Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
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Venue

Circle In The Square Theatre

235 W 50th Street, New York, NY 10019

BroadwayPlay with Music2013

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill

Dates
Apr 13 – Oct 5, 2014
Performances
173

About

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill is a play with music featuring several of Billie Holiday's most famous songs. The play was written by Lanie Robertson and recounts some events in the life of Holiday. It premiered in 1986 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and soon played Off-Broadway. The play opened on Broadway in 2014, and also played in London's West End in 2017.

Credits

Playwright
Lanie Robertson