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" Everyone at a point in their life is struggling to find out who they are and where they belong. "
Shanice Williams
Out
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Belong
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" My generation probably didn't connect with 'The Wiz' the way that other generations did. "
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" I need to take everything one step at a time. If I think about that too much, I'll miss this amazing experience. "
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" I definitely learned that when you stay humble, you really focus on the work, and you remember that it's about the work. And you have people working with you who support you and love you, then nothing can go wrong. "
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" Listen, I'm a performer, and all I'm worried about is just performing and just doing... This is what makes me happy, so no matter what, I'm going to give it my best shot, and I'm going to put myself all out there and give it 100%, and whatever happens, happens. "
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" When I got to high school, I was going to do sports, but I got kicked off the volleyball team because I kept missing it for musical theater. "
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" I've never seen a show at my high school because I was always in them. "
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" I'm from New Jersey. But I went to school in Los Angeles and all across the country. So, I can totally connect with missing home. "
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" Definitely had a lot of training since a young age. My teachers in high school have always helped me, gave me encouragement, taught me so much. "
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" I started singing in my church choir, and then when I got to middle school, I had the coolest musical theatre director, and we actually did 'The Wiz' in seventh grade, and I was Addaperle, and my grandma was like, 'Why didn't you audition for Dorothy?' But I was too nervous for that. "
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" I grew up an only child, and I always felt as if I didn't fit in. In middle school, in grammar school, and even high school, I just didn't feel like I fit in. "
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" I just want to go to Disneyland. I need that a lot, to just let everything go, go on some roller coasters and have fun. "
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" All my vocal coaches have been pretty great. Thank God. "
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" My grandparents actually, whenever they got the chance, took me to Broadway, but that started when I was in high school, because that's when I realized... At the very beginning of high school, I realized, 'Oh my gosh. Okay, this is a career choice for me.' So yeah, then they always brought me to New York to see Broadway shows whenever they could. "
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" I'm very optimistic about the future, because... Okay, with Audra McDonald, even just on Broadway, they cast her in shows that are usually not played by African-American women, so she's very inspiring to me just because of that, you know what I mean? "
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" I was eating cereal on my couch when I saw the first commercial for 'The Wiz' on TV. I dropped the spoon and the tears came out of nowhere. "
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" The first time that I stepped onto a stage, it was life-changing. For once, I felt comfortable and in a place where I belonged. It changed my life forever. "
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" If I'm not working after 'The Wiz,' I am definitely planning on going back to college in New Jersey. "
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