White earned a Drama Desk nomination for her performance in the 2009 revival of Finian's Rainbow. Other Broadway credits include Barnum, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago and Welcome to the Club.
She has appeared on screen in "Law & Order," "Boys on the Side" and "Nunsense."
| Full given name: | Terri White |
| Where you were born/where you were raised: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Zodiac Sign: | Aquarius |
| What your parents did/do for a living: | Show business. Father a "hoofer" and Mother played trumpet.
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| Current audition song/monologue: | "Who Can I Turn To?" |
| Special skills: | Playing classical Bassoon, juggling, horseback riding and jumping, tennis and bowling |
| Something you're REALLY bad at: | Cooking |
| First Broadway show you ever saw: | West Side Story |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Annie Get Your Gun with Ethel Merman |
| Current show other than your own you have been recommending to friends: | Mary Poppins |
| Some favorite showtune(s) of all time: | Anything from West Side Story and "Who Can I Turn To?" from Roar of the Greasepaint... |
| Favorite "golden age" Broadway composers: | Rodgers and Hart |
| Favorite contemporary Broadway composers | Cy Coleman Kander and Ebb |
| Some favorite musicals: | Ain't Misbehavin' Barnum Chorus Line |
| Stars of the past or present you would most love to perform with: | Ethel Merman, Katharine Hepburn, Rock Hudson, Gene Kelly |
| Your personal vocal idols, living or dead: | Mabel Mercer, Sarah Vaughan, Alberta Hunter, Leontyne Price |
| One performance - attended - that you will never forget: | Sweeney Todd, when the set collapsed. Angela Lansbury ad-libbed until she was able to get on stage and finish her song. There was a very long ovation. |
| Music that makes you cry, any genre: | "What I Did for Love" from Chorus Line "Everything Must Change" |
| MAC or PC? | MAC |
| Most played song on your iPod: | "Mississippi Goddamn" by Nina Simone |
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| Last book you read: | "The Help" |
| Must-see TV shows: | "Holmes Inspection" on HGTV |
| A film you consider a classic: | "The Blind Side" |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Liza Minnelli |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | Video games |
| Favorite cities: | New Orleans, Key West and Amsterdam |
| Favorite sport/team/player: | Football, The New York Jets! |
| First CD/Tape/LP you owned: | South Pacific |
| When you first realized you could sing: | Singing "Bali Hai" from South Pacific when I was 10 years old |
| First stage kiss: | Never! Always played the matchmaker! |
| Favorite or most memorable onstage role as a child/teenager: | Doing Finian's Rainbow with my father at 8 years old |
| Favorite pre-/post- show meal: | Pasta at Angus McIndoe |
| Favorite liquid refreshment: | Marker's Mark with Ginger Ale |
| Pre-show rituals or warm-ups: | Stretching backstage, on stage level. |
