Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill at the Wyndhams’ Theatre.
Six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald makes her West End debut as legendary jazz icon, Billie Holiday.
Spend an intimate evening filled with some of the most inspiring and moving songs ever written and hear the personal stories of Holiday’s loves and losses through a turbulent but extraordinary life. With a glorious score featuring God Bless the Child, What a Little Moonlight Can Do, Strange Fruit, Crazy, He Calls Me and Taint Nobody’s Biz-ness you’d better pull up a chair and order a drink because this legend’s got a life to sing.
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill will play a limited run in 17 June 2017 until 9 September 2017 at the Wyndham’s Theatre.
STORY
1959, in a small, intimate bar in Philadelphia, Holiday puts on a show that unbeknownst to the audience, will leave them witnesses to one of the last performances of her lifetime. Through her poignant voice and moving songs, one of the greatest jazz singers of all-time shares her loves and her losses.
CAST
Audra McDonald stars as Billie ‘Lady Day’ Holiday.
Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actress. Recipient of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy Award, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2015. Aside from her Tony-winning performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, she has appeared on Broadway in The Secret Garden, Marie Christine (Tony nomination), Henry IV, and 110 in the Shade (Tony nomination).
CREATIVE TEAM
Written by Lanie Robertson and Directed by Lonny Price.
REVIEWS
Audra McDonald is a vocal genius! One of the greatest performances I ever hope to see – New York Magazine
Mesmerizing! Pouring her heart into her voice, Audra McDonald breathes life into Billie Holiday’s greatest songs – The New York Times
One of the most exquisite & haunting performances of the year! – Entertainment Weekly
Additional Information
Mask
You are required by law to wear a mask at all times while inside this venue, unless exempt or under 11 years of age.
Proof of vaccine and/or test
You are required to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test or proof of vaccination in order to attend this performance.
Health check
When you arrive at this venue, you may be asked to fill out a health questionnaire or have your temperature taken.
Covid safety
This venue has additional Covid-19 safety measures in place to ensure the health and well-being of the staff, performers, and guests. This venue is complying with the latest industry 'See It Safely' guidelines.
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Venue Information
Wyndham's Theatre, 32-36 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DANearest Tube or Train: Leicester Square (Northern line, Piccadilly line)
Nearest Buses: 24, 29, 176
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