[NEohioPAL] The reviews are stellar for "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" Only 4 more chances to see this amazing production.

[Fred Gloor]

"Marissa Davis (Billie Holiday) is perfect" "Don't miss this exquisite production" - West Side Leader http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-entertainment-news.asp?aID=36684


"Actress-chanteuse Marissa Davis creates an air of deep melancholy, combined with both humor and bitterness, as the title character"

"Under the excellent direction of Terrence Spivey, Davis comes across as mature beyond her 20-something years as she brings to life one of troubled jazz singer Billie Holiday's final performances at a seedy bar in South Philadelphia." - The Akron Beacon Journal https://www.ohio.com/akron/entertainment/arts/review-lady-day-at-weathervane-paints-portrait-of-a-fading-billie-holiday
AKRON - Weathervane invites playgoers to be transported to a seedy bar in Philadelphia during the year of 1959 to relive one of Billie Holiday's final performances, given four months before her death. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty, often humorous, reminiscences to project a riveting portrait of the lady and her music.  Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill is directed by Terrence Spivey, who ran Karamu House for over 12 years and was selected as Scene Magazine's Best Director of 2017.  Ed Ridley, who most recently received a Cleveland Critics Circle Award for his music direction of Ain't Misbehavin', serves as the music director for this production.
The final weekend of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill runs January 18 through January 21, 2018 in Weathervane's Founders Theater.  The show runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.  Tickets are $10 - $22 and can be ordered by calling the box office at 330-836-2626 or going to www.weathervaneplayhouse.com<http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com>.
On working at Weathervane and the production, Spivey says, "I am excited to be back at the wonderful Weathervane Playhouse, having directed their productions of Fences and The Great White Hope. Billie Holiday's music is as timely now as ever, touching the hardships and happiness that we all experience. Kudos to Melanie and Weathervane for bringing this dynamic and historical figure to the Akron stage."
THE CAST
MARISSA NICOLE DAVIS
Billie Holiday
THE CREATIVE TEAM
TERRENCE SPIVEY
Director
ED RIDLEY
Musical Director/Jimmy Powers
BRADFORD MCGHEE
Bass Player
JASON MAURER
Stage Manager
BARBARA TROTTER
Properties Designer
AYRON LORD
Lighting Designer
HAZEN TOBAR
Sound Designer
LOREN "COCO" MAYER
Costume Designer
RICHARD MORRIS, JR.
Scenic Designer/Technical Director
KATHY KOHL
Assistant Technical Director
KELLIE ROSSINI
Master Electrician


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