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The best of the tributes to Billie Holiday is this full length play with songs, written by Lanie Robertson and directed by Lonny Price, it stars 6-time Tony winner Audra Macdonald as the embodiment of Billie Holiday in one of her last performances.
It’s March 1959, and at a small Philadelphia club, a star vocalist takes the stage for one of the last shows of her life. This powerhouse performance conjures jazz icon Billie Holiday for an intimate cabaret evening featuring live renditions of her most beloved classics, and a revealing glimpse into the troubled history of the woman behind the legend.
Funny and heartbreaking, this play with music is a testament to one woman’s ability to mine humor from hardship and to the transformative power of song.
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