Billie Holiday Theatre begins 2-year residency at BAM Cultural District
As its home in Bedford-Stuyvesant’s Restoration Plaza undergoes a multimillion-dollar renovation, The Billie Holiday Theatre, normally housed at Restoration Plaza, is preparing to kick off a two-year residency at the Brooklyn Music School Playhouse, 126 St. Felix St., within the BAM Cultural District.
The theater group will begin its residency with “Brothers from the Bottom,” starring Wendell Pierce (“Selma,” “Treme,” “The Wire”). The play, written and directed by Billie Holiday Theatre artistic director Jackie Alexander, will run from March 6 to 29 at the playhouse.
“The move to Brooklyn’s downtown cultural district is a natural progression in our evolution for the Billie Holiday Theatre,” says Alexander. “This residency, coupled with acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce’s performance in `Brothers from the Bottom,’ presents BHT with an invaluable opportunity to re-establish ourselves as one of New York’s premier Off-Broadway houses, introduce our work to a new demographic and cultivate our existing audience base.”
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