Linda Eisenstein
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This searing performance of Nicole Sumlin as Billie Holiday, singing, telling truths, & descending into dope-sickness, is unforgettable. Audiences kept getting up not because it was bad but because it was so soul-shaking. Her voice crushed the blues like Satchmo's trumpet.
08:47 AM - Apr 11, 2024
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MeiMei
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Was this Lady Day at the Emerson Bar and Grill?
09:46 AM - Apr 11, 2024
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Linda Eisenstein
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Yes, see Alt-text.
10:11 AM - Apr 11, 2024
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MeiMei
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How wonderful! I saw this with Audra McDonald on Broadway. It was a fantastic show.
10:20 AM - Apr 11, 2024
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Linda Eisenstein
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This was in the small Studio Theater with ~150 seats & several tables near the stage. The empathy she generated was nearly unbearable in close quarters. I never saw so many people "need" to go to the restroom. I told the director they needed to escape for a bit. It was overwhelming.
10:34 AM - Apr 11, 2024
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Same set up but there were also seats around. We weren’t in the seats simulating being in the bar, but the first row. And sat across the aisle from Joan Rivers and her husband! 😊
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05:54 AM - Apr 12, 2024
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