Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill


By Lanie Robertson

Directed by Austene Van

April 21-May 21, 2023

It’s March 1959, somewhere around midnight in a small, seedy bar in south Philadelphia. Unbeknownst to the transfixed audience, they are about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances four months before her death. The sultry musical numbers, interwoven with salty, humorous and heart gripping reflections paint a colorful portrait of the fascinating life and music of Lady Day…the legend.

Cast: Thomasina Petrus and Tom West