[NEohioPAL] " Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill " First Week SOLD OUT!

[performingarts at karamu.com]

Wed. 4/22 Preview SOLD OUT
Thu. 4/23 Preview SOLD OUT
Fri. 4/24 Opening Night SOLD OUT
Sat. 4/25 SOLD OUT
Sun. 4/26 SOLD OUT

Get Your Tickets Fast for remaining run, thru May 24th.

Contact:  Vivian C. Wilson
Resource Development & Marketing Director
216-795-7070 x215
vwilson at karamu.com

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Karamu Performing Arts Theatre presents the Ohio Premiere of Lady Day at
Emerson’s Bar and Grill by Lanie Robertson, April 24 thru May 24, 2009 in
its Arena Theatre.

Late one evening in March 1959, a mere four months before her death,
Billie Holiday – also known as “Lady Day” – gives one of her final
performances for a few regulars at Emerson’s Bar & Grill in Philadelphia.

Billie Holiday performed by actress Rebecca Morris with Ed Ridley as her
pianist and intended husband with Glenn Holmes on Bass offer a most
entertaining evening that should not be missed.   Billie’s humorous
reminiscences and her lyrically nuanced songs that were her “salvation”
all contribute to a joyful, riveting celebration of her artistry and life.

Performances: Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sunday at 3:00 pm
Regular Ticket Prices: Thursday and Sunday $20.00; Friday and Saturday $25.00
For information on tickets and discount packages please contact Karamu’s
box office
at 216-795-7077.

Come to Karamu and Feel at Home In the House, Karamu House is the oldest
African American Cultural Arts Institution in the United States.  Karamu's
theatre productions are sponsored in part by The Cleveland Foundation.

Karamu House inc. is generously funded by Cuyahoga County Residents
through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.  Support is also provided by The Ohio
Lottery, The Ohio Arts Council, The Cleveland Foundation and The George
Gund Foundation.