EXCLUSIVE: See Lance Gross' Portraits of the Cast of 'The Wiz Live'

The cast of The Wiz Live strikes a pose for actor and photographer Lance Gross.

Amber Riley will play Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North.

Newcomer Shanice Williams will play Dorothy.

Stephanie Mills, who played Dorothy in the original Broadway production of The Wiz, will play Auntie Em.

David Alan Grier will play the Cowardly Lion on The Wiz Live.

Ne-Yo strikes a pose for Lance Gross. The singer will be playing scarecrow in the upcoming live musical, The Wiz Live, on NBC.

Elijah Kelley will play Scarecrow in the The Wiz Live.