MY FAIR LADY Opens in Storrs 7/7

WHO:
Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT), the professional producing arm of the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, concludes its 2011 Nutmeg Summer Series with My Fair Lady, running July 7 - 17 in the Harriett S. Jorgensen Theatre (lower Jorgensen Auditorium) on the UConn Storrs campus. The preview performance takes places tonight, Thursday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Opening Night is tomorrow, Friday, June 17 at 8:00 p.m.

WHAT:
CRT is delighted to have soap opera legend Eileen Fulton, who portrayed Lisa Miller Grimaldi on As the World Turns for almost 50 years, starring as Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady. Broadway star Terrence Mann performs as Professor Henry Higgins Mr. Mann originated the roles of Rum Tum Tugger in Cats, Javert in Les Miserables, and the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. Choreography is by Broadway star Charlotte d'Amboise, who will soon return to her role as Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway. Fresh off CRT's run of Guys and Dolls, Alix Paige plays Eliza Doolittle.

Based on George Bernard Shaw's brilliant play Pygmalion, Lerner and Lowe's My Fair Lady is the perfect summertime musical. Phonetics professor Henry Higgins bets that he can pass a common flower girl off as a society lady in this most elegant, enchanting and heartfelt of stories. It features one of Broadway's most beloved scores, including "The Rain in Spain," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," and the comic tour de force "Get Me to the Church on Time!"

WHEN & WHERE:
July 7-17, 2011
Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre (lower Jorgensen Auditorium)
University of Connecticut, Storrs

PERFORMANCE & TICKET INFORMATION:
Evening performances start at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Matinee performances start at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Single
ticket prices range from $10 to $39. The Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre is located on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs and offers air-conditioned comfort and ample nearby parking. (free parking for the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre is in Lot 9 across from the Jorgensen Center; paid parking is available in the North Garage). Please call 860.486.4226 or visit www.crt.uconn,edu for tickets and additional information.

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