PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Lillias White
By Ernio Hernandez
10 Nov 2009
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| Lillias White |
| Full given name: | Lillias Diane White |
| Hometown: | Brooklyn, Baby! |
| Zodiac sign: | Cancer/Leo |
| Audition song: | "Don't Rain On My Parade" |
| Special skills: | Juggling! Also managing parenthood and career. |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | The River Niger in 1973 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Hello, Dolly! with Pearl Bailey |
| Favorite showtune: | "That's Enough for Me" from Romance in Hard Times by William Finn |
| Web obsession: | NYTimes.com |
| Last book you read: | "Water for Elephants" |
| Must-see TV show: | "True Blood" & "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" |
| Last good movie you saw: | "Coraline" |
| Favorite board game: | Scrabble |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Mariah Carey |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | Deal or No Deal on my iPhone |
| First stage kiss: | Dreamgirls with Obba Babatunde |
| Favorite post-show meal: | The Palm - Chilean Sea Bass, Hash Browns & Spinach |
| How you got your Equity card: | Bus & truck company of The Wiz |
| Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? | SVU edition - 3 times - a guidance counselor, a hooker & a nun! |
| Worst costume ever: | Skyline - a leopard print unitard |
| Pet's name: | Mixie - my 16-year-old Manchester Rat Terrier |
| Favorite junk food: | Jalapeno kettle chips |
| Who would play you in the movie? | Taraji P. Henson or Jamilah White |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | "Pieces of April" |
| If you had to go back and play one role for the rest of your life, which would it be? | Hennie Smith in Romance in Hard Times because she's an optimist. |



