Lady day at emerson s bar and grill program, length. Lady day at emersons bar and grill will be performed thursdays and saturdays at 7. Lady day at emersons bar and grill tickets are now on sale. 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. With audra mcdonald, shelton becton, george farmer, clayton craddock. There is no question that her presence is regal if not refined. Zach theatre is extending the production may 18 june 11, 2017, and moving it to the kleberg stage. Publication date 1989 topics holiday, billie, 19151959, drama in english american writers, 1945 texts publisher. 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. Reviews of lady day at emersons bar and grill learn more. Audra mcdonald in lady day at emersons bar and grill the. Lady day at emersons bar and grill by lanie robertson. The enhanced artsboston calendar is your goto resource to discover all things arts and culture including whats playing on stages and in concert halls, free festivals, exhibitions, and more. Audra mcdonald won her sixth recordbreaking tony award for her performance as billie holiday in lanie robertsons musical play.
Lady day at emerson s bar and grill robertson, lanie on. Lady day at emersons bar and grill portland center stage. 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. Lady day at emersons bar and grill tickets seatgeek. The audience is about to witness one of billie holidays last performances, given four. 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 garry marshall theatre. Lady day at emersons bar and grill runs through march 4, 2018, at the creative cauldron 410 s. 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. It is set at a smoky little rundown club in south philadelphia, a setting that is meant to echo billies own brokendown condition. Lady day at emersons bar and portland center stage at. Audra mcdonald resurrects billie holiday in new lady day. 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. Get the best deal on the west end straight to your mobile.
Life and music of billie holiday revived in lady day at emersons bar and grill sabrina clark, q city metro. 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. Lady day at emersons bar and grill was initially introduced to atlanta audiences in 1986. With each transaction 100% verified and the largest inventory of tickets on the web, seatgeek is the safe choice for tickets on the web. Chanel playing the titular role of lady day enters the stage via the audience.
Your home for lady day at emersons bar and grill tickets. At emersons seedy bar on phillys south side, an audience gathers to witness, unknowingly, one of legend billie. Through her poignant voice and moving songs, one of the greatest jazz singers of alltime shares her loves and losses. Ps classics twodisc, live original broadway cast album of lanie robertsons play with music lady day at emersons bar and grill, starring sixtime tony awardwinning actress audra mcdonald as. Lady day at emerson s bar and grill by zach theatre by brian paul scipione hey, lady day. Stl live lady day at emersons bar and grill 1 of 2. 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. Lady day at emersons bar and grill by zach theatre by brian paul scipione hey, lady day.
Its 1959 and jazz legend billie holiday is playing a seedy bar in philadelphia. So great she is, you forget that you are not really watching the great late lady day herself. Lady day at emersons bar and grill, wyndhams theatre. As she shares stories about her stormy personal life, her battle with addiction and her ground.
It has opened on stages offbroadway, on broadway, and in londons west end. Lady day at emersons bar and grill is a play with music by lanie robertson, recounting some events in the life of billie holiday. Tony awardwinner audra mcdonald plays billie holiday in this adaptation of the hit broadway play. Children under 6 are not permitted at any production at the armory. 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 by zach theatre. Its 1959 and billie holiday is performing in a rundown bar during one of the last performances of her lifetime. Mar, 2018 more about lady day at emersons bar and grill. Lady day at emersons bar and grill robertson, lanie on. The audience is about to witness one of billie holidays last performances, given four months before her death. About lady day at emersons bar and grill the time is 1959, a seedy bar in philadelphia. 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 concord theatricals.
Apr, 2014 audra mcdonald stars as billie holiday in this onewoman jukebox musical. Lady day at emerson s bar and grill program, author. Bringing billie holiday to life in lady day at emersons bar and grill, playwright lanie robertson transports us. Lady day at emersons bar and grill successful singing. 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. She completely channels billie holiday, gravelly, drugaddled voice and all. This work by portland center stage at the armory is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 4. Portland center stage at the armory 128 nw eleventh ave portland, or 97209 5034453700. 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. Lady day at emersons bar and grill actors theatre of. Lady day at emerson s bar and grill postponed lady day at emerson s bar and grill postponed. Lady day at emersons bar and grill program by actors. Lanie robertsons onehander captures a night in philadelphia, when billie holiday performed. Game of thrones leads nominations and other emmy news view all.
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. 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, starring audra mcdonald, takes place in the months before billie holiday died, set in a city that she had reason to loathe. The play premiered in 1986 at the alliance theatre in atlanta, georgia, and soon played offbroadway. In this rotating repertory arrangement, performances happen on alternating days on the same set, giving audiences the opportunity to see firsthand how performance and. Audra mcdonald in lady day at emersons bar and grill. The audience is about to witness one of billie holiday s last performances, given four months before her death. Audra mcdonald stars as billie holiday in this onewoman jukebox musical.
Find other lady day at emersons bar and grill dates and see why seatgeek is the trusted choice for tickets. Adaptation of the 2014 broadway hit that won audra mcdonald her sixth tony award for her portrayal of billie holiday, who, in a haunting 1959 performance in philadelphia shortly before she died. Jul 18, 2017 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. 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 grill is a play about billie holiday by lanie robertson. For if this version was never done we would all be missing out on something incredibly great. Oh, how i wish i had gone to nyc to see her perform this piece. Home theatre tickets offbroadway tickets lady day at emerson s bar and grill tickets. Hedwig and the angry inch will be performed fridays at 7. About lady day at emerson s bar and grill the time is 1959, a seedy bar in philadelphia. Dec 29, 2015 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. 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 place is emersons bar and grill, a seedy little jazz club in philadelphia.
Lady day at emersons bar and grill premiered at atlantas alliance theatre in the spring of 1986, with reenie upchurch as billie holiday. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty, often humorous reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music. By lanie robertson directed by danielle drakes musical direction by wil lewis iii november 219, 2017. She recounts some of the events in her life which had been somewhat eventful. In lady day at emersons bar and grill, audra is not audra, she is lady day. Life and music of billie holiday revived in lady day at. Sixtime tony award winner audra mcdonald makes her west end debut as legendary jazz. Nov 04, 2017 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. The show is playing at the wyndhams theatre until 9 september 2017. 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. Lady day at emersons bar and grill, wyndhams theatre, london. Lady day at emersons bar and grill program, author.
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