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WHAT IS MY FAIR LADY ABOUT?

My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady”.

But who is really being transformed? 

MY FAIR LADY TOUR - CAST & CREATIVE

• Charlotte Kennedy – Eliza Dolittle
• Adam Woodyatt – Alfred P.Doolittle
• Michael D. Xavier – Henry Higgens
• Heather Jackson – Mrs Higgens
• John Middleton – Colonel Pickering
• Lesley Garrett – Mrs Pearce
• Tom Liggins – Freddy Eynsford-Hill

including Dammi Aregbeshola , Bernadette Bangura , Joseph Claus , Jordan Crouch , Jamie Cruttenden , Francessca Daniella-Baker , Barry Drummond , Bethany Huckle , Emma Johnson , Sinead Kenny , Jenny Legg , Rebekah Lowings , Carl Patrick , Tom Ping , Dominique Planter , Joseph Poulton , John Stacey , Joshua Steel , Oliver Tester , Adam Vaughan , Annie Wensak , Paul Westwood .

• Book & Lyrics – Alan Jay Lerner
• Music – Frederick Loewe
• Director – Bartlett Sher
• Choreographer – Christopher Gattelli
• Music Supervisor – Ted Sperling 

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• Bournemouth
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• Kingston upon Thames
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Cast announced for UK and Ireland tour of My Fair Lady

Award-winning West End and Broadway star and two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier will play Henry Higgins. Most recently Michael starred on screen with recurring roles in Grantchester (ITV), Outlander (Amazon), Gentleman Jack (BBC) and in The Blacklist (NBC). Michael spent an incredibly successful year on Broadway in 2017, reprising his role as Joe Gillis opposite Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard and in Hal Prince’s hit show Prince Of Broadway. Michael was nominated for two Olivier Awards in 2011; ‘Best Supporting Performance in a Musical’ (Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince – Into The Woods at The Open Air Theatre) and ‘Best Actor in a Musical’ (Oliver – Love Story at The Duchess Theatre & Chichester Festival Theatre).

Best known for playing Ian Beale in EastEnders, Adam Woodyatt will play Alfred P. Doolittle. Ian has played the character of Ian Beale since the programme started in 1985 appearing in over 3460 episodes. Before joining EastEnders as a 16 year old, Adam had enjoyed a successful start to his career in the theatre with roles in Oliver! (Albery Theatre now Noel Coward), On the Razzle (National Theatre) before playing Shiner in the Baker Street Boys (BBC) and Dave Firkettle in Witches and the Grinnygog (TVS).

Heather Jackson will reprise her role as Mrs Higgins which she is currently playing at the London Coliseum. Star of multiple roles all over the UK and Europe, Heather played the part of Madame Giry in the West End production of ‘ The Phantom of The Opera ‘ for a total of nine years, leaving the show in 2009.

John Middleton will play Colonel Pickering. John is best known for his part in ITV’s Emmerdale as Ashley Thomas, a role which he remained in from 1996 to 2017. After this he starred in a highly successful theatre tour of Strangers on a Train where he appeared as the American detective Arthur Gerard, alongside Christopher Harper, Jack Ashton and Hannah Tointon.

Opera superstar Lesley Garrett will play Mrs Pearce. Lesley is Britain’s best-known soprano, regularly appearing in opera, musical theatre, concert, on television and CD. For more than 30 years she has enjoyed one of the most successful and idiosyncratic careers of any modern-day, classically trained soprano, winning both critical acclaim and the affection of many fans and music lovers through the breadth and diversity of her work. Internationally Lesley has performed throughout Europe, the USA, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea.

Tom Liggins made his professional debut in the West End run of My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum. On tour he will play the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill

They will be joined by Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond, Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood as the ensemble. Further casting will be announced in due course.

My Fair Lady will open in Bradford (22 September – 2 October) before going on to visit Dublin (6 – 30 October), Cardiff (8 – 26 November), Edinburgh (14 December – 7 January), Southampton (12 – 29 January), Birmingham (7 – 26 March), and Canterbury (20 June – 1 July) with more cities to be announced. All tickets are on sale now. Some casting may be subject to change in some venues.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, this sublime production, which premiered in the spring of 2018 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, was the winner of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design, 5 Outer Critics’ Circle Awards including Best Musical Revival, the Drama League Award for Outstanding Musical Revival, and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical Revival and Costume Design.

My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady”. But who is really being transformed?

With a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, MY FAIR LADY boasts a score including the classic songs “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”

Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion, Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY premiered on Broadway in March 1956, winning 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and becoming the longest-running musical in Broadway history at the time. Following this success, the production transferred to London in 1958, where it played in the West End for five and a half years.

MY FAIR LADY has seen many notable revivals and adaptations, including the acclaimed 1964 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, which won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Most recently on the London stage, Cameron Mackintosh’s 2001 revival at Theatre Royal Drury Lane won three Olivier Awards, and later toured across the UK and Ireland in 2005.

James L. Nederlander, Jamie Wilson, Hunter Arnold, Playful Productions and the English National Opera present the Lincoln Center Theater production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY. Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Marc Salzberg, hair & wigs by Tom Watson, UK music supervision by Gareth Valentine, UK musical direction by Alex Parker, musical supervision by Ted Sperling, choreography by Christopher Gattelli, directed by Bartlett Sher.

LISTINGS My Fair Lady www.myfairladymusical.co.uk Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Music by Frederick Loewe Sets by Michael Yeargan Costumes by Catherine Zuber Lighting by Donald Holder Sound by Marc Salzberg Hair & wigs by Tom Watson UK music supervision by Gareth Valentine UK musical direction by Alex Parker Musical supervision by Ted Sperling Choreography by Christopher Gattelli Directed by Bartlett Sher

Alhambra Theatre, Bradford Thursday 22 September – Sunday 2 October

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin Thursday 6 October – Sunday 30 October

Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Tuesday 8 November – Saturday 26 November

Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh Wednesday 14 December – Saturday 7 January

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton Thursday 12 January – Sunday 29 January 2023

Hippodrome, Birmingham Tuesday 7 March – Saturday 22 March

The Marlowe, Canterbury

Tuesday 20 June – Saturday 1 July

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My Fair Lady tour cast revealed

Published: 26 August 2022 Reporter: Steve Orme

Michael D Xavier, Charlotte Kennedy, Heather Jackson and John Middleton are among the cast of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady which will go on a UK and Ireland tour from October 2022 until July 2023.

Xavier, nominated twice for an Olivier Award, will play Henry Higgins. He spent a year on Broadway in 2017 playing Joe Gillis opposite Glen Close in Sunset Boulevard and in Hal Prince’s show Prince of Broadway .

Kennedy will play Eliza Doolittle. She made her professional debut in Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Misérables in the West End in 1985 and took the role of Cosette in 2019.

Jackson will reprise the role as Mrs Higgins which she is currently playing at the London Coliseum. She played Madame Giry in the West End production of The Phantom of The Opera for a total of nine years, leaving the show in 2009.

Middleton will play Colonel Pickering. He is best known as Ashley Thomas in ITV’s Emmerdale , a role he played for 21 years. After that he appeared in a tour of Craig Warner’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train .

Tom Liggins made his professional debut in the West End run of My Fair Lady . On tour he will play Freddy Eynsford-Hill.

The cast also features Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond, Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, My Fair Lady will tour to the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford from Thursday 22 September until Sunday 2 October, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin from Thursday 6 until Sunday 30 October, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff from Tuesday 8 until Saturday 26 November, Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh from Wednesday 14 December until Saturday 7 January 2023, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton from Thursday 12 until Sunday 29 January, Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 8 until Sunday 26 March and The Marlowe, Canterbury from Tuesday 20 June until Saturday 1 July.

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Full cast announcement for My Fair Lady

By Harriet Hughes First Published 31 March 2022, Last Updated 4 April 2022

Producers are delighted to announce the full cast line up for Bartlett Sher’s glorious and lavish production of My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum , as rehearsals begin next week.

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Stephen K Amos will play the role of Alfred P. Doolittle. Stephen is a BAFTA award-winning comedian whose stage work includes My Night With Reg and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. Malcolm Sinclair will play the role of Colonel Pickering. Malcolm has performed in more than 50 theatrical productions and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2019 Olivier Awards for his performance in Pressure at The Ambassador’s Theatre .

They join the previously announced Amara Okereke who will star as Eliza Doolittle, Harry Hadden-Paton who reprises his performance as Henry Higgins, Dame Vanessa Redgrave who will play Mrs Higgins, Maureen Beattie who will play Mrs Pearce and Sharif Afifi who will play Freddy Eynsford-Hill.

The full company is completed with the ensemble cast: Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond,  Bethany Huckle, Heather Jackson, Emma Johnson, Charlotte Kennedy, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Tom Liggins, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood.

The production opens on 18 May for a strictly limited run until 27 August, with previews from 7 May. It marks the first major West End revival of the show for 21 years.

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MY FAIR LADY – UK & IRELAND TOUR – CAST ANNOUNCED

⭐ MY FAIR LADY – UK & IRELAND TOUR – CAST ANNOUNCED ⭐

An all star, award-winning cast has been announced to lead the UK & Ireland tour of My Fair Lady.

Following a critically acclaimed run at the London Coliseum Bartlett Sher’s sumptuous production hits the road this autumn.

Award-winning West End and Broadway star and two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier will star as Henry Higgins, with Charlotte Kennedy (Les Misérables) starring as Eliza Doolittle.

They are joined by EastEnders star Adam Woodyatt, who will star as Alfred P. Doolittle, with Heather Jackson as Mrs Higgins (which she is currently playing at the London Coliseum), John Middleton (Emmerdale) as Colonel Pickering, Opera superstar Lesley Garrett as Mrs Pearce and Tom Liggins, who made his professional debut in the West End run of My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum, will play the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill.

They will be joined by Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond, Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood as the ensemble.

Further casting will be announced in due course.

My Fair Lady will open in Bradford (22nd September – 2nd October) before going on to visit Dublin (6th – 30th October), Cardiff (8th – 26th November), Edinburgh (14th December – 7th January), Southampton (12 th – 29th January), Birmingham (7th – 26th March), and Canterbury (20th June – 1st July) with more cities to be announced.

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My Fair Lady musical reveals cast for new UK tour

Casting has been revealed for the new UK tour of hit musical My Fair Lady.

Fresh from its run in the West End, Bartlett Sher’s production will hit the road this September.

Opening in Bradford (22 September – 2 October), the tour will go on to visit Dublin (6 – 30 October), Cardiff (8 – 26 November), Edinburgh (14 December – 7 January), Southampton (12 – 29 January), Birmingham (7 – 26 March), and Canterbury (20 June – 1 July) with more cities to be announced.

My Fair Lady tour cast

Award-winning West End and Broadway star and two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier will play Henry Higgins, Charlotte Kennedy (Les Miserables) will star as Eliza Doolittle, Adam Woodyatt (EastEnders) will play Alfred P. Doolittle and Heather Jackson will reprise her role as Mrs Higgins which she is currently playing at the London Coliseum.

Joining them will be John Middleton (Emmerdale) as Colonel Pickering, Opera superstar Lesley Garrett as Mrs Pearce and Tom Liggins as Freddy Eynsford-Hill having just made his professional debut in the West End run of the show.

Also on the cast are Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond, Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood as the ensemble.

Further casting will be announced in due course. Some casting may be subject to change in some venues.

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With a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, My Fair Lady boasts a score including the classic songs I Could Have Danced All Night, Get Me to the Church on Time, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly, On the Street Where You Live, The Rain in Spain, and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, this production of My Fair Lady first premiered in the spring of 2018 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater where it picked up ten Tony Award nominations.

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My Fair Lady UK Tour 2022 – My Fair Lady Tour tickets and schedule

Lincoln Centre’s production of My Fair Lady is to tour the UK following its run at the London Coliseum.

MY FAIR LADY UK TOUR 2022

New York’s Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe’s much loved My Fair Lady will embark on a UK and Ireland tour from September 2022 following a limited engagement at the London Coliseum this summer. My Fair Lady will open in Bradford before going on to visit Dublin, Cardiff and Southampton, with more cities to be announced in due course. All tickets are on sale soon, full information can be found in the listings below.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, this sublime production, which premiered in the spring of 2018 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, was the winner of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design,  5 Outer Critics’ Circle Awards including Best Musical Revival, the Drama League Award for Outstanding Musical Revival, and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical Revival and Costume Design.

Bartlett Sher said: “ Getting a chance to revisit Shaw’s extraordinary story of class and privilege in a new age is a rare and special event and I am thrilled to be able to take this epic musical on tour for audiences up and down the country to enjoy .”

My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady”. But who is really being transformed?

WHO IS IN THE CAST OF MY FAIR LADY?

The cast includes Michael D. Xavier as Henry Higgins, Charlotte Kennedy as Eliza Doolittle, Adam Woodyatt as Alfred P. Doolittle, Heather Jackson as Mrs Higgins, John Middleton as Colonel Pickering and Tom Liggins as Freddy Eynsford-Hill

They are joined by Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond,  Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood as the ensemble.

With a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, My Fair Lady boasts a score including the classic songs “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”

Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion , Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway in March 1956, winning 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and becoming the longest-running musical in Broadway history at the time. Following this success, the production transferred to London in 1958, where it played in the West End for five and a half years.

My Fair Lady has seen many notable revivals and adaptations, including the acclaimed 1964 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, which won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Most recently on the London stage, Cameron Mackintosh’s 2001 revival at Theatre Royal Drury Lane won three Olivier Awards, and later toured across the UK and Ireland in 2005.

James L. Nederlander, Jamie Wilson, Hunter Arnold, Playful Productions and the English National Opera present the Lincoln Center Theater production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady . Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Music by Frederick Loewe, sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Marc Salzberg, hair & wigs by Tom Watson, UK music supervision by Gareth Valentine, UK musical direction by Alex Parker, musical supervision by Ted Sperling, choreography by Christopher Gattelli, directed by Bartlett Sher.

Casting will be announced in due course.

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James L. Nederlander, Jamie Wilson, Hunter Arnold, Crossroads Live, Playful Productions and the English National Opera present the Lincoln Center Theater production of LERNER & LOEWE’S MY FAIR LADY Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER Music by FREDERICK LOEWE Directed by BARTLETT SHER

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• ALL STAR, AWARD-WINNING CAST TO LEAD UK AND IRELAND TOUR OF MY FAIR LADY  
• FOLLOWING A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED RUN AT THE LONDON COLISEUM BARTLETT SHER’S SUMPTUOUS PRODUCTION HITS THE ROAD THIS AUTUMN  
• LED BY EASTENDERS ADAM WOODYATT AND OPERA SUPERSTAR LESLEY GARRETT, THE CAST INCLUDES MICHAEL D. XAVIER, CHARLOTTE KENNEDY, HEATHER JACKSON, JOHN MIDDLETON AND TOM LIGGINS

Today casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Bartlett Sher’s critically acclaimedand multi award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe’s much loved MY FAIR LADY. 

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Award-winning West End and Broadway star and two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier will play Henry Higgins. Most recently Michael starred on screen with recurring roles in Grantchester (ITV), Outlander (Amazon), Gentleman Jack (BBC) and in The Blacklist (NBC). Michael spent an incredibly successful year on Broadway in 2017, reprising his role as Joe Gillis opposite Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard and in Hal Prince’s hit show Prince Of Broadway. Michael was nominated for two Olivier Awards in 2011; ‘Best Supporting Performance in a Musical’ (Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince – Into The Woods at The Open Air Theatre) and ‘Best Actor in a Musical’ (Oliver – Love Story at The Duchess Theatre & Chichester Festival Theatre).

Charlotte Kennedy  will star as Eliza Doolittle. Charlotte made her professional debut in Les Miserables in the West End and most recently played the role of Cosette.

Best known for playing Ian Beale in EastEnders, Adam Woodyatt will play Alfred P. Doolittle. Ian has played the character of Ian Beale since the programme started in 1985 appearing in over 3460 episodes. Before joining EastEnders as a 16 year old, Adam had enjoyed a successful start to his career in the theatre with roles in Oliver! (Albery Theatre now Noel Coward), On the Razzle (National Theatre) before playing Shiner in the Baker Street Boys (BBC) and Dave Firkettle in Witches and the Grinnygog (TVS).

Heather Jackson will reprise her role as Mrs Higgins which she is currently playing at the London Coliseum. Star of multiple roles all over the UK and Europe, Heather played the part of Madame Giry in the West End production of ‘The Phantom of The Opera’ for a total of nine years, leaving the show in 2009.

John Middleton will play Colonel Pickering. John is best known for his part in ITV’s Emmerdale as Ashley Thomas, a role which he remained in from 1996 to 2017. After this he starred in a highly successful theatre tour of Strangers on a Train where he appeared as the American detective Arthur Gerard, alongside Christopher Harper, Jack Ashton and Hannah Tointon.

Opera superstar Lesley Garrett will play Mrs Pearce. Lesley is Britain’s best-known soprano, regularly appearing in opera, musical theatre, concert, on television and CD. For more than 30 years she has enjoyed one of the most successful and idiosyncratic careers of any modern-day, classically trained soprano, winning both critical acclaim and the affection of many fans and music lovers through the breadth and diversity of her work. Internationally Lesley has performed throughout Europe, the USA, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea.

Tom Liggins made his professional debut in the West End run of My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum. On tour he will play the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill

They will be joined by Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond,  Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood as the ensemble. Further casting will be announced in due course.

My Fair Lady  will open in Bradford (22 September – 2 October) before going on to visit Dublin  (6 – 30 October), Cardiff  (8 – 26 November), Edinburgh  (14 December – 7 January), Southampton (12 – 29 January), Birmingham  (7 – 26 March), and Canterbury (20 June – 1 July) with more cities to be announced. All tickets are on sale now. Some casting may be subject to change in some venues.

Directed by Bartlett Sher , this sublime production, which premiered in the spring of 2018 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, was the winner of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design,  5 Outer Critics’ Circle Awards including Best Musical Revival, the Drama League Award for Outstanding Musical Revival, and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical Revival and Costume Design.

Bartlett Sher’s spectacularly well-dressed production

My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady”. But who is really being transformed?

With a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe , MY FAIR LADY boasts a score including the classic songs “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.” 

“Thrilling! Glorious and better than it ever was! A marvellous and transformative revival.” New York Times

Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion , Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY  premiered on Broadway in March 1956, winning 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and becoming the longest-running musical in Broadway history at the time. Following this success, the production transferred to London in 1958, where it played in the West End for five and a half years. 

MY FAIR LADY  has seen many notable revivals and adaptations, including the acclaimed 1964 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, which won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Most recently on the London stage, Cameron Mackintosh’s 2001 revival at Theatre Royal Drury Lane won three Olivier Awards, and later toured across the UK and Ireland in 2005.

James L. Nederlander, Jamie Wilson, Hunter Arnold, Playful Productions  and the  English National Opera present the Lincoln Center Theater production of Lerner & Loewe’s  MY FAIR LADY .  Book and Lyrics by  Alan Jay Lerner,  Music by  Frederick Loewe,  sets by  Michael Yeargan,  costumes by  Catherine Zuber,  lighting by  Donald Holder,  sound by Marc Salzberg,  hair & wigs by Tom Watson,  UK music supervision by Gareth Valentine,  UK musical direction by  Alex Parker,  musical supervision by Ted Sperling,  choreography by  Christopher Gattelli ,  directed by  Bartlett Sher.

My Fair Lady reveals casting for their UK and Ireland tour

The Tony Award-winning production hits the road

Full casting has been revealed for the UK and Ireland tour of the critically acclaimed Lincoln Center production of My Fair Lady.

The tour follows a limited season in the West End at the London Coliseum which has been running since May.

My Fair Lady UK and Ireland tour cast:

Michael d. xavier as henry higgins.

Michael's recent TV credits include Grantchester, Outlander, and Gentleman Jack. In theatre he's appeared on Broadway in Sunset Boulevard and Prince of Broadway and Into the Woods at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

Charlotte Kennedy as Eliza Doolittle

Charlotte recently made her West End debut playing Cosette in Les Misérables.

Adam Woodyatt as Alfred P. Doolittle

Adam is best known for his role as Ian Beale in EastEnders. On stage, he's appeared in Oliver! and On the Razzle.

Heather Jackson as Mrs Higgins

Heather continues in the role of Mrs Higgins which she is currently playing in the West End production.

John Middleton as Colonel Pickering

John is best known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as Ashley Thomas between 1996 and 2017, he also appeared in the theatre tour of Strangers on a Train.

Lesley Garrett as Mrs Pearce

Lesley is an Opera star with a career spanning across opera, musical theatre, concerts, and television.

Tom Liggins as Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Tom made his professional debut in the ensemble of My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum and will now play Freddie in the tour.

They're joined by Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond, Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood as the ensemble.

Further casting is to be announced.

The tour will begin at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford (Thursday 22nd September – Sunday 2nd October 2022); followed by Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin (Thursday 6th – Sunday 30th October 2022); Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (Tuesday 8th – Saturday 26th November 2022); Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh (Wednesday 14th December 2022 - Saturday 7th January 2023); Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (Thursday 12th - Sunday 29th January 2023); Hippodrome, Birmingham (Tuesday 7th - Saturday 22nd March 2023); The Marlowe, Canterbury (Tuesday 20th June - Saturday 1st July 2023).

More cities are to be announced and casting may be subject to change at some venues.

The production is directed by renowned director Bartlett Sher and ran at the Lincoln Center in New York in 2018.

My Fair Lady has a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe and is based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion. The musical tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower seller who becomes the protege of Henry Higgins who is determined to transform Eliza into a 'proper lady' - but who is really being transformed?

The musical first opened on Broadway in 1956 and starred Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison as Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins respectively. The show was a hit and became Broadway's longest running musical at its time. It was adapted into a film in 1964 with Audrey Hepburn Eliza and Rex Harrison reprising his role.

The Lincoln Center Theater production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum, has sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Marc Salzberg, original musical arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang, and dance arrangements by Trude Rittmann.

My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum: Cast

Amara okereke as eliza doolittle.

Amara's credits include Spring Awakening and Les Misérables.

Harry Haddon as Henry Higgins

Harry reprises his role as Henry Higgins which he played at the Lincoln Center. his West End credits include The Importance of Being Earnest and Flare Path and The Pride.

Vanessa Redgrave as Mrs. Higgins

Dame Vanessa Redgrave has won an Oscar as well as Emmy, Tony, Olivier, BAFTA, Cannes, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her recent theatre credits include The Inheritance and Vienna 1934 – Munich 1938: A Family Album, the first play Vanessa wrote, directed, and in which she acted. Following Vanessa's departure from the production, the role of Mrs Higgins is now played by Heather Jackson.

Maureen Beatti as Mrs Pearce

Maureen's recent credits include Meet Jan Black and As You Like It.

Sharif Afifi as Freddie Eynesford-Hill

Sharif's credits include On Your Feet! and Hadestown.

Stephen K. Amos as Alfred P. Doolittle

As well as his sell-out comedy tours, Stephen's theatre credits include My Night With Reg, Talk Radio, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

Malcom Sinclair as Colonel Pickering

Malcom's appeared in over 50 theatrical productions, including Pressure at The Ambassador's Theatre.

The full London company is completed with Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond, Bethany Huckle, Heather Jackson, Emma Johnson, Charlotte Kennedy, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Tom Liggins, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood.

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The osmonds: a new musical.

A new jukebox musical based on the story of the Osmond Brothers is touring the UK and Ireland. With a story by Jay Osmond, The Osmonds: A New Musical kicked off off their tour at the Curve Theatre in Leicester on 3rd February 2022.

We Will Rock You

The hit musical packed with the music of Queen is coming back for its 20th anniversary. We Will Rock You is touring the UK once again with Ben Elton back in the director's chair. The tour began on 7th February 2022 at the Kings Theatre in Portsmouth and is heading to 27 venues across the country before culminating with a residency at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical

The hit jukebox musical celebrating the career of singer/songwriter Carole King is back in this new production of Beautiful - The Carole King Musical which heads is on a UK tour. The tour is a co-production from Leicester's Curve, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Mayflower Theatre Southampton and began performances on 28th February at the Curve Theatre.

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World

The stage adaptation of Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is on tour once again, they began with Liverpool on 25th March.

Anything Goes

Anything Goes has set sail for another voyage with a some brand new faces! The musical went on a UK tour and is now in the middle of another summer run at London's Barbican Centre until 3rd September.

The Cher Show

The Broadway musical based on the one and only Cher is has come to the UK for a national tour. The Cher Show kicked off its tour at the Curve Theatre in Leicester on 15th April 2022.

A brand new production of Grease is running in the West End in 2022! The new production is directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Arlene Phillips and is running at the Dominion Theatre.

Girl From the North Country

With music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, Girl From the North Country returns to the UK as part of an international tour. The tour visited the 3Olympia in Dublin for five weeks from 25th June 2022 before visiting cities and towns across the UK.

Bugsy Malone

Bugsy Malone is on its first professional UK tour. The show opened at the Theatre Royal Bath on 2nd July 2022, the Birmingham Rep from 27th July 2022 and then will go onto further venues across the UK.

Crazy For You

Charlie Stemp stars in a new revival of the George and Ira Gershwin's Crazy For You which runs at the Chichester Festival Theatre until 4th September 2022.

Whistle Down the Wind

A new revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind runs at the Watermill theatre until 10th September 2022.

Kinky Boots

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Mrs Doubtfire

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The Color Purple

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South Pacific

The Chichester Festival Theatre production of South Pacific has returned in 2022. Following runs in Manchester and London the production heads on a UK and Ireland tour beginning on 13th September.

Sandra Marvin leads the touring productionof Sister Act which will open on 20th September 2022.

My Fair Lady

Following its run in the West End, the critically acclaimed Lincoln Center production of My Fair Lady heads on tour from 22nd September.

The Famous Five: A New Musical

A new musical adaptation of Enid Blyton's The Famous Five will have its world premiere later this year. It will run at Theatr Clwyd from 23rd September to 15th October and then from 21st October to 12th November at the Chichester Festival Theatre.

The Time Traveller's Wife: The Musical

A musical adaptation of The Time Traveller's Wife will premiere at the Storyhouse, Chester with a two week run from 30th September. The show will then be transferring to the West End with full details still to be announced.

The Choir of Man

The Choir of Man are returning for another run at the Arts Theatre. The show which includes covers of some of the greatest pop songs and a working bar has just finished a run at the Edinburgh Fringe and will be back in London from 1st October.

A new musical based on the true story of Tammy Faye will run at the Almeida Theatre from 13th October until 3rd December 2022 at the Almeida Theatre. The musical features music by Elton John, lyrics by Jake Shears and a book by James Graham.

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

The stage version of Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is finally getting its UK premiere at Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre from 1st November 2022.

Disney's Newsies

A brand new production of Disney's Newsies will run from 28th November at the Troubadour Theatre in Wembley, London. It will be the first professional production to run in the UK and will be opening a decade after the show opened on Broadway

Jagged Little Pill

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The musical adaptation of Elf makes another trip to the Dominion theatre for the 2022 Christmas season. Elf will run from 14th November 2022 until 7th January 2023.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Broken Wings

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

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Bonnie & Clyde

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Legally Blonde

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Billy Elliot

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Singin' in the Rain

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101 Dalmatians

A new musical adaptation of Dodie Smith's 1956 children's novel 101 Dalmatians is running at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. The musical has music and lyrics by Douglas Hodge and a book by Johnny McKnight and ran until 28th August 2022.

Yeast Nation (The Triumph of Life)

The bio-historical musical comedy about Yeast - yes, Yeast - set at the dawn of life itself had its European premiere at the Southwark Playhouse running until 27th August 2022. The musical is written by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann and is a prequel to their other musical, Urinetown.

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Adam Woodyatt and Charlotte Kennedy ( Picture: Trevor Leighton ), Michael D. Xavier and Lesley Garrett are cast in the touring production of My Fair Lady

Charlotte Kennedy will step out of the London Coliseum ensemble into the role of Eliza Doolittle when Bartlett Sher’s multi-award-winning production of My Fair Lady embarks on its UK and Ireland tour next month.

The Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts graduate who made her professional stage debut in the West End production of Les Misérables will star opposite award-winning West End and Broadway star Michael D. Xavier ( Sunset Boulevard , West End/Broadway, Into the Woods , Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Henry Higgins.

They will be joined by EastEnders ’ Ian Beale, Adam Woodyatt ( Oliver! Albery Theatre, On the Razzle , National Theatre) as Alfred P. Doolittle with Heather Jackson ( Stepping Out , Perth Rep, The Phantom of the Opera , Her Majesty’s Theatre) reprising her current performance as Mrs Higgins.

Former Emmerdale regular John Middleton ( Strangers On a Train , UK tour) will play Colonel Pickering with opera favourite Lesley Garrett ( The Sound of Music , London Palladium, Carousel , Savoy Theatre) as Mrs Pearce. The principal cast will also feature another Mountview graduate and current ensemble member, Tom Liggins. After making his debut in the London production Liggins will play Freddy Eynsford-Hill on tour.

The company will also include Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond,  Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood as the ensemble. Further casting will be announced soon.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, the New York’s Lincoln Center Theater’s multi-award-winning production became the first major West End revival of Lerner and Loewe’s sublime show in 21 years when performances at the London Coliseum began in May this year. The summer season is due to end on 27 August.

My Fair Lady will open in Bradford (22 September- 2 October) before visiting Dublin (6-30 October), Cardiff (8-26 November), Edinburgh (14 December-7 January), Southampton (12-29 January), Birmingham (8-26 March) and Canterbury (20 June-1 July) with more cities to be announced. All tickets are on sale now. Some casting may be subject to change in some venues.

The production features sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Marc Salzberg, original musical arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang and dance arrangements by Trude Rittman.

The production, which premiered in the spring of 2018 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, was the winner of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design, five Outer Critics’ Circle Awards including Best Musical Revival, the Drama League Award for Outstanding Musical Revival, and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical Revival and Costume Design.

Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s glorious musical re-imagining of George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion was first seen on Broadway in 1956. The original production which starred Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and remains in the top 30 longest-running Broadway musicals of all time. Andrews and Harrison also starred in the musical’s West End premiere run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1958.

The enduringly popular 1964 film adaptation starring Harrison reprising his Tony Award-winning performance as Henry Higgins opposite Audrey Hepburn’s Eliza Doolittle won eight Academy Awards including the Oscar for Best Picture. Cameron Mackintosh and Trevor Nunn’s 2001 revival at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane won three Olivier Awards and went on to tour the UK and Ireland in 2005.

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This is the classic story of Cockney flower-seller Eliza Doolittle who is taught to “talk more genteel” by Professor Henry Higgins so that she may pass as a lady. But it’s not only Eliza who gets an education.

Funny, moving and vivid, My Fair Lady has been acclaimed as the perfect musical, full of unforgettable songs including ‘Wouldn’t it be Loverly?’, ‘With A Little Bit of Luck’, ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ and ‘On The Street Where You Live’.

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My Fair Lady directed by Bartlett Sher to embark on UK tour

My fair lady will open in bradford.

New York’s Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed and multi award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe’s much loved My Fair Lady   will embark on a UK and Ireland tour from September 2022 following a limited engagement at the London Coliseum this summer.

My Fair Lady will open in Bradford before going on to visit Dublin, Cardiff and Southampton, with more cities to be announced in due course.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, this sublime production, which premiered in the spring of 2018 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, was the winner of the Tony Award for Best Costume Design,  5 Outer Critics’ Circle Awards including Best Musical Revival, the Drama League Award for Outstanding Musical Revival, and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Musical Revival and Costume Design.

Bartlett Sher said: “ Getting a chance to revisit Shaw’s extraordinary story of class and privilege in a new age is a rare and special event and I am thrilled to be able to take this epic musical on tour for audiences up and down the country to enjoy .”

My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady”. But who is really being transformed?

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With a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, MY FAIR LADY boasts a score including the classic songs “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”

Tour listings and ticket information can be found here

Casting will be announced in due course.

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The Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning production of My Fair Lady comes to London in Summer 2022, the first major West End revival of Lerner & Loewe’s much-loved musical for 21 years.

This 16-week engagement at the London Coliseum is a truly loverly way to celebrate London’s theatre scene back in bloom!

My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady”. But who is really being transformed?

Directed by Bartlett Sher, this sublime production will feature the English National Opera orchestra playing Frederick Loewe’s ravishing score and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. My Fair Lady boasts a score including the classic songs I Could Have Danced All Night, Get Me to the Church on Time, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly, On the Street Where You Live, The Rain in Spain, and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.

“Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady has returned to Broadway in a smashing new production from Bartlett Sher (The Sound of Music, The King and I).” – The Guardian

“Lavish revival of Lerner and Loewe’s 1956 masterwork…” – The Washington Post

“Thrilling! Glorious and better than it ever was! A marvellous and transformative revival.” – New York Times

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Filled with much loved songs such as 'Wouldn't It Be Loverly' and 'I Could Have Danced All Night', this whimsical and charming show leaves you floating in your seat as the orchestra fills the sound of the theatre. From the moment the Overture started, you could tell that this was going to be a spectacular show that ticks every box from the golden age of grand musicals. Teamed with an incredible set that moved as gracefully as the dancers and transformed from Higgins' house to Tottenham Court Road with ease, you almost forgot that you were watching a play on stage at times, it just felt so real and magical. I absolutely adored the costuming that had everything from beautiful ballgowns, to tatty rags. Each costume elevated the actors on stage to create something beautiful. 

Adam Woodyatt moved from Albert Square to Tottenham Court Road as he took to the stage as Alfred P. Doolittle. I have to be honest and say that I was initially apprehensive about this casting. Mostly because Adam played such an iconic role in Eastenders that I feared I wouldn't see past the Ian Beale character. However I can say that I was pleasantly proved wrong as he bounded on stage and gave us a larger than life caricature of this common Londoner. The entire cast was nothing short of incredible in this show. Taking to the stage with such Edwardian stature that no matter where you were in the theatre, this show was bright, bold, and one that would leave a lasting impression. 

My Fair Lady was a show that was sublime. It brought the essence of classic musical theatre, but gave it a modern enough twist through staging and elaborate costuming that it didn't feel old and stuffy. With the new life and energy injected into this age old tale of elocution and class divides, you can't help but feel that UK audiences are truly being spoilt with this production. It's a show that sparks your imagination, fills your heart with joy and is more loverly than you could possibly imagine.

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Latest Review – My Fair Lady [Palace Theatre, Manchester] [UK Tour]

MY FAIR LADY

Palace Theatre, Manchester

Until Saturday 1st April 2023

They say all good things must come to an end, and, for now, that statement is true of  Bartlett Sher’s sublime revival of  Lerner & Loewe’s cherished classic, My Fair Lady , which brings its current journey to a close in Manchester following a sold out season at the London Coliseum last summer and a major UK and Ireland tour.

Sher’s shimmering  Lincoln Center Theater  production premiered in New York in April 2018 and  was nominated for a total of ten Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, with Catherine Zuber winning for Best Costume Design.

As demonstrated with his previous Lincoln Center productions of  South Pacific and  The King and I (the latter of which has just set out on a new nationwide tour), Sher can seemingly do no wrong when it comes to reviving classic musicals, and  My Fair Lady  is certainly no exception.

Everything about this benchmark revival is glorious. The designs magnificent, the set rich and detailed, the staging elegant and fluid. The revolve helps keep things spinning – quite literally – and the (often gimmicky) device is used to great effect, particularly to help add movement to some of the more traditionally stilted numbers.

Frederick Loewe’s score sounds as thrilling as ever and, in the hands of a fine cast, Alan Jay Lerner’s sparkling book and lyrics are delivered with a wonderful freshness and zest.

Sher’s production rattles along at a good pace and with great rhythm. A small technical snag on press night, part-way through act two, halted the production temporarily and threatened to break the flow, though the performance resumed without further hitch and the cast had no problem quickly getting things back on track and re-establishing momentum.

The hugely experienced Michael D. Xavier is magnificent as the towering phonetics Professor Henry Higgins, delivering a performance that brilliantly blends the arrogance and stubbornness with the lighthearted sarcasm and biting wit. Xavier expertly highlights all the various quirks of this complex and largely unlikeable character; the eccentricities, the misogyny, the petulance. It is a memorable performance that brings to mind John Cleese and the frenetic energy of the misanthropic Basil Fawlty.

Charlotte Kennedy is an absolute joy as Eliza Doolittle. Her characterisation is pitch perfect, she sings beautifully, and certainly makes the iconic role her own. There is a wonderful chemistry between Kennedy and Xavier which adds real weight to these two mammoth roles, and the magic of the production just lifts whenever the pair are on stage together.

There is strong work from a stalwart supporting cast including an excellent John Middleton as Higgins’ friend and fellow phoneticist, Colonel Pickering; Adam Woodyatt as Eliza’s dustman father, Alfred P. Doolittle; Lesley Garrett as housekeeper, Mrs Pearce; Heather Jackson as Henry’s mother, Mrs Higgins; and Tom Liggins as Eliza’s infatuated suitor, Freddy Eynsford-Hill.

My Fair Lady received mixed reviews when it opened at the cavernous London Coliseum – home to English National Opera – last summer, but it is a production that works perfectly in the more intimate setting of a traditional theatre space.

A warm, elegant and beautifully crafted revival of this majestic musical. Surely it won’t be too long before it makes its welcome return to the stage.

Running Time: 3 hours (approx.), including one 15-minute interval.

Final Performance at the Palace Theatre, Manchester:  Saturday 1st April 2023.

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