AUDIO: Marni Nixon Talks Lending Her Voice to MY FAIR LADY and More!

By: Oct. 25, 2015
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Her face might not have appeared in many movie musicals, but her voice became iconic during the golden age of movie musicals in the '50s and '60s.

Marni Nixon lent her vocal talents to the roles of Maria in WEST SIDE STORY, Anna in THE KING AND I, and Eliza in MY FAIR LADY, and in honor of MY FAIR LADY's 50th anniversary, Nixon is looking back at her experiences. Below, listen as she joins the Speakeasy Podcast, opening up about fighting for royalties, and more as the "ghostess with the mostest."

Did you see last week's interview with Nixon? Check it out here!

My Fair Lady is now more "lovelier" than ever with a breathtaking new restoration playing in cinemas nationwide two days only. In honor of its 50th Anniversary, this eight time OSCAR winning musical has been restored frame-by-frame from the original 65mm negative and scanned (8K to 4K or 2K) utilizing start-of-the-art technology under the supervision of Robert Harris (the famed film historian and preservationist known for his restoration of films including Lawrence of Arabia, Spartacus, Vertigo and The Godfather Parts I & II).

Gloriously witty adaptation of the Broadway musical about Professor Henry Higgins, who takes a bet from Colonel Pickering that he can transform unrefined, dirty Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle into a lady, and fool everyone into thinking she really is one, too! He does, and thus young aristocrat Freddy Eynsford-Hill falls madly in love with her. But when Higgins takes all the credit and forgets to acknowledge her efforts, Eliza angrily leaves him for Freddy, and suddenly Higgins realizes he's grown accustomed to her face and can't really live without it.

Bonus content: The Fairest Fair Lady, a 10 minute theatrical trailer produced by Warner Bros. for the film's original release will be added to the event screenings. The Fairest Lady takes a revealing and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the remarkable efforts that went into making My Fair Lady.



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