As a busy vocalist, recording artist and producer, Kyla Jade is no stranger to the road. But with the new North American tour of The Wiz making its way to Tennessee Performing Arts Center next week, this versatile Nashville-based singer is quick to admit that “there’s no place like home.”

The Wiz

Sept. 23-28 at TPAC’s Jackson Hall

“I actually saw my first Broadway show at TPAC as a college student,” says Jade, who attended Fisk University and has called Nashville home for 23 years. “So it definitely feels like a full-circle moment to be back there, performing for so many wonderful friends. I’ve been hearing from everybody , which is really exciting. I’m ready to come home, and I’m very proud of the show that we’ve built.”

Jade grew up in Kansas and got her start singing in the chur

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