Philadelphia, 1959. Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances, a riveting portrait of the lady and her music mere months before her death.
Running Time: 90 minutes, no intermission
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Applause
“Jackson single handedly delivered an award winning performance”
-Caryn Little, WCCB
“So completely are we under the spell of actress Janeta Jackson…”
-Lawrence Toppman, The Charlotte Observer
“…A performance that is haunting, real and soulful.”
-Melissa Oyler, CharlotteFive
“Jackson[‘s] vocals are consistently wonderful…”
-Perry Tannenbaum, Queen City Nerve
Billie Holiday sings again in Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte Production
-Ashley Mahoney, The Charlotte Post
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-Sabrina Clark, Q City Metro
This Charlotte actress was a hit as Mary Poppins. Now she’s playing Billie Holiday.
-Lawrence Toppman, The Charlotte Observer
Seating Chart
Production Photos by Fenix Fotography
Cast
Janeta Jackson as Billie Holiday
Willis Hickerson as Jimmy Powers