Lillias White

Stage
Performances 

Chicago (1996) Ambassador Theatre

Fela! (2009) Eugene O’Neill Theatre

Dreamgirls (1987) Ambassador Theatre

Cats (1982) Winter Garden Theatre

Funny Girl (2002) New Amsterdam Theatre

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995) Richard Rodgers Theatre

The Life (1997) Ethel Barrymore Theatre

Once On This Island (1990)
Booth Theatre

 

GET YOURSELF SOME HAPPY!

Described by The New York Times as a “one-of-a-kind performer who combines the sass of a classic blues mama with the skill of a Broadway star,” TONY ® and DAYTIME EMMY ® AWARD Winner LILLIAS WHITE is internationally recognized for her glorious voice and extraordinary ability to communicate the heart of a song.

Lillias’ highly-anticipated, first, solo studio album, GET YOURSELF SOME HAPPY!, is a modern mix of Motown, Standards, Rock-and-Roll, Broadway, and Jazz – all re-invented for today’s audiences.  The tracks all center on the theme of happiness. Titles range from a soulful When You Wish Upon a Star to a lightning-fast The Twist to a raw Happy Together to a sweet, tender version of You’re My Best Friend.  Her disco-inspired, orchestral You’ve Made Me So Very Happy is guaranteed to get you dancing, and her tropical Put on a Happy Face will make you grin from ear to ear.

Go Out and Get Yourself Some Happy!

Check out this new single from TONY® and Daytime EMMY® Award Winner LILLIAS WHITE’s debut solo studio album, GET YOURSELF SOME HAPPY! The full album will be available on July 23, 2021, via Old Mill Road Recording. The album is a modern mix of Motown, Standards, Rock-and-Roll, Broadway, and Jazz – all re-invented for today’s audiences.

The tracks all center on the theme of happiness. Titles range from a soulful When You Wish Upon a Star to a lightning-fast The Twist to a raw Happy Together – and her tropical Put on a Happy Face will make you grin from ear to ear.

For more: LilliasWhite.com

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Ricardo Shields is a 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award, 2020, 2021, and 2022 ENCORE AWARD / The Actors Fund and winner of the 2022.

Recently, he won the 2022 Legend Award from his alma mater Ohio University.

He is the 2021 winner of the Paul Robeson Award, presented (jointly) by the Actors Equity Association and the Actors Equity Foundation.

Research Accomplishments:
His extensive professional credits as a Director, Stage manager, and Actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional) As an actor he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Another World, Guiding Light, The Cosby Show, and the ITV television series "Special Needs" and commercials and film.

Professor Shields is a member of the Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the American Guild of Musical Artists performance unions and an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

He began his artistic academic career in New York City at Playwrights Horizon, The South Bronx Action Theatre, and Mind Builders, and then was invited to join the teaching staff at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival). He represented the United States for Theatre Young Audiences at the ASSITEJ Theatre Festival in London, England.

He has been a Professor and Visiting Artist at Ohio University, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Macalester College, Randolph- Macon College, Susquehanna University, and SUNY Potsdam.

He holds B.F.A and M.F.A, Degrees from Ohio University.

Website(s)

Iforcolor.org [Research]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Ricardo_Shields [Career]