Reviews are in from the London critics for Bartlett Sher's revival of My Fair Lady, which transferred to the West End's London Coliseum following a 2018-2019 Broadway run at The Lincoln Center. The production officially opened May 18, following previews which began May 7.
Tony winner Bartlett Sher directs the cast starring the previously reported Amara Okereke (Spring Awakening, Les Misérables) as Eliza Doolittle and Harry Hadden-Paton (Downton Abbey, Flying Over Sunset) in a reprisal of his Tony-nominated performance as Henry Higgins. Dame Vanessa Redgrave plays Mrs. Higgins, Maureen Beattie as Mrs. Pearce, Sharif Afifi as Freddie Eynesford-Hill, Stephen K. Amos as Alfred P. Doolittle, and Olivier nominee Malcolm Sinclair as Colonel Pickering.
Read the reviews here.
British Theatre (Douglas Mayo)
Culture Whisper (Holly O'Mahony)
Evening Standard (Nick Curtis)
The Independent (Isobel Lewis)
London Theatre (Marianka Swain)
The Telegraph (Dominic Cavendish)
Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion, My Fair Lady has a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The classic score includes “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 production also includes ensemble members Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond, Bethany Huckle, Heather Jackson, Emma Johnson, Charlotte Kennedy, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Tom Liggins, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak, and Paul Westwood.
The staging features the English National Opera Orchestra, with the creative team comprising of designer Michael Yeargan, costume designer Catherine Zuber, lighting designer Donald Holder, sound designer Marc Salzberg, hair and wigs designer Tom Watson, musical director Gareth Valentine, musical supervisor Ted Sperling, and choreographer Christopher Gattelli.
Zuber's costume design for the revival earned a Tony Award. The production received nine additional Tony nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Leading Actress in a Musical for Lauren Ambrose’s performance as Cockney flower seller-turned-“proper lady” Eliza Doolittle.
ENO produces the engagement alongside LCT, James L. Nederlander, Jamie Wilson, Hunter Arnold, and Playful Productions.
Visit MyFairLadyMusical.co.uk.
The Company of My Fair Lady
The Company of My Fair Lady
The Company of My Fair Lady
The Company of My Fair Lady
The Company of My Fair Lady
Stephen K. Amos with the company of My Fair Lady
Stephen K. Amos with the company of My Fair Lady
Stephen K. Amos with the company of My Fair Lady
Sharif Afifi
Maureen Beattie
Malcolm Sinclair
Jordan Crouch, Tom Ping, Amara Okereke, Joseph Claus, and Tom Liggins
John Stacey, Stephen K Amos, Adam Vaughan, and Carl Patrick
Harry Hadden-Paton
Harry Hadden-Paton, Amara Okereke, and Malcolm Sinclair
Harry Hadden-Paton, Amara Okereke, and Malcolm Sinclair
Harry Hadden-Paton with the company of My Fair Lady
Harry Hadden-Paton and Dame Vanessa Redgrave
Harry Hadden-Paton and Dame Vanessa Redgrave
Dame Vanessa Redgrave and Amara Okereke
Charlotte Kennedy, Maureen Beattie, Rebekah Lowings, Harry Hadden-Patton, Amara Okereke, and Malcolm Sinclair
Carl Patrick, Harry Hadden-Paton, Malcolm Sinclair, Vanessa Redgrave with the company of My Fair Lady
Amara Okereke with company of My Fair Lady
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