August 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 and September 1, 2, 3 at 7:30
August 21, 24, 28, 31 and September 3 at 2:00 PM
Award winning playwright Lanie Robertson recreates this vivid look into the life and times of jazz great- Billie Holiday. The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie’s last performances, given four months before her death. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music.
August 21, 24, 28, 31 and September 3 at 2:00 PM
Award winning playwright Lanie Robertson recreates this vivid look into the life and times of jazz great- Billie Holiday. The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie’s last performances, given four months before her death. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music.
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