Cultural Compass
MY FAIR LADY
Lincoln Center Theater’s award-winning, critically acclaimed production of LERNER & LOEWE’S at the Dorothea Green Theater — Ziff Ballet Opera House, the Adrienne Arsht Center.
“Thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was. A marvelous and transformative revival.” — The New York Times
Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY will premiere at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) from March 28 — April 2, 2023.
MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” Despite his cynical nature and difficulty understanding women, Higgins grows attached to her, posing the question: who is being transformed?
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion, MY FAIR LADY, with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, premiered on Broadway on March 15, 1956. The legendary original production won 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical and ran for 2,717 performances making it, at the time, the longest-running musical in Broadway history.
Lincoln Center Production
Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY is the winner of 5 Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, 5 Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical Revival and 3 Drama League Awards including Best Musical Revival.
The score contains such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”
The tour of Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY is directed by Bartlett Sher with tour direction by Samantha Saltzman features original choreography by Christopher Gattelli with tour choreography by Jim Cooney, and has sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder and sound by Marc Salzberg and Beth Lake. Music Supervision is by Ted Sperling, featuring MY FAIR LADY’s original musical arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang, and dance arrangements by Trude Rittman. Tour orchestrations are by Josh Clayton and Larry Blank and music direction is by David Andrews Rogers.
MY FAIR LADY will feature Madeline Powell as Eliza Doolittle, Jonathan Grunert as Professor Henry Higgins, John Adkison as Colonel Pickering, Madeline Brennan as Mrs. Pearce, Michael Hegarty as Alfred P. Doolittle, Nathan Haltiwanger as Freddy Eynsford-Hill and Becky Saunders as Mrs. Higgins.
What Critics Had to Say?
What New York Magazine described it as “Enthralling,” adding that “Bartlett Sher’s glowing revival proves that a beloved musical from another era can keep on kicking,” and Entertainment Weekly raved “A sumptuous new revival of the most perfect musical of all time. A masterful piece of entertainment.”
Tickets
Tickets to MY FAIR LADY are $33-$130 and may be purchased now at the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949–6722, or online at arshtcenter.org. The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is located at 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33132.
Parking
Official Arsht Center parking starts at $5, including a well-lit lot across the street for $15. Visitors can choose from 3,000 spaces within a 5-minute walk. Due to ongoing construction and development in the area, it is recommended to reserve in advance to guarantee the best parking locations.
