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My Fair Lady, The Beloved Musical and Tony Award-Winning Classic

Arena Stage - Fichandler (1101 Sixth Street, SW Washington, DC 20024)
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Full Price:
$83.00 - $98.00
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$40.00 - $55.70*
4.5 by 129 members
A Broadway hit when it debuted in 1956, this fan-favorite musical has gone on to win Tony Awards, launch careers and be adapted into the 1964 Best Picture Oscar-winner starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. Director Molly Smith's production comes following her record-breaking Oklahoma! at Arena with a fresh reinterpretation of My Fair Lady. Starring noted Canadian actor and Shaw company member Benedict Campbell as Professor Henry Higgins, Arena favorite Nicholas Rodriguez (Oklahoma!) and Manna Nichols as Eliza Doolittle in her Arena Stage debut. The musical tells the delightful tale of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle's tutelage and transformation under the instruction of Professor Henry Higgins. Adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, the musical contains a memorable score by Lerner and Loewe with such favorites as "With a Little Bit of Luck," "The Rain in Spain," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "On the Street Where You Live" and "Get Me to the Church on Time."

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The last date listed for My Fair Lady was Wednesday December 26, 2012 / 7:30pm.

Arena Stage - Fichandler
1101 Sixth Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Website
202-488-3300
Fichandler

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97 Goldstar Member Reviews

Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

We bought these tickets for a family outing with our grown children and their spouse/boyfriend. It was a perfect event to go to as a family. I had read the review in the Washington Post and after seeing the production, we did not agree with the review. I would say since the theatre was completely full others are in agreement with me and seeking to go to this great entertainment.

Written on Dec 24 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
3.0

Loved the principals, but felt the whole production was too long (too much dancing). Accents were very difficult to understand. If we hadn't known the story and the music with lyrics, we never would have followed it. Costuming for the street people seemed overdone.

Written on Dec 24 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Diane
4.0

Great music & singing.

Written on Dec 03 2012
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
4.0

We really enjoyed the play. The vocals & orchestra were wonderful. It would have been nice to see/feel a little romantic tension between the Professor and Eliza. My kids hadn't seen it before and they couldn't figure why Eliza would go back to the Professor.

Written on Dec 02 2012
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http://arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season/productions/my-fair-...

Quotes & Highlights

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"How could I refuse the serious call of this musical?

"Our story is about the transformation of a human being through language, manners, mind, heart and dress; both Eliza Doolitte and Henry Higgins are transformed. It is the story of emancipation - not just about Eliza but also Higgins as he discovers his own humanity. Lerner and Loewe succeeded in maintaining the exquisite language, story and characters from Shaw's brilliant Pygmalion in creating this dynamic musical.

"The other story is about the class and the rigid social structures which confine us. In a world increasingly blown apart by the dynamics of the very rich and the very poor, this musical hits the sweet spot of our contemporary awareness of class. It asks the question: How does language define us? How do we judge others through their language, manners and dress? How does our own class, whether lower, middle, or upper, confine and define us?" --Molly Smith, director/artistic director

About the Ticket Supplier: Arena Stage

Arena Stage today stands as a flagship American theater. Arena Stage was one of the first not-for-profit theaters in the United States, as well as a pioneer of the regional theater movement. It was the first regional theater to transfer a production to Broadway, the first invited by the U.S. State Department to tour behind the Iron Curtain, and the first to receive a Tony Award. Taking a leadership role in extending theater's horizons, Arena Stage has implemented groundbreaking policies and programs, promoting diversity in all aspects of theater, from theatergoing to production.

The Arena Stage legacy of world-class productions includes vast epics, charged dramas, rousing musicals, and probing profiles. From the monumental to the developmental, Arena Stage has helped build the canon of American theater. While they produce American classics, Arena Stage premieres new American plays and supported works in progress. They've nurtured artistic growth and engaged the community, broadening and intensifying the theatrical experience for one and all. And yet, in spite of it all, in their second half-century they see themselves as more fresh, restless and dynamic than ever.