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b'Described by The New York Times as a \\u201cone-of-a-kind performer who combines the sass of a classic blues mama with the skill of a Broadway star,\\u201d Lillias White is world-renowned for her glorious voice and extraordinary ability to communicate the heart of a song.\\nHer performance in\\xa0Cy Coleman\\u2019s Broadway musical,\\xa0The Life, won her the TONY\\xae AWARD for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for a second TONY\\xae AWARD for her brilliant work in\\xa0Fela!\\xa0Additional Broadway credits include: Barnum, Dreamgirls, Cats, Carrie, Once on This Island, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Chicago. Other Off-Broadway and Regional Credits include The Public Theater\\u2019s Romance in Hard Times, for which she won the OBIE\\xae AWARD, Ma Rainey\\u2019s Black Bottom (directed by Phylicia Rashad), for which she won the NAACP AWARD, and the Carnegie Hall Concert version of South Pacific, starring Reba McEntire, which was also broadcast on PBS\\u2019 Great Performances.\\xa0\\nIn addition to receiving Broadway acclaim, Lillias is internationally-recognized for her TV and film work. Lillias received the DAYTIME EMMY\\xae AWARD for her role as Lillian Edwards for Outstanding Performer in a Children\\u2019s Series on\\xa0Sesame Street in 1992, and is beloved by audiences around the world for voicing the lead muse Calliope in Disney\\u2019s animated feature\\xa0Hercules. Film credits include Pieces of April (starring Katie Holmes) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (starring Jim Carrey). Recent TV credits include the Baz Luhrmann-directed NETFLIX series The Get Down, as well as Russian Doll and Search Party. She has appeared in cabarets and concert halls around the world, including The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House. She can be heard on several Broadway cast albums, in addition to her acclaimed From Brooklyn to Broadway.\\nGet Yourself Some Happy! which is Lillias\\u2019 first solo studio album,\\xa0was released on\\xa0July 23,\\xa02021\\xa0via Old Mill Road Recording.\\xa0\\nInstagram\\xa0\\xa0@LilliasWhiteOfficial\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'