Video: MY FAIR LADY at San Francisco Playhouse First Look

Get a first look at San Francisco Playhouse's production of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. This Tony Award-winning musical adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion follows Eliza Doolittle’s transformation from cockney flower girl to the belle of elegant society under the tutelage of linguistic expert Professor Henry Higgins with aid from Colonel Pickering.

San Francisco Playhouse Artistic Director Bill English reexamines My Fair Lady through a 21st century lens, exploring gender politics and sexuality. This new production revisits the relationships of Higgins, Doolittle, and Pickering, in addition to offering a novel take on its ending. Featuring music direction by Dave Dobrusky and choreography by Nicole Helfer, My Fair Lady runs through September 13, 2025 at San Francisco Playhous.

San Francisco Playhouse has assembled a cast of talented actors for this play. Seen in the Playhouse’s As You Like It and A Chorus Line, Jillian A. Smith returns as Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl. Her acting credits include shows with TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Center Repertory Company, 42nd Street Moon, Ray of Light Theatre,

South Bay Musical Theatre, and Custom Made Theatre. Performing in the Playhouse’s Stupid f-ing Bird, Adam Magill eturns as Professor Henry Higgins, a world class phonetist. Magill has also appeared onstage at Prague Shakespeare Company, Marin Theatre, Cutting Ball Theater, and City Lights Theater Company.

Brady Morales-Woolery makes his Playhouse debut as Colonel Pickering, a former British officer who is friends with Professor Higgins. Morales-Woolery has acted with American Conservatory Theater, Aurora Theatre Company, Center Repertory Company, California Shakespeare Theater, Shotgun Players, San Jose Stage, Arizona Theatre Company, 42nd Street Moon, and Word For Word.

After performing in Evita, Nicholas Tabora returns as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, an upper-class British man who falls for Eliza. Tabora has performed with Shotgun Players, San Jose Stage, Opera San José, New Conservatory Theatre Center, Cabrillo Stage, City Lights Theatre Company,

Jomar Tagatac returns to the Playhouse as Alfred Doolittle, Eliza’s boisterous father. Most recently seen at the Playhouse as Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie, Tagatac’s Playhouse performances also include Harry in The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin, Gordon Hirabayashi in Hold These Truths (presented in collaboration with Capital Stage), Marc in Art, Letter Writer #3 in Tiny Beautiful Things, Actor 1 in King of the Yees, and Daniel in You Mean to Do Me Harm. Tagatac has also performed with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Theater Mu, American Conservatory Theater, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Marin Theatre, Capital Stage, City Lights Theater Company, California Shakespeare Theater, and Magic Theatre.

Heather Orth makes her Playhouse debut as Mrs. Pearce, Professor Higgins’ housekeeper. Orth has been seen onstage at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Hillbarn Theatre, Broadway By The Bay, Berkeley Playhouse, 42nd Street Moon, Ray of Light Theatre, and Custom Made Theatre Company.

Seen in Guys and Dolls and Follies, Jill Slyter returns as Mrs. Higgins, Professor Higgins’ mother. Slyter appeared on Broadway in Show Boat, opposite Jerry Lewis as Lola in the national tour of Damn Yankees, as Peggy Sawyer in the national tour of 42nd Street, and as Cassie in several national, European, and international tours and Regional productions of A Chorus Line. She has also performed with Arena Stage, Sierra Repertory Theatre, and Children’s Musical Theater San Jose.

Chachi Delgado and Andy Collins play Jamie and Harry, Alfred Doolittle’s friends. Seen in the Playhouse’s Evita, A Chorus Line, and Follies, Chachi Delgado has also performed with Papermill Playhouse, Center Repertory Company, Mountain Play Association, San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company, and Oakland Theatre Project. Delgado won a 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle (SFBATCC) Award for his performance in Oakland Theatre Project’s Choir Boy in addition to receiving the Annette Lust Emerging Talent Award. Andy Collins makes his Playhouse debut with this production. He has previously appeared onstage at Ray of Light Theatre, New Conservatory Theatre Center, 42nd Street Moon, Presidio Theatre, Cygnet Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, and Ion Theatre.

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