Big-Belting Fela! Star Lillias White is Taking Your Questions Now

Lillias White made her Broadway debut over 20 years ago in Barnum, showcasing the huge voice that would go on to land her major roles in shows like Cats, Once on This Island and Dreamgirls. However, it was 1997’s The Life that made her a bona fide star, scoring her the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics’ Circle awards for her performance as Sonja, a world-weary working girl looking to leave a life of prostitution behind. Along the way, the belter has balanced her work on Broadway with an Emmy Award-winning turn on Sesame Street, lent her voice to films like Disney’s Hercules and turned out albums like From Brooklyn to Broadway. White is currently bringing down the house (and taking center stage in one of the trippiest dreams scenes since Hair’s hippies dropped in) as real-life activist Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti in Bill T. Jones’ Afrobeat hit Fela!, making this the perfect time for you to get to know the woman behind the music better. So ask away—Lillias White is our newest Ask a Star!