Lillias White

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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,” Lillias White is world-renowned for her glorious voice and extraordinary ability to communicate the heart of a song.

Her performance in Cy Coleman’s Broadway musical, The Life, won her the TONY® AWARD for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for a second TONY® AWARD for her brilliant work in Fela! Additional Broadway credits include: Barnum, Dreamgirls, Cats, Carrie, Once on This Island, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Chicago. Other Off-Broadway and Regional Credits include The Public Theater’s Romance in Hard Times, for which she won the OBIE® AWARD, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (directed by Phylicia Rashad), for which she won the NAACP AWARD, and the Carnegie Hall Concert version of South Pacific, starring Reba McEntire, which was also broadcast on PBS’ Great Performances.

In addition to receiving Broadway acclaim, Lillias is internationally-recognized for her TV and film work. Lillias received the DAYTIME EMMY® AWARD for her role as Lillian Edwards for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series on Sesame Street in 1992, and is beloved by audiences around the world for voicing the lead muse Calliope in Disney’s animated feature Hercules. Film credits include Pieces of April (starring Katie Holmes) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (starring Jim Carrey). Recent TV credits include the Baz Luhrmann-directed NETFLIX series The Get Down, as well as Russian Doll and Search Party. She has appeared in cabarets and concert halls around the world, including The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House. She can be heard on several Broadway cast albums, in addition to her acclaimed From Brooklyn to Broadway.

Get Yourself Some Happy! which is Lillias’ first solo studio album, is being released on July 23, 2021 via Old Mill Road Recording. It’s 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 sweet, tender version of You’re My Best Friend. Her disco-inspired, orchestral You’ve Made Me So Very Happy will inspire dancing, and her tropical Put on a Happy Face will make listeners grin from ear to ear.
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10
I Won't Say (I'm In Love)
Susan Egan
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:21
Writer: Alan Menken - David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
09
Zero To Hero
Chorus - Hercules
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:20
Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
02
The Gospel Truth I / Main Titles - Hercules
Cheryl Freeman
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:24
Writer: Alan Menken - David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
11
A Star Is Born
Cheryl Freeman
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:03
Writer: Alan Menken - David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
04
Hoe is Life
John Duff
Clothes Back On
03:35
Composers: John Duff
04
The Gospel Truth III
Lillias White
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:04
Writer: Alan Menken - David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
06
The Life : The Oldest Profession
Lillias White
The Life (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
06:42
Writer: Cy Coleman - Ira Gasman - David Newman / Composers: Cy Coleman
20
The Life : 'Someday' Is for Suckers
Lillias White
The Life (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
03:30
Writer: Cy Coleman - Ira Gasman - David Newman / Composers: Cy Coleman
12
I'm Somebody
Audra McDonald
Dreamgirls In Concert
08:34
Writer: Tom Eyen / Composers: Henry Krieger
03
Zombie
Original Broadway Cast: FELA!
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:50
Writer: Fela Kuti
01
High Heels
John Duff
High Heels
03:34
Composers: Scott McFarnon - Max Bergå - Anil Sebastian - John Duff
28
Brotherhood of Man
Matthew Broderick
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (New Broadway Cast Recording (1995))
05:50
Writer: Frank Loesser / Composers: Frank Loesser
15
Paris Original
Victoria Clark
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (New Broadway Cast Recording (1995))
04:16
Writer: Frank Loesser / Composers: Frank Loesser
22
The Life : My Friend
Pamela Isaacs
The Life (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
03:33
Writer: Cy Coleman - Ira Gasman - David Newman / Composers: Cy Coleman
13
Bali Ha'i
Lillias White
South Pacific: In Concert From Carnegie Hall
03:34
Composers: Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II

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Albums
2021 Joshua Sherman Productions
23-07-2021
Get Yourself Some Happy!
01
When You Wish Upon a Star
Lillias White
Get Yourself Some Happy!
03:10
Composers: Ned Washington - Leigh Harline
02
Accentuate the Positive
Lillias White
Get Yourself Some Happy!
02:23
Composers: Harold Arlen - Johnny Mercer
03
Happy Together
Lillias White
Get Yourself Some Happy!
03:24
Composers: Garry Bonner - Alan Gordon
04
A Brand New Me
Lillias White
Get Yourself Some Happy!
03:55
Composers: Jerry Butler - Kenneth Gamble - Theresa Bell
05
Put on a Happy Face
Lillias White
Get Yourself Some Happy!
02:19
Composers: Lee Adams - Charles Strouse
06
The Twist
Lillias White
Get Yourself Some Happy!
02:43
Composers: Hank Ballard
07
A Little Imagination
Lillias White
Get Yourself Some Happy!
02:48
Composers: Eileen Bluestone Sherman - Gail C. Bluestone
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03-04-2000
From Brooklyn to Broadway
01
Medley: Blue Moon - Old Devil Moon
Lillias White
From Brooklyn to Broadway
03:26
02
Ooh, What You Said!
Lillias White
From Brooklyn to Broadway
04:52
03
When You Think Of Me
Lillias White
From Brooklyn to Broadway
06:37
04
Mama Look A Booboo
Lillias White
From Brooklyn to Broadway
07:22
05
Born For You
Lillias White
From Brooklyn to Broadway
04:06
06
Fairy Tales - From Brooklyn To Broadway - Thank God I'm Old
Lillias White
From Brooklyn to Broadway
09:09
07
Dream Girls - One Night Only - Mama Will Provide
Lillias White
From Brooklyn to Broadway
04:38
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Singles
2024 Donald Duff
06-09-2024
Hoe is Life
01
Hoe is Life
John Duff
Hoe is Life
03:35
Composers: John Duff
02
Forgotten How to F*ck
John Duff
Hoe is Life
03:28
Composers: John Duff - Eren Cannata - Koil PreAmple
03
Be Your Girl
John Duff
Hoe is Life
03:01
Composers: Koil PreAmple - John Duff - Eren Cannata
2021 John Duff
18-06-2021
High Heels
01
High Heels
John Duff
High Heels
03:34
Composers: Scott McFarnon - Max Bergå - Anil Sebastian - John Duff
2020 Old Mill Road Recording
15-05-2020
One More Day
01
One More Day
Lillias White
One More Day
04:02
Composers: Eileen Bluestone Sherman - Gail C. Bluestone
2020 Lillias White
16-03-2020
Get Happy!
01
Get Happy!
Lillias White
Get Happy!
04:19
Composers: Harold Arlen
2018 6-10 Productions, L.L.C.
22-05-2018
Stand up Proud! An Anthem 4 Freedom
01
Stand up Proud! An Anthem 4 Freedom
Lillias White
Stand up Proud! An Anthem 4 Freedom
03:43
Composers: Eileen Bluestone Sherman - Gail Charlene Bluestone
Featured in
℗ 1997 Walt Disney Records
01-01-1997
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
Long Ago...
Charlton Heston
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:31
Writer: Alan Menken / Composers: Alan Menken
02
The Gospel Truth I / Main Titles - Hercules
Cheryl Freeman
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:24
Writer: Alan Menken - David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
03
The Gospel Truth II
Roz Ryan
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:59
Writer: Alan Menken - David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
04
The Gospel Truth III
Lillias White
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01:04
Writer: Alan Menken - David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
05
Go the Distance
Roger Bart
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:15
Writer: David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken
06
Oh Mighty Zeus
Alan Menken
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:46
Writer: Alan Menken / Composers: Alan Menken
07
Go The Distance (Reprise)
Roger Bart
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
00:57
Writer: Alan Menken - David Zippel / Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
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℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc. FP
28-05-2021
Disney Summer Songs
01
How Far I'll Go (From "Moana"/Soundtrack Version)
Auli'i Cravalho
Disney Summer Songs
02:43
Composers: Lin-Manuel Miranda
02
Some Things Never Change (From "Frozen 2"/Soundtrack Version)
Kristen Bell
Disney Summer Songs
03:29
Composers: Robert Lopez - Kristen Anderson-Lopez
03
You're Welcome (From "Moana"/Soundtrack Version)
Dwayne Johnson
Disney Summer Songs
02:44
Composers: Lin-Manuel Miranda
04
Love Is an Open Door (From "Frozen"/Soundtrack Version)
Kristen Bell
Disney Summer Songs
02:05
Composers: Robert Lopez - Kristen Anderson-Lopez
05
You've Got a Friend in Me (From "Toy Story"/Soundtrack Version)
Randy Newman
Disney Summer Songs
02:05
Composers: Randy Newman
06
Part of Your World (From "The Little Mermaid" Soundtrack)
Jodi Benson
Disney Summer Songs
03:15
Composers: Alan Menken - Howard Ashman
07
When Will My Life Begin? (From "Tangled" / Soundtrack Version)
Mandy Moore
Disney Summer Songs
02:33
Composers: Alan Menken - Glenn Slater
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℗ 2013 Walt Disney Records
01-01-2013
Disney Classics
01
Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf (From "Three Little Pigs")
Pinto Colvig
Disney Classics
03:07
Composers: Frank Churchill - Ann Ronell
02
Whistle While You Work (From "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs")
Adriana Caselotti
Disney Classics
03:24
Composers: Frank Churchill - Larry Morey
03
When You Wish Upon a Star (From "Pinocchio")
Cliff Edwards
Disney Classics
03:14
Writer: Leigh Harline / Composers: Ned Washington
04
When I See An Elephant Fly (From "Dumbo")
Jim Carmichael
Disney Classics
01:49
Composers: Oliver Wallace - Ned Washington
05
Little April Shower (From "Bambi")
Amy Lou Barnes
Disney Classics
03:53
Composers: Frank Churchill - Larry Morey
06
The Three Caballeros
Clarence Nash
Disney Classics
02:09
Composers: Ray Gilbert - Manuel Gonzalez Esperon
07
Zip- A- Dee-Doo-Dah (From "Song of the South")
James Baskett
Disney Classics
02:14
Composers: Ray Gilbert - Allie Wrubel
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℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc. FP
28-05-2021
Disney Summer Songs , Vol. 2
01
We Don't Talk About Bruno (From "Encanto"/Soundtrack Version)
Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita
Disney Summer Songs , Vol. 2
03:36
Composers: Lin-Manuel Miranda
02
Zero To Hero (From "Hercules" / Soundtrack Version)
Chorus - Hercules
Disney Summer Songs , Vol. 2
02:18
Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
03
Happy Working Song (From "Enchanted" / Soundtrack Version)
Amy Adams
Disney Summer Songs , Vol. 2
02:10
Writer: Stephen Schwartz / Composers: Alan Menken
04
Un Poco Loco (From "Coco"/Soundtrack Version)
Anthony Gonzalez
Disney Summer Songs , Vol. 2
01:52
Writer: Adrian Molina / Composers: Germaine Franco
05
Nobody Like U (From "Turning Red"/Soundtrack Version)
4*TOWN (From Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red)
Disney Summer Songs , Vol. 2
02:40
Composers: Finneas O'Connell - Billie Eilish
06
A Whole New World (From "Aladdin" / Soundtrack Version)
Lea Salonga
Disney Summer Songs , Vol. 2
02:40
Composers: Alan Menken - Tim Rice
07
Dig a Little Deeper (From "The Princess and the Frog"/Soundtrack Version)
Jenifer Lewis
Disney Summer Songs , Vol. 2
02:47
Composers: Randy Newman
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This Compilation ℗ 2011 Walt Disney Records, Inc
01-01-2011
Disney Princesses
01
When Will My Life Begin (From "Tangled" / Soundtrack Version)
Mandy Moore
Disney Princesses
02:33
Composers: Alan Menken - Glenn Slater
02
Almost There (From "The Princess and the Frog" / Soundtrack Version)
Anika Noni Rose
Disney Princesses
02:24
Composers: Randy Newman
03
Part Of Your World
Jodi Benson
Disney Princesses
03:08
Composers: Alan Menken - Howard Ashman
04
A Whole New World (From "Aladdin" / Soundtrack Version)
Lea Salonga
Disney Princesses
02:42
Composers: Alan Menken - Tim Rice
05
Reflection (From "Mulan" / Soundtrack Version)
Lea Salonga
Disney Princesses
02:26
Composers: Matthew Wilder - David Zippel
06
Beauty and the Beast (From "Beauty and the Beast" / Soundtrack Version)
Angela Lansbury
Disney Princesses
02:46
Composers: Alan Menken - Howard Ashman
07
Every Girl Can Be a Princess
Tami Damiano
Disney Princesses
02:24
Composers: Don Grady - Marty Panzer
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℗ 2025 UMG Recordings, Inc. FP
12-03-2025
Disney Love Songs
01
Steal The Show (From "Elemental")
Lauv
Disney Love Songs
03:12
Writer: Ari Leff - Michael Matosic / Composers: Thomas Newman - Ari Leff
02
Nobody Like U (From "Turning Red"/Soundtrack Version)
4*TOWN (From Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red)
Disney Love Songs
02:40
Writer: Finneas O'Connell - Billie Eilish / Composers: Finneas O'Connell - Billie Eilish
03
Love Is an Open Door (From "Frozen"/Soundtrack Version)
Kristen Bell
Disney Love Songs
02:05
Writer: Robert Lopez - Kristen Anderson-Lopez / Composers: Robert Lopez - Kristen Anderson-Lopez
04
Beauty and the Beast (From "Beauty and the Beast" / Soundtrack Version)
Angela Lansbury
Disney Love Songs
02:46
Writer: Alan Menken - Howard Ashman / Composers: Alan Menken - Howard Ashman
05
For the First Time in Forever (From "Frozen"/Soundtrack Version)
Kristen Bell
Disney Love Songs
03:45
Writer: Robert Lopez - Kristen Anderson-Lopez / Composers: Robert Lopez - Kristen Anderson-Lopez
06
Reflection (From "Mulan" / Soundtrack Version)
Lea Salonga
Disney Love Songs
02:26
Writer: Matthew Wilder - David Zippel / Composers: Matthew Wilder - David Zippel
07
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (From "The Lion King" / Soundtrack Version)
Joseph Williams
Disney Love Songs
02:58
Writer: Elton John - Tim Rice / Composers: Elton John - Tim Rice
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℗ 2014 FAK Ltd under exclusive license to Kalakuta Sunrise
29-07-2014
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'n Quench)
Fela Kuti
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
07:14
Writer: Fela Kuti
02
Opposite People (Edit)
Fela Kuti
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
06:38
Writer: Fela Kuti
03
Highlife Time
Fela Kuti
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
05:22
Writer: Fela Kuti
04
Lover
Fela Kuti
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
06:09
Writer: Fela Kuti
05
Viva Nigeria
Fela Kuti
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:44
Writer: Fela Kuti
06
Upside Down (Edit)
Fela Kuti
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
06:22
Writer: Fela Kuti
07
Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)
Fela Kuti
Finding Fela (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
12:41
Writer: Fela Kuti
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This Compilation ℗ 2001 Walt Disney Records
01-01-2001
Disney's Greatest Volume 1
01
Strangers Like Me (From "Tarzan"/Soundtrack Version)
Phil Collins
Disney's Greatest Volume 1
03:00
Composers: Phil Collins
02
Reflection (From "Mulan" / Soundtrack Version)
Lea Salonga
Disney's Greatest Volume 1
02:26
Composers: Matthew Wilder - David Zippel
03
I Won't Say (I'm In Love) (From "Hercules" / Soundtrack Version)
Susan Egan
Disney's Greatest Volume 1
02:21
Composers: Alan Menken - David Zippel
04
Out There (From "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"/Soundtrack)
Tony Jay
Disney's Greatest Volume 1
04:25
Composers: Stephen Schwartz - Alan Menken
05
You've Got a Friend in Me (From "Toy Story"/Soundtrack Version)
Randy Newman
Disney's Greatest Volume 1
02:05
Composers: Randy Newman
06
Just Around the Riverbend (From "Pocahontas" / Soundtrack Version)
Judy Kuhn
Disney's Greatest Volume 1
02:30
Composers: Stephen Schwartz - Alan Menken
07
Circle of Life (From "The Lion King" Soundtrack)
Carmen Twillie
Disney's Greatest Volume 1
03:59
Composers: Hans Zimmer - Elton John - Tim Rice - Lebohang Morake
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