In this episode, we sit down with dancer and musical theater artist Quiantae Mapenzie Johnson to talk about her journey from the South to the stage.

She opens up about the culture shock of attending an HBCU, finding her path through trial and error, and the emotional moment she realized she wasn’t coming back home — because Broadway was calling.

🎙 Highlights:

• Why Alabama State felt like Black excellence from day one
  

• The bootcamp process behind Hamilton
  

• How she booked her first major gig without an agent
  

• The unspoken power of visibility and mentorship in dance
  

It’s not just a success story — it’s a blueprint for beating the odds.