Summary
It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death.
It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music 4 months before her death.
role | name |
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Lady Day | Audra McDonald |
Jimmy Powers | Shelton Becton |
Bass | George Farmer |
Drums | Clayton Craddock |
Pepi | Roxie |
Bar Patron | Debra Crowe |
Audience Patron | David Michael Cefalu |
role | name |
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Director | Lonny Price |
Writer | Lanie Robertson |
Producer | Allen Newman |
Editor | Rob Burgos |