MY FAIR LADY
Henry Higgins made a bet that if he could get Eliza Doolittle, a poor girl who sells flowers, to speak the English language properly, she would fit into the higher class. She messes up on her first trip to the Ascot races (although she does catch the attention of Freddy), and when she goes to the Embassy Ball, she does so well that a speech professor proclaims her to be a Hungarian princess.
VIDEO CLIPS OF THE MUSICAL
1957 Tony Award
Best Musical
Best Actor in a Musical
(Rex Harrison)
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Conductor and Musical Director
Best Direction
1956 Theatre World Award
John Michael King
1976 Tony Award
Best Actor in a Musical
(George Rose)
1976 Theatre World Award
Christine Andreas
1976 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
(Ian Richardson)
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
(George Rose)
BROADWAY PREMIERE
March 15, 1956, plays 2717 performances
REVIVAL
March 25, 1976, played 377 performances
August 18, 1981, played 120 performances
December 9, 1993, played 165 performances
March 15, 1956, plays 2717 performances
REVIVAL
March 25, 1976, played 377 performances
August 18, 1981, played 120 performances
December 9, 1993, played 165 performances
COMPOSER
Fredrick Loewe
LYRICIST & LIBRETTIST
Alan Jay Lerner
Fredrick Loewe
LYRICIST & LIBRETTIST
Alan Jay Lerner
ORIGINAL CAST
Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews,
Stanly Holloway, Cathleen Nesbitt,
Robert Coote, John Michael King,
Christopher Hewett, and Reid Shelton
DIRECTOR
Moss Hart
CHOREOGRAPHER
Hanya Holm
Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews,
Stanly Holloway, Cathleen Nesbitt,
Robert Coote, John Michael King,
Christopher Hewett, and Reid Shelton
DIRECTOR
Moss Hart
CHOREOGRAPHER
Hanya Holm
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