Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill is a biographical play with music that portrays one of Billie Holiday’s final nightclub performances, blending her songs with poignant storytelling about her life.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical play
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play ⓘ play with music ⓘ |
| artForm | theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
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Billie Holiday's final years ⓘ Billie Holiday's nightclub performances ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Billie Holiday
NERFINISHED
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pianist ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Billie Holiday's musical legacy
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Billie Holiday's personal struggles ⓘ addiction ⓘ fame and decline ⓘ racism in the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
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music theatre ⓘ |
| hasPart |
live musical performances
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storytelling about Billie Holiday's life ⓘ |
| hasStyle | cabaret-style performance ⓘ |
| includes |
Billie Holiday songs
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jazz standards ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
jazz enthusiasts
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theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | monologue with songs ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
direct address to audience
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interwoven songs and monologues ⓘ |
| portrays | one of Billie Holiday's final nightclub performances ⓘ |
| portraysTheme |
addiction and self-destruction
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cost of celebrity ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ resilience through music ⓘ |
| setting |
Emerson's Bar and Grill
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single-act play ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
stage productions
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television adaptation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| tone |
intimate
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poignant ⓘ |
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