Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2016-03-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
7.5
Audra McDonald
Lady Day
Shelton Becton
Jimmy Powers
David Michael Cefalu
Audience Patron
Katie Lynn Cotaya
Waitress
5.3
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