Erykah Badu is a visionary artist, but this week on Twitter, she's proving that her talents extend to musical casting. Perhaps reflecting on last month's broadcast of The Wiz Live!, Badu has shared three dream casts for The Wiz, each one better than the last. It's worth noting that Badu studied musical theatre and has created a one woman show that she performed earlier this year.
Check out her tweets below—DJ Khaled as the lion is a truly inspired choice—and read The FADER's piece on her mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone.
My Wiz Cast:
Dorthy- Janell Monáe
Scarecrow- Chris Brown
Tin man-Usher
Lion- Cee-Lo
Wiz-Kevin Heart
Ms1-Patti Labelle
Glenda- Dianah Ross
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) December 17, 2015
How bout the EXPLICIT WIZ:
Dorthy-Trina
Scarecrow-l'wayne
Tinman-2 short
Lion-DJ Khaled
Glenda-Jungle Pussy
Eviline-l'Kim
The Wiz-2chains
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) December 18, 2015
the RAP WIZ 2:
Dorthy-Da Brat
Scarecrow-Bushwick Bill
Tinman-Gucci Mane
Lion-Big Pun
Glenda-Remi Ma
Eviline-Missy
The Wiz- Snoop
— ErykahBadoula (@fatbellybella) December 18, 2015
