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Billie! Backstage with Lady Day! show poster

Billie! Backstage with Lady Day! at Sierra Madre Playhouse

Dates: (2/25/2022 - 2/27/2022 )

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Sierra Madre Playhouse

Sierra Madre Playhouse

87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre,CA 91024

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Phone: 626-355-4318

Tickets: $40. Seniors (65+) $35. Youth (21 and under) $25.

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Billie Holiday (1915-1959) was a trail-blazing musical artist, known as perhaps the first female vocalist to use her voice in the style of jazz improvisation. Recording first with Benny Goodman, she became the first Black female vocalist to front a white band, that of Artie Shaw. She also performed with Count Basie and Duke Ellington. She had long professional associations with saxophonist Lester Young (who named her Lady Day; she called him Prez) and pianist Teddy Wilson. Born to poverty in Philadelphia, she was a victim of sexual assault while still a child and sentenced by the court to a Catholic correctional institution. It was only her first experience with the court, however. She was convicted at age 13 (along with her mother) of prostitution. Subsequent arrests involved possession of narcotics and substance abuse. Despite a turbulent life, abusive relationships, and racism, she prevailed to become one of the greatest jazz and blues artists of her time, before her untimely demise at age 44 from cirrhosis of the liver. In addition to multiple hit recordings, she sold out Carnegie Hall three times. Actor-singer-playwright Synthia L. Hardy brings the story of Billie Holiday to vibrant life. In Billie! Backstage with Lady Day, Billie is being interviewed by unseen reporters as she unfolds the story of her turbulent life. Billie, accompanied by a live four-piece combo, sings her greatest hits, including God Bless the Child, Strange Fruit, Good Morning Heartache, Lover Man, many more.Directed by Bryan Rasmussen. Presented by Sierra Madre Playhouse.
Ages: 13 to Adult.

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