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Date of Death: June 02, 1990 (82)

Birth Place: Huyton, Lancashire, ENGLAND

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#BWWPrompts: Share Your Favorite MY FAIR LADY Memory In Honor of Eliza Doolittle Day!
by BWW Prompts - May 20, 2020

We want to hear from you! We're starting #BwayWorldPrompts, where each day we'll be asking our readers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram questions to spark some theater conversation.

BWW Interview: At Home With Anita Gillette
by Stephen Mosher - May 18, 2020

This year's recipient for the MAC Award for Lifetime Achievement knows how to thrive, survive and stay alive in a business that can be unforgiving. Anita Gillette doesn't just take the prize, she takes the cake. Here, she talks with Stephen Mosher about her lifetime of achievements.

BWW Exclusive: The 101 Greatest MOVIE MUSICALS of All Time
by Peter Nason - Mar 30, 2020

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!

Linda Eder, Alice Ripley, David Yazbek Ft. Lilli Cooper and More are Heading to Feinstein's/54 Below This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2020

This Month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.54Below.com/Feinsteins or call (646) 476-3551.

Sierra Stages Begins 12th Season With Noël Coward's BLITHE SPIRIT
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2020

The Sierra Stages 2020 season opens with the classic Noël Coward comedy a?oeBlithe Spirita??, playing four weekends only from February 28 a?" March 21 at the historic Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street, Nevada City.

BWW Review: Sher Tinkers With MY FAIR LADY, Recalibrating Its Perfections
by Perry Tannenbaum - Jan 24, 2020

Bartlett Sher fiddles with the legendary perfection of MY FAIR LADY, freshly illuminating the characters of Professor Higgins, Eliza, and Freddy - while risking unexpected tech difficulties.

BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY National Tour Opens at The Landmark Theatre
by Natasha Ashley - Dec 13, 2019

This week the new national tour of The Lincoln Center Theater Production of My Fair Lady opened at Syracuse's Landmark Theatre and it is a moving, powerful, and beautiful production under the superb direction of Bartlett Sher. It is in fact the classic My Fair Lady  you are probably used to seeing but it does offer a fresh take on the classic musical in this new and breathtaking production.

Elizabeth Taylor Collection Will Be Going up for Auction
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2019

Profiles in History has announced Allan Trivette's legendary Elizabeth Taylor Collection will be going up for auction on December 18th in Los Angeles. The collection will be up for sale on day two of Hollywood: A Collector's Random, an auction set for December 17th, 18th and 19th in Los Angeles.

Photo Coverage: New York Society Turns Out For Broadway and Cabaret at The Pierre With KT Sullivan
by Stephen Sorokoff - Nov 5, 2019

Remember that song lyric “with Barons and Earls”……..Sophisticated, well heeled and well dressed New Yorkers came to the most elegant spot in New York City, The Pierre on Fifth Avenue last night as KT Sullivan brought Broadway and Cabaret to the iconic hotel's Two E Lounge. It was truly a royal audience in every way (check out the photos). They came to the 90 year hotel which was home to Elizabeth Taylor, hosted Rex Harrison and wife renewing their vows, and was where Yves St Laurent debuted his first US Collection, to hear arguably one of the finest artists in the world of Cabaret, KT Sullivan.

The Final Show Of Dragon's 2019 Season, ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS Opens Nov 1
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2019

On the eve of her death, Anne Boleyn reflects on the journey that led her to become a queen, a mother, and, eventually, a woman condemned. A fascinating look at one of history's most famous marriages. Part of the 2nd Stages Series.

BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY at Te Auaha - Tapere Nui (Big Theatre), Wellington
by Monica Moore - Aug 21, 2019

Mark Steyn called My Fair Lady the 'perfect musical' with the 1956 Broadway production winning a number of Tonys and setting records for the longest run of any show on Broadway up to that time. It has since been followed by numerous revivals including a popular film version starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn in 1964.

Puttin' On Productions Hosts Special Free Performance For At-Risk Youth
by Julie Musbach - Jul 31, 2019

Performing arts company Puttin' on Productions (POPs) produces musical theater experiences featuring top young actors in professional level productions for all ages.

BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY In Time For Ascot At The Belmont
by Marakay Rogers - Jun 20, 2019

Rebe Staub directs a lush version of the classic in time for the Royal Ascot races, matching the famous race scene to the season.

BWW Review: I Could Have Danced All Night at CenterPoint Legacy's MY FAIR LADY
by Hayley Westwood - Jun 17, 2019

Grace, beauty, humor, anger, and love abound in CenterPoint Legacy's stunning rendition of MY FAIR LADY.

Dame Judi Dench, Dan Stevens, and Isla Fisher Will Lead BLITHE SPIRIT Film Re-Imagining
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2019

BroadwayWorld has learned that Judi Dench, Dan Stevens and Isla Fisher will star in the upcoming film re-imagining of Blithe Spirit, based on Noel Coward's 1941 play.

BWW Review: You Will Want to Dance All Night With MY FAIR LADY at Red Mountain Theatre Company
by David Edward Perry - Jun 11, 2019

Professor Henry Higgins (Kyle Holman) rises to the challenge to turn lowly Eliza Doolittle (Kristen Sharp) into a proper English lady. Red Mountain Theatre Company is offering an exciting and colorful production of the classic 'My Fair Lady' that truly makes you want to dance all night.

BWW Exclusive: The Fantastick Tom Jones: Remember Him -- in Light
by Harry Haun - Apr 3, 2019

Remember Henry Albertson? Sure, you do. He's that ancient, arthritic, fragile/agile but eternally game actor who traveled by stage trunk from scene to scene throughout the longest-running musical of all time, 'The Fantasticks.' You may even remember during one exit, just as the lid was closing, he managed to peer urgently out of the trunk at the audience and implore them, with proper theatrical flourish, 'Remember me -- in light.'

VIDEO: On This Day, March 15- MY FAIR LADY Celebrates A Loverly Opening Night On Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2019

On this day in 1956, Broadway audiences fell in love with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrisonas they opened in My Fair Lady at the Mark Hellinger Theater.

ESPECIAL: MY FAIR LADY cumple 63 años
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Mar 15, 2019

Hoy se cumplen 63 años desde que se estrenase MY FAIR LADY, uno de los clasicos de Broadway mas conocidos y con mas influencias en la cultura popular.

BWW Review: CHRISTINA BIANCO: WOMAN OF A THOUSAND VOICES at Baltimore Symphony SuperPops - What a Delight!
by Charles Shubow - Mar 7, 2019

When I saw the Baltimore Symphony SuperPops would be featuring vocalist Christina Bianco I had no idea what she would be like. Then I started to hear from people who actually have seen her in concert and raved about her. It became quite clear it would be necessary for me to see this musician for myself.

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