February 7, 2017 lady day at emersons bar and grill is a tony awardwinning production that delves into the life of its namesake, billy holiday. Lady day at emersons bar and grill tickets are now on sale. With each transaction 100% verified and the largest inventory of tickets on the web, seatgeek is the safe choice for tickets on the web. Lady day at emersons bar and grill will be performed thursdays and saturdays at 7. With humor and hopefulness, the legendary singer takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of her tumultuous life. Bringing billie holiday to life in lady day at emersons bar and grill, playwright lanie robertson transports us to a philadelphia bar in 1959, where. Lady day was originally meant to make its, and audras, west end debut almost a year ago exactly but with a surprise pregnancy turning things around, the opening of the show was cancelled. Lady day at emersons bar and grill by lanie robertson starring tracey conyer lee february 12,14,15 at 8pm the time is 1959. In 1959, billie holiday, or lady day as she was called, performed one of her final shows in a rundown bar in south philly. Chanel playing the titular role of lady day enters the stage via the audience. Apr 14, 2014 lady day at emersons bar and grill, starring audra mcdonald, takes place in the months before billie holiday died, set in a city that she had reason to loathe. Buy lady day at emersons bar and grill tickets from the official site. About lady day at emersons bar and grill the time is 1959, a seedy bar in philadelphia. Presented by new repertory theatre at mosesian center for the arts, watertown ma.
Audra mcdonald in lady day at emersons bar and grill the. Packed with the music that made her both a legend what a little moonlight can do, god bless the. Lady day at emersons bar and grill robertson, lanie on. Life and music of billie holiday revived in lady day at emersons bar and grill sabrina clark, q city metro. By lanie robertson directed by danielle drakes musical direction by wil lewis iii november 219, 2017. Tony awardwinner audra mcdonald plays billie holiday in this adaptation of the hit broadway play. Apr 30, 2017 the events of lady day at emersons bar grille take place during the twilight of the stars career. Lady day at emersons bar and grill by lanie robertson. Accompanied by her pianist jimmy powers, she engages deeply with her audience as she reminisces about her rocky past, her loves and heartbreaks. At emersons seedy bar on phillys south side, an audience gathers to witness, unknowingly, one of legend billie holidays last solo performances, given four months before her death at fortyfour. Lady day at emersons bar and grill tickets event dates. Lady day at emersons bar and grill program, length. In lady day at emersons bar and grill, audra is not audra, she is lady day.
Lady day at emersons bar and grill by lanie robertson goodreads. Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play audra mcdonald best sound design of a play steve canyon kennedy. Lanie robertsons lady day at emersons bar and grill paints a stirring portrait of jazz legend billie holiday as she performs one of her last solo concerts, four months before her death. Lady day at emersons bar and grill is a play about billie holiday by lanie robertson. Lady day at emerson s bar and grill is a play with music by lanie robertson, recounting some events in the life of billie holiday. Lady day at emersons bar and portland center stage at the. Hedwig and the angry inch will be performed fridays at 7. For if this version was never done we would all be missing out on something incredibly great. Lady day at emersons bar and grill was initially introduced to atlanta audiences in 1986. The place is emersons bar and grill, a seedy little jazz club in philadelphia.
Life and music of billie holiday revived in lady day at. Recorded live at broadways circle in the square theatre, the twodisc set features mcdonalds spellbinding, tourdeforce ny daily news. It is set at a smoky little rundown club in south philadelphia, a setting that is. Lady day at emerson s bar and grill postponed please note, this event has expired.
Garry marshall theatre presents the tony awardwinning broadway play lady day at emersons bar and grill by lanie robertson, starring deidrie henry as billie holiday. Your home for lady day at emersons bar and grill tickets. Stl live lady day at emersons bar and grill 1 of 2. Its 1959 in a bar in south philadelphia for one of billie holidays final performances before her untimely death. There is no question that her presence is regal if not refined. Lady day at emersons bar and grill concord theatricals. The play premiered in 1986 at the alliance theatre in atlanta, georgia, and soon played offbroadway. Lady day at emersons bar and grill by zach theatre. Lady day has been postponed until the fall due to the effects of covid19. In lanie robertsons lady day at emersons bar and grill, westcoast black theatre troupe will pay tribute to one of musics greatest legends, billie holiday. Through her poignant voice and moving songs, one of the greatest jazz singers of alltime shares her loves and losses. Whilst this was a huge disappointment at the time, the extended wait for miss mcdonald to perform our side of the pond just built up the excitement and made her debut even more triumphant. Lady day at emersons bar and grill is a play with music by lanie robertson, recounting some events in the life of billie holiday.
Audra mcdonald stars as billie holiday in this onewoman jukebox musical. Lady day at emersons bar and grill in the subgenre of smallscale bioshows of legendary musical performers, lady day at emersons bar and grill has been a popular attraction, not just re. Lady day at emersons bar and grill is a play with music featuring a 44 yearold billie holiday giving one of her last live shows in march 1959 before passing away four months later. Find other lady day at emersons bar and grill dates and see why seatgeek is the trusted choice for tickets. Oh, how i wish i had gone to nyc to see her perform this piece. Lady day at emersons bar and grill program by actors. Lady day at emersons bar and grill waterfront playhouse. Lady day at emersons bar and grill new repertory theatre.
Lady day at emersons bar and grill garry marshall theatre. In robertsons awardwinning play, holiday engages the audience with salty, often humorous reminiscences of her troubled life as a travelling performer in a segregated south. Lady day at emersons bar and grill successful singing. Lady day at emersons bar and grill, wyndhams theatre. Nov 04, 2017 lady day at emersons bar and grill plays at rep stage through november 19, 2017 in the studio theatre of the horowitz visual and performing arts center at howard community college 10901. Lady day at emersons bar and grill portland center stage. Featuring iconic songs like god bless the child and strange fruit, lady day at emersons bar and grill is an allaccess pass to billie holidays final concert. Game of thrones leads nominations and other emmy news view all. Lady day at emersons bar and grill actors theatre of.
As she shares stories about her stormy personal life, her battle with addiction and her groundbreaking vocal style, she also, of course, sings. With audra mcdonald, shelton becton, george farmer, clayton craddock. Lady day at emersons bar and grill by zach theatre by brian paul scipione hey, lady day. Zach theatre is extending the production may 18 june 11, 2017, and moving it to the kleberg stage. Featuring iconic songs like god bless the child and strange fruit, lady day at emersons bar and grill is an allaccess pass to billie 128 nw eleventh ave, portland, or 97209 5034453700. The show is playing at the wyndhams theatre until 9 september 2017. The play originally premiered in 1986 at the alliance theatre in atlanta, georgia, and soon played offbroadway. It s 1959 in a seedy bar in philadelphia, and billie holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death. Though she was immensely popular and had sold thousands of records, billy holidays struggles with drugs and alcohol have kept her without means. Look back at audra mcdonald in lady day at emersons bar and. Get the best deal on the west end straight to your mobile. Lady day at emersons bar and grill human race theatre. Lady day at emersons bar and grill tickets seatgeek. Its 1959 in a seedy bar in philadelphia, and billie holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death.
Lady day at emersons bar and grill a biographical play with iconic music by lanie robertson. The audience is about to witness one of billie holidays last performances, given four months before her death. Lady day at emersons bar and grill runs through march 4, 2018, at the creative cauldron 410 s. Lady day at emersons bar and grill trailer youtube.
Lanie robertsons onehander captures a night in philadelphia, when billie holiday performed. It has opened on stages offbroadway, on broadway, and in londons west end. It was a hard trip, too, judging from the bruised and fragile state we find her in now at rep stage, courtesy of lanie robertsons fine 1986 playwithmusic, lady day at emersons bar and grill. She completely channels billie holiday, gravelly, drugaddled voice and all. Lady day at emersons bar and portland center stage at. So great she is, you forget that you are not really watching the great late lady day herself. In this rotating repertory arrangement, performances happen on alternating days on the same set, giving audiences the opportunity to see firsthand how performance and. Children under 6 are not permitted at any production at the armory. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music. Featuring iconic songs like god bless the child and strange fruit, lady day at emerson s bar and grill is an allaccess pass to billie holiday s final concert. Lady day at emersons bar and grill program, author. With humor and hopefulness, the legendary singer takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of her tumultuous life, interspersed with exuberant renditions of her beloved repertoire. Its 1959 and billie holiday is performing in a rundown bar during one of the last performances of her lifetime. Billie holiday is performing in a bar and sings accompanied by jimmy powers on the piano.
Audra mcdonald in lady day at emersons bar and grill. Lady day at emersons bar and grill, starring audra mcdonald, takes place in the months before billie holiday died, set in a city that she had reason to loathe. In a small bar in south philly, on a typical night in 1959, billie holiday, the icon dubbed lady day, put on a show that unbeknownst to the audience, left them witness to one of the last. Life and music of billie holiday revived in lady day at emersons bar and grill sabrina clark, q city metro this charlotte actress was a hit as mary poppins. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty, often humorous reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music. Feb 27, 2020 lady day at emersons bar and grill is an actors dream.
Lady day at emersons bar and grill theatrical outfit. Apr, 2020 lady day at emersons bar and grill opened at the circle in the square theatre april. Audra mcdonald resurrects billie holiday in new lady day. I love the gorgeous way story and song bring lady day to life in this powerful play. Supreme artist audra mcdonald, centre, as billie holiday in lady day at emersons bar and grill at wyndhams theatre, london. At an intimate evening with billie and her pianist, holidays most famous songs are interlaced with reminiscences from her life, told with her unique, salty humor. Publication date 1989 topics holiday, billie, 19151959, drama in english american writers, 1945 texts publisher. Its 1959 at emersons bar and grill in philadelphia, and billie holiday known as lady day tells the story of her life through her music with heartfelt honesty and a touch of salty humor.
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