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REENIE UPCHURCH |
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Plays by Reenie Upchurch |
Yesterdays: An Evening with Billie Holiday | ||
| 1st Produced: | Crossroads Theatre | 19 Feb 2011 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #124946 | |||
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Genre: | Musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 1 | ||
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Synopsis: | Set in May 1959 in a small New York nightclub, Yesterdays is a fictional dramatization with music depicting Billie Holiday's last performance as envisioned by playwright Reenie Upchurch, who saw the jazz singer perform near the end of her tumultuous career. Played by jazz vocalist Vanessa Rubin, the on-stage Billie Holiday intersperses songs with stories of her troubled life along with historical moments from the 1930s and 1940s jazz scene, including Bessie Smith and Artie Shaw. Rubin brings haunting and memorable songs to the stage including "Fine and Mellow," "Strange Fruit," "My Man," "Yesterdays," and "God Bless the Child." | |||||
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