Glad we got a chance to see Lady Day on Broadway last night. From - TopicsExpress



          

Glad we got a chance to see Lady Day on Broadway last night. From the moment Audra McDonald sauntered onto the stage, she WAS Billie Holiday. From beginning to end, McDonald delivered a stirring performance. The most powerful moment for me came as she performed Strange Fruit. I closed my eyes, listened intently, and imagined what it must have been like to hear the real Billie Holiday sing the song live for the very first time – at a time when white lynch mobs hung black people from tree limbs for the slightest infraction – or no infraction at all. Lady Days voice was so rich, so rare, so thick with emotion. Loved the show that told the story of one of her final performances. Love the artist who sang so deeply from her soul: Lady Day. youtube/watch?v=Web007rzSOI
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:46:40 +0000

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