Billie and Me Created, written and produced by Sarah Cropper Music Direction by Terri Lyne Carrington For many, Billie Holiday was the definitive singer, an innovative composer, and a remarkable actress. To a few, she was also a lover and wife, a pleasure seeker and drug addict. To everyone she was – and still is – an icon, a commodity, myth and mystery. Billie and Me is a fantastic celebration of the life, career and lasting influence of the woman who sang survival songs like no other. As a production it breaks the mould because it is told only by women: artists and performers, all of whom have been influenced by Lady Day. 'Billie & Me' shines a positive light on one of the most influential figures in music and an icon of the 20th century. The Billie Holiday that these women artists celebrate is the fully human, complicated and fascinating woman that each of them has laughed and cried with…who walked the path before them and taught them the dangers of the pitfalls ahead… Billie continues to haunt new generations of women even 47 years after her death, and she will continue to inspire generations of women to come. And now this is their time to say thank you.

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