Photo Flash: Flowers and Fanfare! Inside MY FAIR LADY's Big Announcement in Sydney

As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this evening, Australia's MY FAIR LADY, directed by Julie Andrews, just announced its leading players, featuring acclaimed British performer Alex Jennings, as Professor Higgins and the young Australian star, Anna O'Byrne, as Eliza Doolittle. Scroll down for photos from the big casting announcement in Sydney!

Joining them is an outstanding cast. Reg Livermore will play the role of Alfred P. Doolittle. Robyn Nevin will play Mrs. Higgins and Mark Vincent will play Freddy Eynsford-Hill. The role of Colonel Hugh Pickering will be played by Tony Llewellyn-Jones and Deidre Rubenstein will play Mrs. Pearce.

Opening night at the Sydney Opera House on 6 September will be the culmination of several years of research to help recreate and present the original Broadway production of MY FAIR LADY, which opened in 1956 starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. Andrews, who created the original role of Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway and London productions directed by the legendary Moss Hart, will be taking the helm for this new production.

Associates of the original design team have come onboard for this production to help bring to life once again the stunning sets by Oliver Smith and glorious costumes by Cecil Beaton. Contributing to the creative team is Tony-award winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli, musical director Guy Simpson, lighting design by Broadway and West End legend Richard Pilbrow and sound design by Michael Waters.

This production will celebrate the 60th anniversary of this beloved musical which took the world by storm, telling the tale of a Cockney flower girl named Eliza Doolittle whose world was forever changed by the brilliant and demanding phoneticist, Professor Henry Higgins. The clash of cultures sparks some of theatre's most witty dialogue and wonderful songs.

Below, watch Reg Livermore (who will be playing Alfred P. Doolittle) talk about what makes MY FAIR LADY so fantastic, then scroll down for shots from the big announcement!

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Photos courtesy @myfairladyaus/Twitter.

Mark Vincent

Mark Vincent and Deidre Rubenstein

Mark Vincent, Deidre Rubenstein and Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin and Reg Livermore

Mark Vincent, Deidre Rubenstein, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Robyn Nevin and Reg Livermore

Anna O'Byrne with Mark Vincent, Deidre Rubenstein, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Robyn Nevin, Reg Livermore

Mark Vincent, Deidre Rubenstein, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Robyn Nevin, Reg Livermore and Anna O'Byrne

Deidre Rubenstein, Anna O'Byrne and Robyn Nevin

Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Deidre Rubenstein, Mark Vincent, Anna O'Byrne, Robyn Nevin and Reg Livermore

Mark Vincent and Anna O'Byrne

Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Deidre Rubenstein, Anna O'Byrne, Robyn Nevin, Reg Livermore and Mark Vincent