Adapted from "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw
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 more...
Julie Andrews, who rose to prominence starring as Eliza Doolittle in the 1956 Broadway production of My Fair Lady, has enjoyed a distinguished career in film, television, and literature, earning numerous prestigious awards including an Academy Award and multiple Golden Globes. more...
Awards and Nominations
1976 Tony Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: George Rose was nominated but did not win.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Ian Richardson was nominated but did not win.
1957 Tony Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Rex Harrison won.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Robert Coote was nominated but did not win.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Stanley Holloway was nominated but did not win.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Julie Andrews was nominated but did not win.
Production Team
Ernest Adler Hair Designer
Franz Allers Musical Director
Cecil Beaton Costume Designer
Moss Hart Director
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Hanya Holm Choreographer
Oliver Smith Production Designer
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