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The accolades don’t quite convey the transformative experience of seeing her onstage—her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the throes of addiction in Lady Day has stayed with me for a decade.
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
The Tortured Poets Department release date, April 19, happens to be National Cat Lady Day, and Swift is the queen of cat ladies.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
The Lady Day candle is inspired by iconic singer Billie Holiday, and its scent is a combination of white gardenia, coffee flower, and neroli blossom, which is the flower Holiday wore in her hair during live performances.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
Parks’ work has tackled women like Lady Day before — among them Sarah Baartman, also known, by a culture whose fascinated exploitation of her body rendered her into an object, as the Venus Hottentot.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2021
More:National Cat Lady Day isn't just for the ladies.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2023
The Ragtime and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill star says the timing could not have been better.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
In 1986, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill premiered at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, and has been revived several times since, most notably in 2014, starring Audra McDonald in her Tony Award-winning portrayal of the titular character.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Oct. 2022
For Lady Day by Mark di Suvero, allows visitors to enter an open train car that swings on an I-beam.
—Jeanine Barone, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
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Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
The Tortured Poets Department release date, April 19, happens to be National Cat Lady Day, and Swift is the queen of cat ladies.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
The Lady Day candle is inspired by iconic singer Billie Holiday, and its scent is a combination of white gardenia, coffee flower, and neroli blossom, which is the flower Holiday wore in her hair during live performances.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
Parks’ work has tackled women like Lady Day before — among them Sarah Baartman, also known, by a culture whose fascinated exploitation of her body rendered her into an object, as the Venus Hottentot.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2021
More:National Cat Lady Day isn't just for the ladies.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2023
The Ragtime and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill star says the timing could not have been better.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
In 1986, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill premiered at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, and has been revived several times since, most notably in 2014, starring Audra McDonald in her Tony Award-winning portrayal of the titular character.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Oct. 2022
For Lady Day by Mark di Suvero, allows visitors to enter an open train car that swings on an I-beam.
—Jeanine Barone, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022
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“Lady Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Lady%20Day. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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