The celebrated and now-iconic jazz vocalist and legend Billie Holiday is portrayed as a tormented “just holding on” survivor in playwright ’s play Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill. The audience is ...

Before Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, or Rachelle Ferrell, there was Billie Holiday, a fierce jazz vocalist who captivated audiences with every note. Known for her unique raspy voice, she made history as ...

On July 17, 1959, the famed singer behind a controversial jazz standard once condemned as a “declaration of war” died—an ironically tragic end to an internal war the singer endured in the final years ...

Billie Holiday will undoubtedly — and deservedly — be a household name for generations to come. The revered jazz singer was just 44 years old when she passed in July 1959. “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar ...

March 1959. Billie Holiday gives the greatest concert of her life in a South Philadelphia bar. And you have a front row seat. One of MRT audiences’ favorite plays of all time, Lady Day elucidates the ...

Black Theatre Troupe will close its season with a powerhouse performance of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL, running March 28 – April 13 at the Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center (1333 E.

Step back into time and immerse yourself in the soulful atmosphere of Emerson’s Bar and Grill, where every note resonates with the magic of Lady Day. Featuring a selection of Billie Holiday’s most ...