Billie Holiday Theatre, Inc. (BHT) was founded in 1972 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration), a community development corporation whose mission is to be the catalyst for the progressive improvement of the quality of life for the people in Bedford Stuyvesant. BHT strives to do its part by producing three to four major productions each season along with presenting a series for children and/or teens as well as featuring special programming for the entire family to commemorate holidays such as Kwanzaa or Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday or celebrate the lives of other historical figures whose lives are significant to our community.