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Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

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Music   Drama   TV Movie
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2016-03-12
⌚ Running Time: 90 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.1

Beloved Cast

Audra McDonald original image
Lady Day
Audra McDonald
Shelton Becton original image
Jimmy Powers
Shelton Becton
David Michael Cefalu original image
Audience Patron
David Michael Cefalu
Katie Lynn Cotaya original image
Waitress
Katie Lynn Cotaya

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