Articles tagged with: Lanie Robertson
Agony and ecstasy of jazz icon Billie Holiday all in night’s work for ‘Lady Day’ star Rogers
![Agony and ecstasy of jazz icon Billie Holiday all in night’s work for ‘Lady Day’ star Rogers Porchlight's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grille stars Alexis J. Rogers - photo by Kelsey Jorissen](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Porchlights-Lady-Day-at-Emersons-Bar-and-Grille-stars-Alexis-J.-Rogers-photo-by-Kelsey-Jorissen-125x125.jpg)
Preview: Singer-actress Alexis Rogers thinks of herself as cut from the same cloth as the great jazz vocalist Billie Holiday – a spunky, lively, laughing spirit, and someone who doesn’t mince words. That’s the briefly resurgent Billie Holiday, heroin-addicted and near the end of her life, embodied by Rogers in Lanie Robertson’s musical bio-drama “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” for Porchlight Music Theatre.
The New Season: It isn’t pizza in Porchlight’s oven, but well-spiced musicals Chicago-style
![The New Season: It isn’t pizza in Porchlight’s oven, but well-spiced musicals Chicago-style Michael Weber at center with the company of Porchlight Music Theatre](https://chicagoontheaisle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Michael-Weber-center-and-the-Porchlight-Theatre-ensemble-125x125.jpg)
Third in a series of season previews: A rethought, more visceral Porchlight Music Theatre rolls out its 18th season with two Chicago premieres to be followed by a searing portrait of the faded Billie Holiday and “Pal Joey,” Rodgers and Hart’s anti-hero driven drama on the dark side of the human comedy.