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Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
- Presented By: Stageworks Theatre
- Dates: June 6, 2025 - June 29, 2025
- 1120 E Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33602
Stageworks Theatre
Stageworks Theatre will close its 2024-2025 season with Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, a powerful play with music that brings the story and songs of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday to stage.
Written by Lanie Robertson and set in a small, rundown bar in South Philadelphia in March 1959, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill invites audiences into one of Holiday’s final performances just months before her death. Accompanied by her pianist, Jimmy Powers, she sings some of her most beloved songs while sharing raw, intimate stories from her tumultuous life.