LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL

1959. Philadelphia. At Emerson’s seedy bar on Philly’s south side, an audience gathers to witness, unknowingly, one of legend Billie Holiday’s last solo performances, given four months before her death at forty-four. Full of heart-melting numbers like “God Bless the Child,” “Strange Fruit,” and “What a Little Moonlight Can Do,” Billie shares with us her loves and losses in this award-winning musical fresh from its recent Broadway and London revivals. Pull up a chair and grab a drink for an intimate and epic evening with one of the greatest jazz and blues vocalists of all time – a riveting portrait of the life, the icon and the unforgettable music that is “Lady Day.”

presented by special arrangement with Samuel French

“I’m a musician who loves storytelling. Billie Holiday was one of the greatest storytellers of jazz and one of my personal favorites. Lady Day was bold enough to put politics in her work, with songs like “Strange Fruit,” when others of her era were not.” –  S. Renee Clark, musical director

Mature themes and content.

1 hour 30 minutes with no intermission.

Macy’s Page to Stage Post-Show Talk Back
Friday, January 26
Representatives from the creative team/staff share how they moved the show from script to finished production!

Post-Show Downtown Dialogue
Saturday, January 20
Be downtown and join a panel of special, non-theatre guests in an open dialogue about the social and global themes in the show! Open to all patrons with a ticket to any performance of the current production. Dialogue begins after a short break following the matinee and lasts one hour.