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Muppets' Wonderful Wizard of Oz to star Ashanti in ABC Wonderful World of Disney film

This May, international R&B super star Ashanti makes her leading lady debut as "Dorothy" in the original telefilm, "The Muppets' Wonderful Wizard of Oz," for the ABC Television Network.

Joining her in this madcap adventure movie are actress/rapper/producer superstar Queen Latifah ("Chicago," "Barbershop 2") as her beloved guardian "Auntie Em" and action film master, director Quentin Tarrantino ("Kill Bill," vols. 1 and 2) in a cameo as himself.

David Alan Grier ("Life with Bonnie") portrays Uncle Henry and Jeffrey Tambor ("Arrested Development") is the Wizard of Oz. "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" airs May 20, 2005 (8:00 p.m., ET), as part of the hit family franchise, "The Wonderful World of Disney."

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Source: Press Release

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