Lillias

There "Lillias" pass'd with fairy step, in hood and mantle green,

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 574, November 3, 1832 Title Various

Maybe that's why Lillias White sat out the finale yet took a curtain call.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Broadway By The Year -- 1997" Not Vintage But Fun Michael Giltz 2011

Combining Broadway and Gospel styles is a potential recipe for disaster, but Lillias White mixes the two with uncommon subtlety, stealing every sequence she's in.

Salutes to Cy and Stanley Will Friedwald 2011

Lillias White brings the house down with "Too Old For the Oldest Profession," from the 1997 The Life, with lyrics by Ira Gasman.

Howard Kissel: The Best Is Yet to Come Howard Kissel 2011

Tony winners Chuck Cooper and Lillias White both dug into their show-stoppers with easy magnetism.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Broadway By The Year -- 1997" Not Vintage But Fun Michael Giltz 2011

Maybe that's why Lillias White sat out the finale yet took a curtain call.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Broadway By The Year -- 1997 Not Vintage But Fun Michael Giltz 2011

Lillias White, the Tony Award-winning singer who originated the part, was superb.

2010 Kennedy Center Honors Watch: Bill T. Jones Jacqueline Trescott 2010

Maybe that's why Lillias White sat out the finale yet took a curtain call.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Broadway By The Year -- 1997" Not Vintage But Fun Michael Giltz 2011

Tony winners Chuck Cooper and Lillias White both dug into their show-stoppers with easy magnetism.

Michael Giltz: Theater: Broadway By The Year -- 1997 Not Vintage But Fun Michael Giltz 2011

Tony winners Chuck Cooper and Lillias White both dug into their show-stoppers with easy magnetism.

Michael Giltz: Theater: "Broadway By The Year -- 1997" Not Vintage But Fun Michael Giltz 2011