Adapted from "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a well-born lady. The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a hit, setting what was then the record for the longest run of any major musical theatre production in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version, and numerous revivals. It has been called "the perfect musical".
| 1956 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1957 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
| 1958 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1964 | Broadway |
City Center Revival Broadway |
| 1964 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
| 1968 | Off-Broadway |
City Center Revival Off-Broadway |
| 1976 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1977 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
| 1979 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 1981 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1993 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
| 1993 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2001 | West End |
Royal National Theatre Production West End |
| 2002 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
| 2005 | UK Tour |
National Tour UK Tour |
| 2018 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2019 | US Tour |
Revival Tour US Tour |
| 2022 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 2022 | US Tour |
US Tour US Tour |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Olivier Awards | Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment | Alex Jennings |
| 2002 | Olivier Awards | Best Actor in a Musical or Entertainment | Jonathan Pryce |
| 2002 | Olivier Awards | Best Actress in a Musical or Entertainment | Martine McCutcheon |
| 2002 | Olivier Awards | Best Lighting Designer | David Hersey |
| 2002 | Olivier Awards | Best Set Designer | Anthony Ward |
| 2002 | Olivier Awards | Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or Entertainment | Nicholas Le Prevost |
| 2002 | Olivier Awards | Best Theatre Choreographer | Matthew Bourne |
| 2002 | Olivier Awards | The Hilton Award for Outstanding Musical Production | Frederick Loewe |
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