The first press photo of Ne-Yo dressed as the Tin Man has surfaced online. People magazine published the pic, featuring Ne in full silver garb for the upcoming NBC adaptation of The Wiz Live!.
"He is a woodsman translated into the world of tin," says costume designer Paul Tazewell. "It's much more literal to work clothing than it is created out of a patchwork of metal. And it's topped off with a tree-worker's metal hat."
The cast also features Queen Latifah as the Wiz, Mary J. Blige as Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, Common as the Bouncer, the gatekeeper to Emerald City, Shanice Williams as Dorothy, Elijah Kelley as the Scarecrow, and David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion.
The Wiz Live! airs on December 3 at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.
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