"Far more than the mimicry of Holiday’s singularly fragile-sounding voice that Loud masters, her capture of Holiday’s hard-as-nails grit and impromptu banter grants an astonishing immediacy... Most of all, Loud never permits this portrayal of a woman at the dingy end of her career to seem merely tragic. It’s sad to be sure, but rejects any notion of pity. This celebration of life and art fully lived is just the way Lady Day would have wanted to be remembered." ––Gianni Truzzi 9/15/2009 "Loud has constricted her big, brassy voice to create Holiday's low rasps and thin, sharp high notes. Backed by piano man Ryan Shea Smith and drummer LeNard Jones, her vocal and dramatic performances electrify the room. She lurches between comedy and tragedy." ––Brendan Kiley 9/15/2009 "You will get your money’s worth at this smooth Strawberry Theatre Workshop staging. A robust take on Bessie Smith’s “Baby Doll,” in which Loud’s briefly happy Holiday revels in the life force of her idol’s music, is just one extraordinary musical moment in a breezy 70-minute show that includes deft renderings of many of Holiday’s own standards... And as a concert, the show is impeccable. Loud is performing, not impersonating. She gives us the prickly warmth of the icon’s singular voice without imitating its idiosyncrasies as if they were cheap party tricks. She captures the valiant spirit of Holiday in song." ––Steve Wiecking 9/16/2009 "An excellent singer, Loud pinches her hearty voice back to evoke Holiday's subtle phrasing, in nuanced song renditions that can be coy and flirtatious, or hauntingly plaintive... Loud also gifts us with the proud, vibrant charms attributed to Holiday by those who knew her well — her keen wit, generosity to loved ones, skill as a (profane) raconteur." ––Misha Berson 9/25/2009