Theatre Company Announces Workshop Production of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL featuring Mary Louise Lee

The Theatre Company at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce a workshop production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill featuring Mary Louise Lee. Lady Day will run for three performances only, October 28, 29 and 30 in The Jones.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill tells jazz legend Billie Holiday's troubled life story through the songs that made her famous, including "God Bless the Child," "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," "Strange Fruit" and "Taint Nobody's Biz-ness." Set in Philadelphia in 1959, Holiday's performance at Emerson's Bar & Grill was one of her last, and Lady Day is not just a memorable tribute to the singer, but also a moving portrait of her struggles with addiction, racism, and loss.

Mary Louise Lee revives her standout performance as Holiday, for which she won the 2003 Westword Best of Denver - Best Actress in a Musical Award. "A stunning evening of theatre. Lee's singing is absolutely radiant. Her voice is smooth as glass. At times she sounds uncannily like Holiday, at others entirely like her full-throated self." (Westword review of the 2002 Shadow Theatre Company production starring Lee).

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

By Lanie Robertson

Directed by Hugo Sayles

Music Director and Pianist - Michael Williams

Featuring Mary Louise Lee

A Workshop Production

3 Performances Only: Oct 28 - 30, 2016

The Jones

Details

Tickets start at $25. Tickets go on sale Monday, September 19 at denvercenter.org.

Anticipated run time - approximately 90 minutes without intermission

Age Recommendation: 17+
Advisories: This performance contains adult language and content.

About The Denver Center for the Performing Arts

As the nation's largest non-profit theatre organization, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to creating unforgettable shared experiences through beloved Broadway musicals, world-class plays, educational programs and inspired events.

The Theatre Company is helmed by Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson and is currently in its 38th season.

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