elijah kelly. >> jimmy: neyo! >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i heard he's fantastic. >> the tin man. he is magnificent. >> jimmy: somebody said ne-yo is unbelievable. >> he is magnificent. you're going to be crushed when you hear some of these songs he sings. he sings so beautifully, such a a great actor. elijah kelly. >> jimmy: my man. >> shanice williams, a new discovery, as dorothy. >> jimmy: yeah, i don't know her. >> from jersey. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> they discovered her out of thousands of people. what do you think? >> jimmy: shanice. >> and then, come on, your boy. >> jimmy: david alan grier. how is he doing -- [ cheers ] he's the cowardly lion? >> david alan grier is the -- >> jimmy: he's one of the funniest people i've ever met in my life. >> jimmy, you know how hard it was to do "taxi," man. come on. we couldn't even keep a a straight face. >> jimmy: 'cause we were crying the whole time. >> it's the same thing with david alan grier, but he's in a a lion outfit tryin'

he sings so beautifully, such a elijah kelly. >> jimmy: mymyan. >>>>hanice williams, a new >> jimmy: yeah, i don't know her. >> from jersey. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> they discovered her out of thousands of people. what do you think? >> jimmy: shanice. >> and then, come e , your boy. >> jimmy: david alan grier. how is he doing -- [ cheers ] he's the cowardly lion? >> david alan grier is the -- >> jimmy: he's one of the funniest people i've ever met in my life. >> jimmy, yoknow how hard it was to do "taxi," man. come on. we couldn't even keep a a straight face. >> jimmy: 'cause we were crying the whole time. >> it's the same thing with david alan grier, but he's in b a lion outfit tryin' to have -- "so,o,ana --" he calls me e my real name. >> jimmy: yeah, he's a giant lion. >> he's a huge lion. >> jimmy: you can't have a a conversaon with a lion. >>ith whiskers. [ laughter ] no, man. you can't have that conversation with me. he's fantastic. >> jimmy: you've done "the wiz." i go, "oh my goodness, the first --" not the whiz, sorr

in addition to the stars you saw in the story, the cast includes elijah kelly and the woman who played dorothy in the original bloodway break in the 70's stephanie mill, she is playing and youy em this time around. >> the wiz live airs tonight at 8:00. then get caught up on all the day's top stories from the night team on 7 news at 11:00. >> adam: i'm adam williams, in minutes we're following new developments in the deadly shooting in california. pipe bombs and loads of ammunition discovered not only found on the scene but also at the suspect's home. suspect behind bars after a shooting that killed a computer rail conductor on thanksgiving day and a local woman arrested accused of faking a brain tumor to steal tens of thousands of dollars. those stories plus your >> kim: so glad are with us, there is another 30 minutes of 7 news ahead. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> announcer: now at 6:00 alarming details about the alleged suspect behind the california shootings. pipe bombs and loads of ammunition found at the suspects' homes. we're learning more about