PROGRAM NOTES

'What a Little Moonllight Can Do'
(performed by Ernestine Jackson - 2.1 MB, mp3 file)

Billie Holiday: Legend, Woman

Creative Team Biographies

Offstage /
In-Depth:
Lady Day

(PDF - 3.2 MB)

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill - Long Wharf Theatre

By Lanie Robertson
Directed by Lonny Price
October 26 - November 20, 2005

In the intimate setting of an old friend's bar, legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday delivers one of her final performances.

In this skillful blend of biography and cabaret, Lady Day serenades a small crowd with her classics "God Bless The Child," "When A Woman Loves A Man," and "Strange Fruit" while sharing personal stories, offering a poignant glimpse behind the life of an American icon.

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REVIEWS & FEATURES

HARTFORD COURANT
(review)

VARIETY
(review)

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
(review)

HARTFORD COURANT
(feature on Ernestine Jackson)

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