I want “to be” the best grandmother in the world.
I want “to be” a responsive, truthful and reliable actor.
I want “to be” a creator of love, joy, happiness and peace.
I want “to be” the owner of a beautiful home on the beach in a safe and idyllic place.
I want “to be” the spouse of a man who is loving, considerate, healthy, god-fearing, financially secure, kind, witty and generous.
I want “to be” part of the good solutions to making the world and my industry work better for black people.
I want “to be” healthy, loving, wealthy, vibrant and energetic forever.
Tony Award-Winner Lillias White returns to CHICAGO on Broadway September 14, 2021 after first appearing in the role of Matron ‘Mama’ Morton in the Broadway production in 2006. A Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-Winner for her performance in The Life, White has appeared on Broadway in Barnum, Dreamgirls, Cats, Carrie, Once on this Island, How to Succeed in Business…. and Fela! (for which she received a Tony Award nomination). She’s also made countless appearances throughout her illustrious career on film and television. In 1992, she received the Daytime Emmy Award for her work on Sesame Street. Her first solo studio album Get Yourself Some Happy! is available now at LilliasWhite.com and on all streaming platforms.