""My very first stage experience was going to see a production of 'Tambourines to Glory' at Miami Northwestern Senior High School," Fanae' said. "I remember being so captivated by it. There was something so mesmerizing about seeing the arts and the actors being able to tell a story and it being so real," added the graduate of Booker T. Washington Senior High School in Miami."
""Whigham - who said he \"came out of the womb dancing,\" first getting into hip-hop and ballroom, then ballet, jazz, modern and musical theater - was also shaped by South Florida's arts programs. \"I used to go to the Arsht Center and watch the Miami City Ballet, and I saw shows like 'The Lion King' at that very theater,\" said Whigham, a graduate of Dillard High School's performing arts program. \"Now I get to perform on that same stage.\""
The 50th-anniversary national tour of The Wiz opens at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts as the first show in the Broadway in Miami season. Amitria Fanae', a Miami native who plays Addaperle and understudies Aunt Em and Evillene, and Kameren Whigham, an ensemble member originally from Fort Lauderdale, both grew up in South Florida performing arts programs. Fanae' recalled first seeing Tambourines to Glory at Miami Northwestern Senior High School and being captivated by live storytelling. Whigham trained in hip-hop, ballroom, ballet, jazz, modern and musical theater and previously watched The Lion King at the Arsht Center before performing there. The revival follows a 2024 Broadway run and reimagines L. Frank Baum's tale with soul, R&B, gospel-rock and '70s funk, touring Miami Oct. 7-12 and West Palm Beach Oct. 21-26.
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