Tony and Emmy Award winning actress/singer LILLIAS WHITE brings her powerhouse vocals to the historic Orinda Theatre in a rare Bay Area concert. You don't want to miss the chance to see the Broadway legend up close and personal when she opens the new Live At the Orinda concert series at the beautiful and intimate Orinda Theatre cabaret space.
On Broadway, Lillias White was honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, People's Choice Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress In A Musical for her role in Cy Coleman's THE LIFE.
Lillias White recently won a 2018 NAACP Award for her starring role in MA RAINY'S BLACK BOTTOM (directed by Tony and Emmy winner Phylicia Rashad). Some of her other Broadway roles include FELA! (Tony nomination), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and CHICAGO. In film, Lillias had roles in the animated features HERCULES, and ANASTASIA and on TV, Ms. White was featured on SESAME STREET (Emmy Award), LAW AND ORDER, and Baz Luhrmann's Netflix series, THE GET DOWN.
"Ms. White's voice can penetrate the heavens!" NY Times
"A one-of-a-kind performer...what sets her above and apart from most, is her ruthless honesty." NY Times
Tony and Emmy Award winning actress/singer LILLIAS WHITE brings her powerhouse vocals to the historic Orinda Theatre in a rare Bay Area concert. You don't want to miss the chance to see the Broadway legend up close and personal when she opens the new Live At the Orinda concert series at the beautiful and intimate Orinda Theatre cabaret space.
On Broadway, Lillias White was honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, People's Choice Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress In A Musical for her role in Cy Coleman's THE LIFE.
Lillias White recently won a 2018 NAACP Award for her starring role in MA RAINY'S BLACK BOTTOM (directed by Tony and Emmy winner Phylicia Rashad). Some of her other Broadway roles include FELA! (Tony nomination), ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, and CHICAGO. In film, Lillias had roles in the animated features HERCULES, and ANASTASIA and on TV, Ms. White was featured on SESAME STREET (Emmy Award), LAW AND ORDER, and Baz Luhrmann's Netflix series, THE GET DOWN.
"Ms. White's voice can penetrate the heavens!" NY Times
"A one-of-a-kind performer...what sets her above and apart from most, is her ruthless honesty." NY Times
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