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Who Played Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady

Colonel Pickering is a role in My Fair Lady, a musical that opened Broadway in 1976.

Adapted from "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw<p>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".

23 actors have played Colonel Pickering in My Fair Lady.

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Performer Production Opened
Christopher Hewett Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Leo Britt Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Melville Cooper Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Reginald Denny Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Robert Coote Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Rod McLennan Broadway My Fair Lady 1956
Robert Coote West End My Fair Lady 1958
Richard Neilson Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Robert Coote Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Clifford Fearl Broadway My Fair Lady 1981
Jack Gwillim Broadway My Fair Lady 1981
Bill Ullman Broadway My Fair Lady 1993
Jeffrey Wilkins Broadway My Fair Lady 1993
Paxton Whitehead Broadway My Fair Lady 1993
George S. Irving Milburn, NJ (Regional) My Fair Lady 2002
Adam Grupper Broadway My Fair Lady 2018
Allan Corduner Broadway My Fair Lady 2018
Paul Slade Smith Broadway My Fair Lady 2018
Kevin Pariseau US Tour My Fair Lady 2019
Patrick Kerr US Tour My Fair Lady 2019
William Michaels US Tour My Fair Lady 2019
Andrew Fehrenbacher US Tour My Fair Lady (Non-Equity) 2022
Daniel James Canaday US Tour My Fair Lady (Non-Equity) 2022
John Adkison US Tour My Fair Lady (Non-Equity) 2022
Nicholas Carroll US Tour My Fair Lady (Non-Equity) 2022

Other Roles in My Fair Lady

Role Production Opened
Alfred P. Doolittle Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Ambassador Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Busker Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Butler Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Chauffeur Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Colonel Pickering Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Constable Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Dancing Ensemble Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Eliza Doolittle Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Ensemble/Other Roles Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
First Bartender Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
First Cockney Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Flower Girl Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Flunkey Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Footman Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Fourth Cockney Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Freddy Eynsford-Hill Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Harry Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Henry Higgins Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Jamie Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Lady Boxington Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Lord Boxington Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Mrs. Higgins Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Mrs. Higgins' Maid Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Mrs. Hopkins Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Mrs. Pearce Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Performer Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Queen of Transylvania Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Second Bartender Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Second Cockney Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Servant Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Singing Ensemble Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Third Cockney Broadway My Fair Lady 1976
Zoltan Karpathy Broadway My Fair Lady 1976

“Colonel Pickering” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Pygmalion Broadway 2007

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