Musical Legend 'My Fair Lady' Dances Tonight!

(photo by Joan Marcus)

Cameron Mackintosh and The National Theatre of Great Britain's Award-Winning West End Production of My Fair Lady  makes its return to South Florida DECEMBER 18 - 23, 2007 AT CARNIVAL CENTER'S Ziff Ballet Opera House headlining THE 07-08 SEASON for FLORIDA THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION AND STANFORD BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA – Miami PRESENTED BY MOËT CHANDON 

Cameron Mackintosh and The National Theatre of Great Britain's new production of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady makes its  South Florida return visit December 18 – 23, 2007 at Carnival Center for the Performing Arts Sanford and Delores Ziff Ballet Opera House. This new production headlines the 07-08 season for Florida Theatrical Association and Stanford Broadway Across America – Miami presented by Moët Chandon.

My Fair Lady comes to the U.S. direct from its 2001 West End run and U.K. national tour that began in fall 2005. Having successfully completed a critically acclaimed run at the Kravis Center in Palm Beach in October, My Fair Lady continues to receive rave reviews around the country. The Sun-Sentinel said it's, "one of the year's best musicals." The Palm Beach Post called it "the musical that will have you dancing all night." The Palm Beach Daily News proclaimed "One word from Eliza Doolittle sums up the Cameron Mackintosh production of My Fair Lady — "loverly."

My Fair Lady performances at Carnival Center's Ziff Ballet Opera House run December 18 – 23 with show times Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, Sunday at 7:30pm with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets range from $20.00 - $68.00 not including applicable service and handling charges. Purchase tickets only from the following authorized ticket sellers at Broadway Across America, Ticketmaster and the Carnival Center box office. Tickets are available in person through Carnival Center Box Office or by phone at 305.949.6722 or online at www.carnivalcenter.org. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster phones at 954.523.3309 in Broward, 305.358.5885 in Dade, and 561.966.3309 in Palm Beach or at www.ticketmaster.com and at Ticketmaster outlets. Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling the Broadway Across America at 1.800.6GROUPS (647.6877) or Carnival Center at 786.468.2326.

Christopher Cazenove, one of England's most respected stage and screen actors best known to U.S. audiences as Ben Carrington on television's Dynasty and Lisa O'Hare, who most recently starred as the title role of Mary Poppins in London, will star as Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, roles they originated on the extended U.K. national tour. Also featured in the U.S. Tour are Tim Jerome as Alfred P. Doolittle, Walter Charles as Colonel Hugh Pickering, Sally Ann Howes as Mrs. Higgins, Alma Cuervo as Mrs. Pierce, CCM graduate Justin Bohon as Freddy Eynsford-Hill and at certain performances the role of Eliza Doolittle of will be played by Dana DeLisa. Lisa O'Hare is appearing with the permission of Actors' Equity Association.

My Fair Lady has book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.  It is adapted from Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion and Gabriel Pascal's motion picture and features one of Broadway's most beloved scores including The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, On The Street Where You Live, I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face, and Get Me to the Church on Time.

This production of My Fair Lady originally opened at The National Theatre of Great Britain March 2001 before transferring to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on London's West End July 2001 where it ran for over 2 years. My Fair Lady was hailed by the London Daily Mail as "The revival against which all others will be measured," and the London Daily Telegraph as "Probably the greatest musical of all time."

U.S. critics were equally unanimous in their praise: "A joyous smash revival" hailed Ben Brantley of The New York Times and Richard Christiansen of The Chicago Tribune raved "Sumptuous and stunning! An inspired revival." The show opened to record-breaking advance sales and went on to win five Laurence Olivier Awards, including 'Outstanding Musical Production' and 'Best Theatre Choreographer' for Matthew Bourne.

In 2002 it received The Hilton Award for Outstanding Musical Production. The U.S. national tour of My Fair Lady brings together the original U.K. artistic team with direction by four-time Tony® winner Trevor Nunn, choreography and musical staging by two-time Tony® winner Matthew Bourne, production design by Anthony Ward and lighting design by David Hersey. The musical supervisor is Stephen Brooker and the orchestrations are by William David Brohn, with the dance music arranged by Chris Walker. The sound is by Paul Groothuis. The Associate Choreographer is Fergus Logan. The Associate Director is Shaun Kerrison.

The original production of My Fair Lady opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York on March 15, 1956 where it ran for 2,717 performances – the longest- running musical of its day and still one of the top fifteen longest-running Broadway musicals of all time. It won eight 1956 Tony Awards® including Best Musical. My Fair Lady subsequently opened in London with the same cast on April 30, 1958 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and it enjoyed a record-breaking 5 year run. The 1964 film of My Fair Lady has become a beloved classic worldwide, winning eight 1964 Academy Awards® including Best Picture.

The Cameron Mackintosh/National Theatre of Great Britain production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady is produced by NETworks Presentations, David Ian for Live Nation and Cameron Mackintosh. For more information, please visit www.myfairladythemusical.com.

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