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THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Opens at Milwaukee Rep, October 26
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2012


Anne Frank's remarkable diary has become an essential tool for understanding one of the darkest periods of our history - and one of the most beautiful, haunting stories in our shared experience. The play is dramatized from the book by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Making her Rep directorial debut, KJ Sanchez will direct the play. The cast features Associate Artists Jonathan Gillard Daly, Laura Gordon, Lee E. Ernst, James Pickering and Deborah Staples and guest actors J. Alexander Coe, Kelley Faulkner, Larry Neumann, Jr., and rising Chicago actress Lauren Hirte in the title role. Rep Artistic Intern Ensemble Members Jonathan Altman, Emily Berman, Jess Prichard and J.R. Yancher are also in this production. The Diary of Anne Frank runs in The Rep's Quadracci Powerhouse from October 23 - December 2 and opens on Friday, October 26.

Dominic McHugh Releases 'Loverly- The Life and Times of My Fair Lady'
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 25, 2012


Few musicals have had the impact of Lerner and Loewe's timeless classic My Fair Lady. Sitting in the middle of an era dominated by such seminal figures as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Frank Loesser, and Leonard Bernstein, My Fair Lady not only enjoyed critical success similar to that of its rivals but also had by far the longest run of a Broadway musical up to that time. From 1956 to 1962, its original production played without a break for 2,717 performances, and the show went on to be adapted into one of the most successful movie musicals of all time in 1964, when it won eight Academy Awards. Internationally, the show also broke records in London, and the original production toured to Russia at the height of the Cold War in an attempt to build goodwill. It remains a staple of the musical theater canon today, an oft-staged show in national, regional, and high school theaters across the country.

'My Fair Lady' cancela varias paradas de su gira
by Roberto Rodriguez - Sep 3, 2012


Las razones argumentadas por la productora Stage Entertainment son la crisis económica y el aumento del IVA.

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 8/18- MY FAIR LADY
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 18, 2012


Today in 1981, the second Broadway revival of My Fair Lady opened at the Uris Theatre (now the George Gershwin Theatre), where it ran for 120 performances. 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.

Rick Hilsabeck and Sarah Pfisterer Star in MY FAIR LADY at Reagle Music Theatre, 8/10-19
by BWW News Desk - Aug 10, 2012


Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston has announced the cast of My Fair Lady, the beloved Lerner and Loewe classic about an arrogant and crotchety phonetics professor who transforms a spirited Cockney flower girl into an elegant, proper-speaking English lady. Broadway's Rick Hilsabeck (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Billy Elliot, the first national tour of Phantom of the Opera) stars as the curmudgeonly professor Henry Higgins. His real-life co-star Sarah Pfisterer (Phantom of the Opera, Show Boat, Children and Art) is his reluctant protege Eliza Doolittle. Performances are August 10-19 in the Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham.

Photo Flash: First Look at Rick Hilsabeck, Sarah Pfisterer and More in Reagle Music Theatre's MY FAIR LADY
by BWW News Desk - Aug 9, 2012


Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston has announced the cast of My Fair Lady, the beloved Lerner and Loewe musical masterpiece about an arrogant and crotchety phonetics professor who transforms a spirited Cockney flower girl into an elegant, proper-speaking English lady. Broadway's Rick Hilsabeck (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Billy Elliot, the first national tour of Phantom of the Opera) stars as the curmudgeonly professor Henry Higgins. His real-life co-star Sarah Pfisterer (Phantom of the Opera, Show Boat, Children and Art) is his reluctant protégé Eliza Doolittle. Performances are August 10-19 in the Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production below.

Rick Hilsabeck and Sarah Pfisterer Star in MY FAIR LADY at Reagle Music Theatre, 8/10-19
by Kelsey Denette - Jul 20, 2012


Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston has announced the cast of My Fair Lady, the beloved Lerner and Loewe classic about an arrogant and crotchety phonetics professor who transforms a spirited Cockney flower girl into an elegant, proper-speaking English lady. Broadway's Rick Hilsabeck (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Billy Elliot, the first national tour of Phantom of the Opera) stars as the curmudgeonly professor Henry Higgins. His real-life co-star Sarah Pfisterer (Phantom of the Opera, Show Boat, Children and Art) is his reluctant protege Eliza Doolittle. Performances are August 10-19 in the Robinson Theatre, 617 Lexington Street, Waltham.

Jennifer Hope Wills Leads MY FAIR LADY at Bellport's Gateway Playhouse, Now thru 6/24
by BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2012


Jennifer Hope Wills, star of Broadway's "Phantom of the Opera" and "Wonderful Town," leads "My Fair Lady" at Bellport's Gateway Playhouse. The Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical plays now through June 24 and is the second show in the non-profit theatre's 63rd season.

Stratford Shakespeare Festival to Host Shakespeare Symposium, 6/2
by Kelsey Denette - May 23, 2012


The Festival celebrates 60 years of excellence with a special symposium that will feature influential theatre artists and intellectuals in discussion about how Shakespeare's work lends itself to a broad range of media, interpretations and settings. The event will be held at the Studio Theatre on June 2.

Act II Playhouse Extends MY FAIR LADY Through 6/17
by Kelsey Denette - May 3, 2012


Due to popular demand, Act II Playhouse is extending its production of the classic Broadway musical My Fair Lady, directed by Bud Martin, until Sunday, June 17. The production, now running, has been heralded by the press and public.

Se anuncia el elenco completo de My Fair Lady
by Laura Pelaez - May 8, 2012


Stage Entertainment ha anunciado el reparto completo del musical My Fair Lady, que proximamente levantará el telón en Tenerife. Paloma San Basilio, Juan Gea y Joan Crosas protagonizarán este espectáculo. Ana María Vidal, Jose Ramón Henche, Víctor Díaz y Luisa Fernanda Gaona completan el reparto junto a Aarón Cobos, Adriana Vaquero, Andrés Navarro, Carlos Solano, Chus Herranz, Conchita Momeñe, Dalila Colombo, Daniel Román, Edu Morlans, Elena Medina, rene Olivé, avier Ibarz, Karmele Aranburu, Manuel Rodríguez, Marc Parejo, Marchu Llorente, Miguel Cazorla, Miriam Madrid, Pascual Ortí, Pepa Lucas, Roger Borrull y Yaiza Guimaré.

Act II Playhouse Presents MY FAIR LADY, 4/24-5/20
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2012


Act II Playhouse concludes its 2011/12 season with the classic Broadway musical My Fair Lady, directed and reimagined for the theatre's intimate venue and a small ensemble cast by Producing Artistic Director Bud Martin. The classic musical begins April 24 and runs through May 20.

THE KING & I Starring Kelli O'Hara Headed to Lincoln Center?
by Robert Diamond - Apr 18, 2012


Michael Riedel reports in today's New York Post that Lincoln Center Theater 'wants the Beaumont for its next big production - a revival of THE KING AND I starring Kelli O'Hara.' BroadwayWorld.com first reported back in 2011 that the theatre was considering a Bartlett Sher helmed revival of the classic show. O'Hara is currently starring opposite Matthew Broderick in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT.

STAGE TUBE: Funny or Die Spoofs MY FAIR LADY!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 12, 2012


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. In the video below Funny or Die spoofs 'On the Street Where You Live' with a modern interpretation of the beloved song. Click below to check it out!

Helen Carey and Peter Michael Goetz to Star in Arena Stage's LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, 3/30-5/6
by BWW News Desk - Mar 30, 2012


As the final of three mainstage productions during the two-month Eugene O'Neill Festival spearheaded by Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Long Day's Journey into Night rounds out this celebration of O'Neill's life and work. The English-born and Canadian-based director and former Stratford Festival Artistic Director Robin Phillips makes his Arena Stage debut to direct his fourth production of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play in a theatrical career spanning more than 50 years.

STAGE TUBE: Spot publicitario de 'My Fair Lady' en gira
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Mar 28, 2012


He aquí el spot publicitario de la gira de My Fair Lady, el regreso de Paloma San Basilio a los escenarios como Elisa Doolittle, repitiendo el papel que ya hizo en 2001, de la mano de Stage Entertainment, en un tour por toda la geografía española que comenzará el próximo 29 de junio en el Auditorio de Tenerife y llegará a más de 20 ciudades españolas. Jaime Azpilicueta dirige esta nueva producción con un reparto aún por desvelar.

'My Fair Lady' comienza la gira nacional este verano
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Mar 26, 2012


Paloma San Basilio regresa a los escenarios como Eliza Doolittle en 'My Fair Lady', de la mano de Stage Entertainment, en un tour por toda la geografía española que comenzará el próximo 29 de junio en el Auditorio de Tenerife y llegará a más de 20 ciudades españolas. Jaime Azpilicueta dirige esta nueva producción con un reparto aún por desvelar, aunque ya se ha anunciado que Joan Crosas volverá a interpretar al padre de Eliza, Alfred P. Doolittle.

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend
by - Mar 25, 2012


Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, March 25, 2012 - Sunday, March 25, 2012.

STAGE TUBE: TODAY SHOW Travels to Florida's Costume World!
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 22, 2012


'The Today Show' just featured a special segment in which correspondents Jenna Bush Hager and Sara Haines visited Costume World of Pompano Beach, Florida. While they were there, they checked out the hundreds of thousands of old Broadway costumes that have found a home there. Click below to check out the video!

STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/25- MY FAIR LADY
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 25, 2012


Today in 1976, the first Broadway revival of My Fair Lady opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 377 performances. 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.

Act II Playhouse Presents MY FAIR LADY, 4/24-5/20
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 14, 2012


Act II Playhouse concludes its 2011/12 season with the classic Broadway musical My Fair Lady, directed and reimagined for the theatre's intimate venue and a small ensemble cast by Producing Artistic Director Bud Martin. The classic musical begins April 24 and runs through May 20.

MY FAIR LADY Comes to Fort Myers, 3/7-11
by BWW News Desk - Mar 7, 2012


Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle and the rest of the characters from MY FAIR LADY will transform the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall to 1912 London in this Broadway classic. Professional Facilities Management brings this show, upon which the classic 1964 Audrey Hepburn movie was based, to the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, March 7 through Sunday, March 11 for a limited 8 performances.

Helen Carey and Peter Michael Goetz to Star in Arena Stage's LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, 3/30-5/6
by Harmony Wheeler - Mar 5, 2012


As the final of three mainstage productions during the two-month Eugene O'Neill Festival spearheaded by Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Long Day's Journey into Night rounds out this celebration of O'Neill's life and work. The English-born and Canadian-based director and former Stratford Festival Artistic Director Robin Phillips makes his Arena Stage debut to direct his fourth production of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play in a theatrical career spanning more than 50 years.

MY FAIR LADY Comes To Morris Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2012


Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle and the rest of the iconic characters from MY FAIR LADY will transform the Morris Performing Arts Center into 1912 London in this Broadway classic.

MY FAIR LADY Comes to Fort Myers, 3/7-11
by Kelsey Denette - Feb 15, 2012


Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle and the rest of the characters from MY FAIR LADY will transform the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall to 1912 London in this Broadway classic. Professional Facilities Management brings this show, upon which the classic 1964 Audrey Hepburn movie was based, to the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, March 7 through Sunday, March 11 for a limited 8 performances.

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