Billie Holiday News

The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a 2025-2026 Theatre Season. Get full details on the lineup and more!

Black Theatre Troupe will close its season with a powerhouse performance of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Jenn Colella, Norbert Leo Butz, and more. See the full March programming here!

Lady in Satin is the fifth album by Kandace Springs, an esteemed jazz vocalist hailing from Music City: Nashville, Tennessee. The album will be released in May. Learn more!

Tracey Conyer Lee will star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a play by Lanie Robertson and featuring the music of Billie Holiday.

Town Hall will honor award-winning songwriter, actor, director and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda at its inaugural fundraising event and concert, Spring Shout. The evening will gather luminaries from the arts for a night of inspiration, impact, and performances by a concert lineup of entertainers and presenters.

Steppenwolf’s Purpose begins previews tonight, February 25, ahead of an opening on March 17th, and running through July 6, 2025 at the Helen Hayes Theater. Meet the cast of Purpose here!

Saratoga Performing Arts Center has announced the return of The Philadelphia Orchestra to its summer home in Saratoga for a three-week residency from August 6–August 23.

Orion Sun, 27 ans, trace une voie unique dans le paysage musical avec un style de R&B alternatif qui résonne profondément avec sa génération. Learn more here!

The 2/21 and 2/22 show brings Grammy winners and renowned artists, including saxophonist and jazz aficionado Sherman Irby, together for a one-of-a-kind jam session, blending the rich traditions of the blues with a dynamic, contemporary energy.

What did our critic think of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?

This February, there are plenty of new things for Broadway fans to stream across our favorite streaming services, including Sara Bareilles' Waitress, The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl, and more!

The Town Hall will celebrate Houston and the premiere of The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration, conducted by internationally renowned conductor and music director Sean Mayes, featuring Pops of Color. Learn more!

The Playground Theatre will present a new festival WOMEN'S VOICES: A CELEBRATION running Sunday 2nd March – Sunday 23rd March 2025 at The Playground Theatre, 8 Latimer Road, London W10 6RQ. 

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop (FSWW), in partnership with Zoomcatchers and The Billie Holiday Theatre, has announced an upcoming play reading of Sister Suffragists & The Harlem Hellfighter by Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo, directed by Byron Saunders.

To honor Black History Month, Lyric Stage will present Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, performed at the Lyric Stage Studio located at 1170 Quaker St.

ArtsWest will present the West Coast Premiere of COVENANT by York Walker, directed by Nicholas Japaul Bernard. The cast features Simone Alene, Deja Culver, Felicia Loud, Donovan Mahannah, and Kaila Towers.

Sunday brunch will get the blues when Bees Deluxe, the British-American sensation, comes to the stage at Daryl's House in Pawling NY. Learn more about the performance here!

Coinciding with the new film, Julien's Auctions is hosting an auction event with Bob Dylan items previously preserved in the Al Aronowitz Archive. Highlights from the collection include typewritten drafts of the lyrics to “Mr. Tambourine Man,' an early Dylan oil painting, early vintage photographs, and more.

Check out what's coming up at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater, December 30th - January 12th.