LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILLE Director: Karen Stephens Music Director: TBA Stage Manager – Monica Lester Audition Dates: Monday March 1st, 2021 starting at 7pm Tuesday March 2nd, 2021 starting at 7pm Possible Callbacks Wednesday March 3rd at 7pm Show Dates: April 30th – May 16th, 2021 15 performances total. About the Show: The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’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. Roles: Billie Holiday – the great jazz singer in the last year of her life. Requirements: Please prepare a 1-2 minute contemporary monologue and a 32-bar cut of either: “When a Woman Loves a Man,” “God Bless the Child,” “Strange Fruit,” or a song in the style of Billie Holiday. For questions or further details, please contact Artistic Director ?Daniel Eilola at daniel@lakeworthplayhouse.org ** In accordance with county regulations, masks must be worn to enter the theater. ** ABOUT LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE Lake Worth Playhouse is located at 713 Lake Ave in Downtown Lake Worth. Valet Parking is $5 (when available). Street and lot parking is also available. Lake Worth Playhouse is a non-profit community theatre with a diverse array of offerings, including award-winning dramas, comedies, musicals, area premieres, Broadway favorites, children's shows, ballets and operas on film, live concerts, improv comedy and alternative programming. In addition to its main stage theatrical fare, the Playhouse presents year-round independent and foreign films in the Stonzek Studio, an intimate black-box style theatre equipped with a large viewing screen and high-definition projection. The Playhouse is proud to offer a variety of educational programs for adults and children, as well as community outreach initiatives that bring cultural programs into the neighborhoods of underserved youth and also make theatre available free of charge for disadvantaged citizens in the community. |
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