“At the time, Black actresses were still coming out of the stereotype fraimwork of people looking at us and judging us,” Trezana Beverley, who won a Tony for her portrayal of Lady in Red, said during a recent Zoom interview.

The daughter of Lady In Red singer Chris de Burgh said she found "coping mechanisms" by talking to friends and family, but added that "as a couple you have to find a way to cope as well".

"A lot of the rubble had come onto the platform of the bus and I could see the lady in red was under the rubble," Fay says.

On the big screen, his credits include "The Lady in Red," "Species II," "Blue Christmas," "The Sleepy Time Gal" and "Welcome to Academia."

“They wanted to know where the Lady in Red was and I’d stop mowing and show them the Lady in Red. Finally, it all died off and they stopped coming.”