PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Lillias White

By Ernio Hernandez
10 Nov 2009

Lillias White
Lillias White

Lillias White — who co-stars in the new Broadway musical Fela! — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.


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.