Post by Hannah on Aug 19, 2007 11:42:35 GMT 11
No one seems to have posted this yet... so... Opera Australia presents:
My Fair Lady
About the Production:
NEW PRODUCTION
"By George, she's got it!" Henry Higgins, Act I
For Henry Higgins, professor of linguistics and confirmed misogynist, transforming a street urchin into a lady is a trivial task, done to honour a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering. Until, of course, he meets the proud little cockney, Eliza Doolittle, and finds that his raw material might not be so easy to mould.
Lerner and Loewe's exuberant adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion was always destined to be a smash hit. The irascible Henry Higgins, the irresistible Eliza Doolittle, and the glorious succession of show-stopping numbers from 'I could have danced all night' to 'Get me to the church on time' propelled this classic story into Broadway history.
Now My Fair Lady comes to Australia in a new production from the team that created The Pirates of Penzance. Expect extravagant sets, outstanding performances, a virtuosic chorus and a veritable fashion parade of costumes. Legend of Australian music theatre, Reg Livermore stars as Henry Higgins with one of Opera Australia's brightest young talents, Taryn Fiebig, as Eliza. Nancye Hayes, who danced in the original Australian production at the start of her illustrious music theatre career, now joins the cast as the acerbic Mrs Higgins. Add in a specially assembled Opera Australia Chorus and you have all the ingredients for a 'luvverly' night in the theatre.
My Fair Lady
About the Production:
NEW PRODUCTION
"By George, she's got it!" Henry Higgins, Act I
For Henry Higgins, professor of linguistics and confirmed misogynist, transforming a street urchin into a lady is a trivial task, done to honour a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering. Until, of course, he meets the proud little cockney, Eliza Doolittle, and finds that his raw material might not be so easy to mould.
Lerner and Loewe's exuberant adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion was always destined to be a smash hit. The irascible Henry Higgins, the irresistible Eliza Doolittle, and the glorious succession of show-stopping numbers from 'I could have danced all night' to 'Get me to the church on time' propelled this classic story into Broadway history.
Now My Fair Lady comes to Australia in a new production from the team that created The Pirates of Penzance. Expect extravagant sets, outstanding performances, a virtuosic chorus and a veritable fashion parade of costumes. Legend of Australian music theatre, Reg Livermore stars as Henry Higgins with one of Opera Australia's brightest young talents, Taryn Fiebig, as Eliza. Nancye Hayes, who danced in the original Australian production at the start of her illustrious music theatre career, now joins the cast as the acerbic Mrs Higgins. Add in a specially assembled Opera Australia Chorus and you have all the ingredients for a 'luvverly' night in the theatre.
