Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
BY LANIE ROBERTSON
DIRECTED BY REGINALD L. DOUGLAS
Produced in partnership with Washington Performing Arts.
SEPTEMBER 5 – OCTOBER 13, 2024
“A searing portrait of a woman whose art was triumphant!” –Onstage
“Original and riveting!” –The London Times
An immersive nightclub experience! Journey back to 1959 for an unforgettable rendezvous with Lady Day herself—the incomparable Billie Holiday performed by DC legend Roz White, in the role she was born to play. The Helen Hayes Award-winning White just completed the national tour of TINA: The Tina Turner Musical.
Featuring classics such as “God Bless the Child” and “Strange Fruit,” this acclaimed play with music transports you to a small bar in Philadelphia for one of the icon’s final concerts, transforming the theater into an immersive nightclub complete with a live band and cocktails.
Building on the success of Mosaic’s past productions Twisted Melodies and The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith, this fresh production of Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill explores the triumphs and traumas of Holiday’s life and career while celebrating the resilience of Black women throughout history.
