Shades of Blue is “Absolutely Wonderful”
"Beautiful Soup Theater's Shades of Blue: The Decline and Fall of Lady Day is an unconventional, almost chilling ode to Holiday that is careful not to emphasize and dwell upon the singer's musical accolades and success... This production, written and directed by the incredibly talented Steven Carl McCasland, wades in the realm of storytelling without the fantastical twist that people always enjoy adding to make their lives seem more interesting - to add drama where drama may sometimes be due... Shades of Blue is an explanation of Holiday's demise - a story which gives a thorough look at the singer's tragic life and thereby proves just how brilliant a woman Holiday was because of the struggles she endured; it is the story that she so very much deserved to have told."
