My Fair Lady at CRT
When
Jun 19 - 14, 2024
Where
Cortland Repertory Theater
6288 Little York Lake Rd
Little York, NY
Kicking off the season from June 5-14 is a show that has been called “one of the greatest musicals of all time”: MY FAIR LADY, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. This musical was adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play and Gabriel Pascal's movie "Pygmalion” and was originally directed and staged by Moss Hart. In this story, Eliza Doolittle is a young flower seller with an unmistakable Cockney accent which seemingly keeps her in the lower rungs of Edwardian society. When Professor Henry Higgins tries to teach her how to speak like “a proper lady”, an unlikely friendship begins to flourish. The musical’s score is loaded with familiar songs, including The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live, Get Me to the Church on Time, and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.