TAMPA — Darci Lynn & Friends will be presented on Saturday, March 14, 7:30 p.m., in Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa.

Tickets start at $43. Visit strazcenter.org.

Ventriloquism may not be the most obvious route to stardom, but the road less traveled was a great choice for Darci Lynne. She triumphed on “America’s Got Talent” at age 12 and navigated tours while still in middle and then high school. She’s got a cast of crazy characters she brings to life on stage, but she’s also got songs — she’s a singer and a songwriter as well. Since then, it’s been a flurry of in-person and television appearances, as well as a massive online presence with 5 million followers on TikTok alone.