Event |
Lady Day: At Emerson's Bar and Grill
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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
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Secondary Genre |
Biographical
Song
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Subjects |
Humanity
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
United States of America
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Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
Volume X Number 11 November 1996 |
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Event Identifier
| 30968 |
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