Lady Day: At Emerson's Bar and Grill

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Event Lady Day: At Emerson's Bar and Grill
Venue Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 14 September 2023
Last Date 15 October 2023
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description It’s 1959, in a bar in South Philadelphia. It’s a bit rundown. You wouldn’t know it, but we’re in a moment of history – one of Billie Holiday’s legendary last performances.

As she sings her set (and it’s the greats – ‘Taint Nobody’s Business If I Do, Strange Fruit, What a Little Moonlight Can Do, Easy Livin’, God Bless the Child, and more), she shares the story of her life – a bit risqué, humorous, political, ecstatic, tragic. Lady Day comes to the fore as she looks back on a life, on an era.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Biographical
Song
Subjects Humanity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sean Proude Assistant Stage Manager
Zahra Newman Associate Director
Ailsa Paterson Designer Set & Costumes
Geraldine Cook-Dafner Dialect Coach and Voice
Jennifer Innes Dialect Coach and Voice
Mitchell Butel Director
Govin Ruben Lighting Designer
Danny Holgate Musical Arranger
Kym Purling Musical Director and Additional Arrangements
Victor Rounds Musician: Bass Double Bass
Calvin Welch Musician: Drummer
Zahra Newman Performer Billie Holiday
Kym Purling Performer Jimmy Powers - Pianist
Elenoa Rokobaro Performer Alternate Performer - Billie Holiday
Andrew Howard Sound Designer
Bridget Samuel Stage Manager
Lanie Robertson Writer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Digital
Production Company Belvoir Street Theatre website
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 171351