Up on the Marquee: LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill stars five-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald under the direction of Lonny Price (110 in the Shade, A Class Act), will play a strictly limited 10-week engagement with only 70 performances at the Circle in the Square Theatre (1633 Broadway, on 50th Street btwn. Broadway and 8th Ave.). Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the marquee at the Circle in the Square!

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill recounts Holiday's life story through the songs that made her famous. 1959, in a small, intimate bar in Philadelphia, Holiday puts on a show that unbeknownst to the audience, will leave them witnesses to one of the last performances of her life. Through her poignant voice and moving songs, one of the greatest jazz singers of all-time shares her loves and her losses.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

Theatre Marquee for Audra McDonald starring in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" at Circle in the Square Theatre on April 6, 2014 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee for Audra McDonald starring in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" at Circle in the Square Theatre on April 6, 2014 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee for Audra McDonald starring in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" at Circle in the Square Theatre on April 6, 2014 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee for Audra McDonald starring in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" at Circle in the Square Theatre on April 6, 2014 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee for Audra McDonald starring in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" at Circle in the Square Theatre on April 6, 2014 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee for Audra McDonald starring in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" at Circle in the Square Theatre on April 6, 2014 in New York City.

Theatre Marquee for Audra McDonald starring in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" at Circle in the Square Theatre on April 6, 2014 in New York City.