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The Jane Pickens Theater Presents Lady Sings the Blues with author Paul Alexander
This special event, presented by The JPT and Newport bookstore Charter Books, highlights the legacy of jazz singer Billie Holiday. Author Paul Alexander will be in person with his new biography, Bitter Crop: The Heartache And Triumph Of Billie Holiday's Last Year. Guests will have the opportunity to purchase Paul's book. Paul will also introduce the film Lady Sings the Blues and conduct a Q&A following the film.
In Lady Sings the Blues, Pop superstar Diana Ross portrays legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in a powerful biographical drama. Beginning with Holiday's traumatic youth, the film depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams), her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
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