| Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Lanie Robertson |
| Characters | Billie Holiday Jimmy Powers Pepi |
| Date premiered | April 16, 1986 |
| Place premiered | Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Original language | English |
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill is a play with music featuring several of Billie Holiday's most famous songs. The play was written by Lanie Robertson and recounts some events in the life of Holiday. It premiered in 1986 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and soon played Off-Broadway. The play opened on Broadway in 2014, and also played in London's West End in 2017.