Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill is a jukebox musical featuring several of Billie Holiday's most famous songs. The play was written by Lanie Robertson and recounts some events in the life of Holiday. It premiered in 1986 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and soon played Off-Broadway. The play opened on Broadway in 2014, and also played in London's West End in 2017.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Written byLanie Robertson
CharactersBillie Holiday
Jimmy Powers
Pepi
Date premieredApril 16, 1986 (1986-04-16)
Place premieredAlliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia
Original languageEnglish
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