wiz Live! in December 2015.
The Wiz Live! was an American television special that aired live on NBC on December 3, 2015. [1] Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron , it was a performance of a new adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz , a soul / R&B reinterpretation of L. Frank Baum 's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . [ 2 ]
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum 's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) in the context of contemporary African-American culture .
In 2015, Shanice Williams performed this song live in the Broadway/television adaptation of both the film and Broadway version of The Wiz. Gladys Knight performed the songs at a BET 85th Birthday Celebration Tribute to Quincy Jones in 2018.
The song appears in NBC's 2015 production of The Wiz Live!, performed by the TV special's stars Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, Ne-Yo and David Alan Grier. [ 1 ] In 2015, Saturday Night Live cast members Sasheer Zamata , Michael Che , Jay Pharoah and Kenan Thompson sang part of the song, while respectively portraying Dorothy and her friends in ...
Shanice Williams: The Wiz Live! NBC: 2017: Kerry Washington: Confirmation: HBO [14] Rhyon Nicole Brown: Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le: Lifetime: Audra McDonald: Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill: HBO: Sophie Okonedo: The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses: PBS: Teyonah Parris: Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story: TV ...
Shanice Williams – The Wiz Live! Best Supporting Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series Best Supporting Actress in a TV Movie or Limited Series; Bokeem Woodbine – Fargo . Charles S. Dutton – Bessie ; Cuba Gooding Jr. – The Book of Negroes ; David Alan Grier – The Wiz Live! Michael K. Williams – Bessie
Elijah Kelley (born August 1, 1986) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. He appeared in films such as 28 Days (2000), Take the Lead (2006), Hairspray (2007), Red Tails (2012), Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013), NBC's live-musical event The Wiz Live!