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Join us for an album release concert from the legendary Lillias White! Lillias White Divine Sass: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan takes you on a journey through the music, life, and times of the Divine One, Sarah Vaughan, from her remarkable win at the world-famous Apollo Theatre amateur night contest, through her collaborations and tours with some of the most renowned musicians whove ever graced a stage, to her legendary appearances at Carnegie Hall. This show features music created by Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Billy Eckstein, Erroll Garner, George Gershwin, and Vaughan herself. Audiences will enjoy tunes she made popular, like Misty, The Man I Love, and If You Could See Me Now, among many others. This tribute is a labor of love, as Ms. White finds The Divine One worthy of honor and fond remembrance. Music direction by Mathis Picard.Lillias White made her Broadway debut in Barnum. Other Broadway credits include Hadestown, Cats, Carrie, Dreamgirls, Once On This Island, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Chicago, and Fela! (Tony nomination). For her role in The Life, she won Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Off-Broadway, White performed in the New Groups Black No More, the Public Theaters Romance in Hard Times (Obie Award), Dinah Was at the Gramercy Theatre, Second Stage Theatres Crowns (Audelco Award) and Texas in Paris at the York Theatre Company.Television appearances include a regular role on Sesame Street (Emmy Award); recurring roles on Netflixs The Get Down and Russian Doll; and guest star appearances on New Amsterdam, Search Party, Gotham, Person of Interest, Law Law and NYPD Blue. Her screen credits include Heartworm, The Drummer, Disneys Hercules, Anastasia, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Game 6, Pieces of April, and Then She Found Me. Lillias holds an honorary Ph.D in Fine Arts from the City University of New York.Sale Dates and Times:
Public Onsale : Wed, 11 Dec 2024 at 10:00 AM
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Feinstein's at the Nikko, 222 Mason St,San Francisco, California, United States
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