My Fair Lady

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My Fair Lady

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  2w, 6m plus ensemble

Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Fredrick Loewe
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Play and Gabriel Pascal’s Motion Picture Pygmalion
Original Production Directed by Moss Hart

The tale of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady, featuring one of musical theatre's greatest scores. 

Image: 2018 Lincoln Center Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 6m plus ensemble
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Six 1957 Tony Awards, including Best Musical
    Nominee: 1976 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Revival
    Nominee: 1982 Tony Award, Reproduction (Play or Musical)
    Nominee: 1994 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Revival
    Nominee: Ten 2018 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical
    Winner! 2018 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Revival
My Fair Lady

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Summary

NOTE: Concord Theatricals proudly licenses My Fair Lady in many countries around the globe.

In the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and all other British Reversionary Territories, My Fair Lady is licensed by Music Theatre International.

This show is the standard by which all other musicals are measured. Based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, with book, music and lyrics by Lerner and Loewe, My Fair Lady is gloriously triumphant. The tale of a cockney flower girl transformed into an elegant lady features one of musical theatre’s greatest scores. Songs include “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “Get Me to the Church on Time” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”

History
My Fair Lady played for 2,717 performances on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger, Broadhurst and Broadway Theatres starring Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Stanley Holloway and Robert Coote. It was the longest running musical at the time. It played for 2,281 performances in London at the Drury Lane Theatre. It was revived on Broadway in 1976 for 377 performances, in 1981 for 181 performances, and most recently in 1993 for 165 performances at the Virginia Theatre starring Richard Chamberlain as Professor Henry Higgins.
  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Setting London, 1912.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

Videos

  • The Cast of My Fair Lady perform at The 2018 Tony Awards youtube thumbnail

    The Cast of My Fair Lady perform at The 2018 Tony Awards

  • Laura Benanti "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" - My Fair Lady (Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade NBC 2018) youtube thumbnail

    Laura Benanti "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" - My Fair Lady (Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade NBC 2018)

  • My Fair Lady - Why Can't The English? youtube thumbnail

    My Fair Lady - Why Can't The English?

Photos

  • My Fair Lady

    Image: 2018 Lincoln Center Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

  • My Fair Lady

    Image: 2018 Lincoln Center Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

Music

Music Samples

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Orchestra Size Medium, Large
  • Chorus Size Large

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Authors

Alan Jay Lerner

Alan Jay Lerner

ALAN JAY LERNER wrote these plays with Frederick Loewe: Life of the Party, What’s Up, The Day Before Spring, Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Gigi. He also wrote Love Life with Kurt Weill, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever and Carmelina with Burton Lane, C ...

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Frederick Loewe

Frederick Loewe

ALAN JAY LERNER wrote these plays with Frederick Loewe: Life of the Party, What’s Up, The Day Before Spring, Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Gigi. He also wrote Love Life with Kurt Weill, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever and Carmelina with Burton Lane, C ...

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was born in Dublin, the son of a civil servant. His education was irregular, due to his dislike of any organized training. After working in an estate agent's office for a while he moved to London as a young man (1876), where he established hims ...

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