Lady Day: At Emerson's Bar and Grill

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Event Lady Day: At Emerson's Bar and Grill
Venue Ensemble Theatre (1960-), Kirribilli, NSW
First Date 14 November 1996
Last Date 28 December 1996
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In this show Billie Holiday, the greatest jazz singer of all time, plays a junked-up gig four months before her death in 1959 in New York's Metropolitan Hospital while under arrest for drug possession.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Biographical
Song
Subjects Humanity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David McRae Actor
Joy Yates Actor
Michael Wilkinson Designer
Crispin Taylor Director
Stephen Wickham Lighting Designer
David McRae Musical Director
Lanie Robertson Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record Volume X Number 11 November 1996
Event Identifier 30968
Dataset AusStage