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Biography for Lanie Robertson the Playwright including canon of works, monologues, songs, scenes and quizzes.
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The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last 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.
Lanie Robertson. Writer: American Playhouse. Lanie Robertson is known for American Playhouse (1982), Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (2016) and Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues (1987).
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill is a play with music featuring several of Billie Holiday 's most famous songs. The play was written by Lanie Robertson and recounts some events in the life of Holiday. It premiered in 1986 at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and soon played Off-Broadway.
Robertson, Lanie PERSONAL: Born in Knoxville, IA; son of Archie Robertson (a pipeline construction superintendent) and Mildred Finlayson (a homemaker). Ethnicity: "White." Education: Temple University, Ph.D., 1972. Politics: Democrat. ADDRESSES: Home—New York, NY. Agent—Ron Gwiazda, Abrams Artists Agency, 275 7th Ave., 26th Fl., New York ...
Lanie Robertson’s first plays The Insanity of Mary Girard and Back County Crimes are frequently performed by schools and community theatres. His play about Billie Holiday, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill , was produced on Broadway and in London’s West End with Audra McDonald.
