Audra McDonald-Led LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL Extends Through 8/10

As a result of strong critical response and public demand Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, Lanie Robertson's play with music, starring Audra McDonald, just announced that the production will be extending its limited engagement at the Circle in the Square Theatre (235 West 50th Street, btwn. Broadway and 8th Avenue) through August 10, 2014.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, which began previews on March 25, 2014, and opened on April 13, 2014, recounts Holiday's life story through the songs that made her famous. 1959, in a small, intimate bar in Philadelphia, Holiday puts on a show that unbeknownst to the audience, will leave them witnesses to one of the last performances of her lifetime. Through her poignant voice and moving songs, one of the greatest jazz singers of all-time shares her loves and her losses.

Among the songs that will be performed: "God Bless the Child," "What a Little Moonlight Can Do," "Strange Fruit" and "Taint Nobody's Biz-ness."

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill is directed by Ms. McDonald's frequent collaborator, Lonny Price. The pair have been developing and working onLanie Robertson's play with music for more than two years. The intimate setting of the Circle in the Square provides a unique theatrical experience, drawing audiences - especially those seated at the tables onstage - into the performance.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill is produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Jessica Genick, and Will Trice, who are joined by Ronald Frankel, Rebecca Gold, Roger Berlind, Ken Greiner, Gabrielle Palitz, Irene Gandy and GFour Productions.

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill made its award-winning premiere with off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre in 1986.

Tickets are available via Telecharge.com, by calling (212) 239-6200, or at the box office of Circle in the Square. Exclusive access to the new block of tickets for performances June 2 through August 10 is available to Audience Rewards members only this Thursday, April 17 and Friday, April 18. Tickets for performances on June 2 through August 10 go on sale to the general public on Saturday, April 19.