Entertainment TV FIRST LOOK: Check Out 'The Wiz Live!' 's Edgy, High-Fashion Costumes "We re creating a fantasy land that also is inspired by some of the imagery you'd see today," costume designer Paul Tazewell tells PEOPLE By Patrick Gomez Patrick Gomez Patrick Gomez is the Editor in Chief/General Manager of Entertainment Weekly. Formerly at People magazine and The A.V. Club, the Critics Choice and Television Critics Association member has appeared on 'Today,' 'Extra!,' 'Access Hollywood,' 'E! News,' 'CNN,' and 'Nightline,' and can be seen frequently on 'Good Morning America.' Follow the Texas Native at @PatrickGomezLA wherever your media is social for all things 'For All Mankind' 'Top Chef,' and puppy related. People Editorial Guidelines Published on October 13, 2015 01:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Kwaku Alston/NBC The Wiz Live! may not be airing until Dec. 3, but PEOPLE has the exclusive First Look photos of Dorothy and her friends in costume. “We’re creating a fantasy land that also is inspired by some of the imagery you’d see today,” Tony-nominated costume designer Paul Tazewell says in the next issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. “It’s the edgiest of high-fashion from now but in the world of the Emerald City.” Shanice Williams as Dorothy “It’s greatly influenced by where we start: a contemporary Kansas,” says Tazewell. “Dorothy is dressed as a modern teenager.” Elijah Kelley as the Scarecrow “He’s a fashion-forward scarecrow,” says Tazewell. “His suit is something you would find at a secondhand store but when he embodies it, becomes much more hip – reminiscent of Basquiat character.” Ne-Yo as the Tin Man “He is a woodsman translated into the world of tin,” says Tazewell. “It’s much more literal to work clothing than it is created out of a patchwork of metal. And it’s topped off with a tree-worker’s metal hat.” David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion “We see him as a real lion,” says Tazewell. “His updated look is a mane that is made out of dreads and a vest that is styled in a more contemporary way.” For more on The Wiz Live! on NBC, pick up this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday