Odds & Ends: Get a First Look at The Wiz Live!'s Costumes, Taissa Farmiga to Make Off-B'way Debut & More

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Get a First Look at The Wiz Live!'s Costumes
Everybody rejoice! We're beginning to get excited about easing on down the road with The Wiz Live!, which stars Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelly, Davai Alan Grier, Uzo Aduba, Amber Riley and more. Check out the below video as newcomer Shanice Williams, who will play Dorothy, takes us behind the scenes of the team's first photo shoot, allowing us a first look at some INCREDIBLE costumes. The NBC telecast will air on December 3.
 

Taissa Farmiga Set for Buried Child Off-Broadway
Broadway.com has confirmed that American Horror Story’s Taissa Farmiga will make her off-Broadway debut in Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child. As previously reported, Oscar nominees and real-life husband and wife Ed Harris and Amy Madigan will headline the New Group revival, under the direction of Scott Elliott. Performances are scheduled to begin in February 2016 in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre.

Robert Lawrence DeMichiell Jr. Dead at 57
Robert Lawrence DeMichiell Jr., famed for his NYC-based entertainment and culture illustrations as well as his signature art for many Broadway shows, passed away on October 12 in Manhattan after a three-year battle with cancer. Aged 57, he died peacefully at home with his husband Jeffrey M. Wilson at his side. Broadway.com’s thoughts are with DeMichiell’s family and friends.

Nick Offerman Set for Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Nick Offerman is a busy man. Along with returning to the boards in A Confederacy of Dunces in Boston (next stop Broadway?), he has lined up another TV role. According to The Wrap, the stage and screen star is set to appear in Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Thanksgiving-themed episode as Captain Holt’s (Andre Braugher) ex boyf. The show will air on November 22.

B'way Songs Cut From Live-Action Beauty and the Beast
Some more concrete news about Disney’s eagerly anticipated live-action Beauty and the Beast. “The songs from the movie are in,” composer Alan Menken told EW, referring to the 1991 animated film. “Actually, none of the songs from Broadway made the film.” However, Menken has penned, along with Tony and Oscar winner Tim Rice, more material for the project. “There’s actually three new songs written for the movie,” he added. We can’t wait to hear them! Which is a little unfortunate, as the Bill Condon-helmed project, starring Emma Watson as Belle, won’t hit movie theaters until March 17, 2017. We’ll be watching this on repeat in the meantime.