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Production Information

Opening:	March 15, 1956
Closing:	September 29, 1962
# Performances:	2717
Theatres:	Broadway Theatre (4/18/1962 - 9/29/1962)
	Broadway Theatre (4/18/1962 - 9/29/1962)
	Broadhurst Theatre (2/28/1962 - 4/14/1962)
	Broadhurst Theatre (2/28/1962 - 4/14/1962)
	Mark Hellinger Theatre (3/15/1956 - 2/24/1962)
	Mark Hellinger Theatre (3/15/1956 - 2/24/1962)
	Shubert Theatre (2/4/1956 - 2/11/1956)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Intermissions:	1

Production Staff

Feder

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Lighting Designer

Ernest Adler

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Hair Designer

Franz Allers

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Musical Director

Cecil Beaton

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Costume Designer

Moss Hart

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Director
(Staging)

Hanya Holm

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Choreographer

Oliver Smith

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Production Designer

Original Cast | Replacements

Julie Andrews	....	Eliza Doolittle
Estelle Aza	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Philippa Bevans	....	Mrs. Pearce
Paul Brown	....	Bartender
	....	Flunkey
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Jamie (Understudy)
Paul Brown (i)	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
Thatcher Clarke	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Melisande Congdon	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Singing Ensemble
Cathy Conklin	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
	....	Flower Girl
Robert Coote	....	Colonel Pickering
Margaret Cuddy	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Pat Diamond	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Crandall Diehl	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Gordon Dilworth	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Harry
	....	Lord Boxington
	....	Selsey Man
	....	Alfred P. Doolittle (Understudy)
Gloria Van Dorpe	....	Servant
	....	Singing Ensemble
Pat Drylie	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
David Evans (iv)	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Gordon Ewing	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Footman
	....	Singing Ensemble
Lola Fisher	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Eliza Doolittle (Understudy)
Rosemary Gaines	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Servant
	....	Singing Ensemble
Katia Geleznova	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Maribel Hammer	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Queen of Transylvania
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Hopkins (Understudy)
Rex Harrison	....	Henry Higgins
Barbara Heath	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Christopher Hewett	....	Bystander
	....	Zoltan Karpathy
	....	Colonel Pickering (Understudy)
Stanley Holloway	....	Alfred P. Doolittle
Carl Jeffrey	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Busker
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Glenn Kezer	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Second Cockney
	....	Servant
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Harry (Understudy)
John Michael King	....	Freddy Eynsford-Hill
William Krach	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Footman
	....	Singing Ensemble
Nancy Lynch	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Imelda De Martin	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Busker
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Rod McLennan	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Ambassador
	....	Another Bystander
	....	Jamie
James Morris	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Third Cockney
James Morris (i)	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
Barton Mumaw	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Chauffeur
	....	Constable
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Cathleen Nesbitt	....	Mrs. Higgins
Gene Nettles	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Colleen O'Connor	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Servant
	....	Singing Ensemble
Paul Olson	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Olive Reeves-Smith	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Lady Boxington
	....	Mrs. Hopkins
	....	Mrs. Eynsford-Hill (Understudy)
	....	Mrs. Pearce (Understudy)
Viola Roache	....	Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
	....	Mrs. Higgins (Understudy)
Joe Rocco	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Busker
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Fernando Schaffenburg	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Muriel Shaw	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Servant
	....	Singing Ensemble
Reid Shelton	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Butler
	....	First Cockney
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Freddy Eynsford-Hill (Understudy)
Patti Spangler	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Singing Ensemble
Herb Surface	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
Herbert Surface	....	Fourth Cockney
	....	Singing Ensemble
David Thomas (ii)	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Bartender
	....	Hoxton Man
	....	Singing Ensemble
	....	Zoltan Karpathy (Understudy)
Gloria Van Dorpe	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
James White	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
Judith Williams	....	Ensemble/Other Roles
	....	Dancing Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Higgins' Maid

[Full Cast & Staff]

My Fair Lady

(Original Broadway Production, 1956)