Yes it is confirmed. Ashanti was cast to play Dorothy in the hit Broadway musical “The Wiz”. The show will run in New York City for the summer. It’s the major role of the whole show and for sure it’s going to be a challenge for Ashanti to play live on every show at the New York City Center. From June 12 to July 5, Ashanti and the other casts will play the all-time classic show that was first performed back in 1975.

The Wiz is an award-winning Broadway musical and had received 7 Tony Awards. It was even turned into a movie in 1978 where Michael Jackson played the role of ScareCrow while Diana Ross played the Dorothy part.

Will Ashanti give justice to the part and make Diana Ross proud? Well, we just have to wait and see. It’s a lot harder for Ashanti because playing live on Broadway is no joke. You have to memorize all your lines and master everything because you are not allowed to make any mistake while on stage.

The Broadway musical is based on the book by L. Frank Baum entitled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which we are all familiar with. Ashanti will add this on her already filled resume. Just when you think Ashanti did everything, then she surprises us with something new from her.