Dec 03, 2015 at 11:20 pm

The Wiz's Shanice Williams Is Getting Twitter Love from Celebs!

Shanice Williams had her “star is born” moment on Thursday (December 3) while playing the role of Dorothy in NBC’s The Wiz Live.

The 19-year-old actress made her professional debut with in the production and she sure will be around for a long time, if some of Hollywood and Broadway’s biggest stars get their say!

Tons of celebs were live tweeting the event and they all had praise for Shanice. Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald put it perfectly and you can read her tweet below.

Make sure to check out the full cast list for a recap of the show!

.@LuvbeingShanice your world is about to "change its face" but I know where you're going…as far and as high as you want. #TheWizLive

— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) December 4, 2015

Click inside to read more tweets about Shanice Williams…

Thank you little Dorothy. #home #aStarisBorn

— Kristin Chenoweth (@KChenoweth) December 4, 2015

BRAVA!!!!!!! And just like that a star is born!!!! #ShaniceWilliams #firstaudition #godisgood #TheWizLive #leadinglady

— Patina Miller (@patinamiller) December 4, 2015

Sing it babygirl!! Don't know her but I'm proud as hell of this young lady! Leading that brilliant cast with such ease and so much grace!

— Patina Miller (@patinamiller) December 4, 2015

Young performers please be inspired by this! Anything is possible!! Hard work pays off! Congrats to the cast and crew of this wonderful show

— Patina Miller (@patinamiller) December 4, 2015

YOU �’� BETTA �’� SING �’� SHANICE �’�. Wow. Just wow. Can everybody hire her now? For all the shows?

— Melinda Doolittle (@mdoolittle) December 4, 2015

OH MY GOD THAT GIRL I LOVE HER plus she's way too young to take any of my roles so I'm not afraid of her #TheWiz

— Patti Murin (@PattiMurin) December 4, 2015