Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
- Title
- Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill [videorecording] / Lady Day at Emerson's Company, presents a production of The Vineyard Theatre, Barbara Zinn Krieger, executive director, Gary P. Steuer, managing director, Douglas Aibel, artistic director ; associate producer, Kenneth Polokoff ; [written by] Lanie Robertson ; directed by Andre Ernotte ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
- Published by
- New York, c1986.
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Status | Vol/date | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
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Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT | Vol/dateVideocassette 2 | FormatMoving image | AccessRestricted use | Call numberNCOV 562 Videocassette 2 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Status Available by appointment at Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT | Vol/dateVideocassette 1 | FormatMoving image | AccessRestricted use | Call numberNCOV 562 Videocassette 1 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - TOFT |
Details
- Additional authors
- Zinn, Barbara
- Steuer, Gary P
- Aibel, Douglas
- Polokoff, Kenneth
- Robertson, Lanie
- Ernotte, Andre
- Holgate, Danny
- Barclay, William
- Monat, Phil
- Stockdale, Muriel
- Lee, Phil
- Huntington, Crystal
- McKee, Lonette
- Stevenson, Rudy
- Jackson, David
- Herrera, Bambi
- Corwin, Betty L.
- Lady Day at Emerson's Company, producer
- Vineyard Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer
- Parker/Hodges Productions
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
- Description
- 2 videocassettes (101 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 3/4 in. (U-matic)
- Summary
- A play based on the life of singer Billie Holiday, dramatizing a performance in a Philadelphia nightclub in 1959, during the last days of her life.
- Alternative title
- Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
- Subject
- Musical theater > New York (State) > New York
- Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 > Drama
- African American theater > New York (State) > New York
- Entertainers > United States > Drama
- Blues musicians > United States > Drama
- African Americans in the performing arts > United States > Drama
- Women jazz singers > United States > Drama
- Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1981-1990
- Women blues musicians > United States > Drama
- Theater > New York (State) > New York
- African American singers > Drama
- Drama
- African American women singers > Drama
- Singers > United States > Drama
- Genre/Form
- Drama.
- Call number
- NCOV 562
- Note
- A videorecording of a later production of this show, taped at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, Florida, on June 7, 1989, is available on NCOV 1025. A videorecording of the Broadway production of this show with Audra McDonald, taped at Circle in the Square on Oct. 2, 2014, is available on NCOV 3890.
- Access (note)
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits (note)
- Musical direction and arrangements by Danny Holgate ; set design by William Barclay ; lighting design by Phil Monat ; costume design by Muriel Stockdale ; sound design by Phil Lee ; production stage manager, Crystal Huntington.
- Performer (note)
- Starring Lonette McKee (as Billie Holiday), with Danny Holgate, Rudy Stevenson, David Jackson, and Bambi Herrera.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Westside Arts Theatre, New York, N.Y., Dec. 10, 1986.
- Title
- Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill [videorecording] / Lady Day at Emerson's Company, presents a production of The Vineyard Theatre, Barbara Zinn Krieger, executive director, Gary P. Steuer, managing director, Douglas Aibel, artistic director ; associate producer, Kenneth Polokoff ; [written by] Lanie Robertson ; directed by Andre Ernotte ; [video prod. company] Parker/Hodges Productions ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Betty L. Corwin, director.
- Imprint
- New York, c1986.
- Access
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Credits
- Musical direction and arrangements by Danny Holgate ; set design by William Barclay ; lighting design by Phil Monat ; costume design by Muriel Stockdale ; sound design by Phil Lee ; production stage manager, Crystal Huntington.
- Cast
- Starring Lonette McKee (as Billie Holiday), with Danny Holgate, Rudy Stevenson, David Jackson, and Bambi Herrera.
- Event
- Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the Westside Arts Theatre, New York, N.Y., Dec. 10, 1986.
- Added author
- Zinn, Barbara, producer.
- Steuer, Gary P, producer.
- Aibel, Douglas, producer.
- Polokoff, Kenneth, producer.
- Robertson, Lanie. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill.
- Ernotte, Andre, director.
- Holgate, Danny, arranger of music.
- Holgate, Danny, conductor.
- Holgate, Danny, actor.
- Barclay, William, set designer.
- Monat, Phil, lighting designer.
- Stockdale, Muriel, costume designer.
- Lee, Phil, sound designer.
- Huntington, Crystal, production stage manager.
- McKee, Lonette, actor.
- Stevenson, Rudy, actor.
- Jackson, David, actor.
- Herrera, Bambi, actor.
- Corwin, Betty L.
- Lady Day at Emerson's Company, producer.
- Vineyard Theatre (New York, N.Y.), producer.
- Parker/Hodges Productions.
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.
- Research call number
- NCOV 562