query: who played my fair lady in the movie

pos: My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical film adapted from the Lerner and Loewe eponymous stage musical based on the 1913 stage play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor, the film depicts a poor Cockney flower seller named Eliza Doolittle who overhears an arrogant phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, as he casually wagers that he could teach her to speak "proper" English, thereby making her presentable in the high society of Edwardian London. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as

pos: Recurring features in Mad (magazine) just one theater per city at inflated ticket prices ("Charge high admissions; / Let people wait; / That will make them think they're / Seeing something great!"), as well as Warner Brothers' decision to replace Andrews with Audrey Hepburn in its movie adaptation of "My Fair Lady". Andrews had been a great success as Eliza Doolittle in the original Broadway production, but she was passed over for the film role. Despite the high-profile snub, Andrews made an Oscar-winning debut in "Mary Poppins" – released four months before "My Fair Lady" – and solidifying her big screen success with "The Sound

pos: Culture of the United Kingdom Moody acclaimed as Fagin. The caper film "The Italian Job" (1969), starring Michael Caine, is one of the most popular British films ever. Other British actors in starring roles in 1960s films included Richard Burton, Peter Sellers, Audrey Hepburn (played Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady", 1964), Julie Christie, Peter Ustinov, Rex Harrison, Alec Guinness, child star Hayley Mills, Richard Attenborough, David Niven and Julie Andrews, whose portrayal of English nanny Mary Poppins is named among the great movie characters. Ken Russell's "Women in Love" (1969) starred Glenda Jackson, who won numerous awards. In the 1970s, Ronald

pos: Eliza Doolittle personally requested the young English actress Wendy Hiller play Doolittle, a part she had previously played on stage opposite Leslie Howard as Higgins. Her performance served as the definitive film portrayal until Audrey Hepburn played the role in the highly successful 1964 film musical "My Fair Lady". Julie Andrews originated the musical version of Doolittle on stage in "My Fair Lady", with Rex Harrison as Higgins. Sally Ann Howes took the role of Eliza Doolittle in 1958 when Julie Andrews left. Harrison went on to reprise his role in the 1964 film alongside Audrey Hepburn as Doolittle. At the 37th

pos: My Fair Lady (film) states: "George Cukor's elegant, colorful adaptation of the beloved stage play is elevated to new heights thanks to winning performances by Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison." "Chicago Sun-Times" critic Roger Ebert gave the film four stars out of four, and, in 2006, he put it on his "Great Movies" list, praising Hepburn's performance, and calling the film "the best and most unlikely of musicals." "My Fair Lady" won eight Oscars: "My Fair Lady" won three Golden Globes: The film was restored in 1994 by James C. Katz and Robert A. Harris, who had restored "Spartacus" three years earlier. The restoration

pos: The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits is the fifteenth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released in September 1964 by Columbia Records, one month before the premiere of the film version of "My Fair Lady" starring Audrey Hepburn. The album made its first appearance on "Billboard" magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 26 of that year and remained on the album chart for 33 weeks, peaking at number five. The album received Gold certification from the Recording

pos: The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits "People" gave her a number five hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100, three weeks at number one on the Easy Listening chart, and the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female. From the liner notes for the original album: The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits is the fifteenth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released in September 1964 by Columbia Records, one month before the premiere of the film version of "My Fair Lady" starring Audrey Hepburn. The album made

pos: Eliza Doolittle the film, Audrey Hepburn was the perfect choice." Martine McCutcheon played the role in the 2001 London revival of "My Fair Lady". Despite missing many performances (citing health problems), having to have various understudies perform the role and withdrawing nearly five months early from the production's transfer to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, she won the award for best actress in a musical at the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards. One of the understudies was then-unknown "First Lady of the West End" Kerry Ellis. Lauren Ambrose is currently playing the role in the 2018 Lincoln Center Theater revival of "My Fair

pos: Pygmalion (play) My Fair Lady.jpg|thumb|Cinematographer Harry Stradling poses with [[Audrey Hepburn]] as Eliza Doolittle on the set of the 1964 movie musical "My Fair Lady."]] [[Category:1913 books]] [[Category:1913 plays]] [[Category:West End plays]] [[Category:Plays by George Bernard Shaw]] [[Category:Works originally published in Everybody's Magazine]] [[Category:Literature first published in serial form]] [[Category:Plays set in London]] [[Category:British plays adapted into films]] Pygmalion (play) Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913. In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to

pos: Robin Bailey large audiences, but who had a striking resemblance to Julie Andrews who had created the role of Eliza Doolittle in New York and London and would be supplanted by Audrey Hepburn in the film. The play was a huge success in Australia and a second company was created so it could continue its run in Melbourne and make its essential move on to Sydney where the Empire Theatre was being rebuilt and renamed Her Majesty's Theatre especially for the Sydney season of "My Fair Lady". Bailey moved to Sydney with the production and the Williamson production of "My Fair Lady"

pos: Andrew Gold mother was singer Marni Nixon, who provided the singing voice for numerous actresses, notably Natalie Wood in "West Side Story", Deborah Kerr in "The King and I", and Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady"; his father was Ernest Gold, an Austrian-born composer who won an Academy Award for his score for the movie "Exodus". He had two younger sisters. Gold began writing songs at the age of 13. Abroad in England for school, the 16-year-old Gold scored his first recording contract on the strength of a selection of demos he submitted to Polydor Records' London office. That contract resulted in

pos: Julie Andrews for her casting in the film version of "My Fair Lady", Eliza was instead played by the established film actress Audrey Hepburn. As Warner later recalled, the decision was easy, "In my business, I have to know who brings people and their money to a cinema box office. Audrey Hepburn had never made a financial flop." In 1963, Andrews began her work in the title role of Disney's musical film "Mary Poppins". Walt Disney had seen her performance as Queen Guinevere and thought she would be perfect for the role of the British nanny who is "practically perfect in every

pos: Read My Lips (Sophie Ellis-Bextor album) song "Take Me Home", described as a "disco groove". Betty Clarke from "The Guardian" observed that her voice in the song is reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn's Eliza Doolittle (in the movie "My Fair Lady"). "Move This Mountain", co-written by Alex James, is a "vibrant" ballad with a trip hop-influenced sound. Following track and second single, "Murder on the Dancefloor", is a dance-pop and disco record, that utilises bass guitar and piano in its instrumental. "Sparkle" has "speeding beats and equally speeding keyboards", while "Final Move" contains "tinny beats" and "electro swirls". The latter was deemed a "subdued version" of "Murder

pos: Profiles in History house garnered $5.52 million for Marilyn Monroe's "Subway" dress from "The Seven Year Itch". The dress broke the Guinness world record for most expensive dress sold at auction. $4.4 million was secured for the Audrey Hepburn "Ascot" dress from "My Fair Lady". In December 2011, the Panavision PSR 35mmm camera that George Lucas used for principal photography on the first "Star Wars" film in 1977 was sold at auction for $625,000.00, a record price for a movie camera. Eight lots of Albert Einstein material, including an unpublished poem, were sold at Profiles in History's historical auction held in Calabasas, California

neg: Lea Salonga such as Sandy in "Grease", Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" and the Witch in "Into the Woods". Back in the US in 1995, Salonga played the role of Geri Riordan, an 18-year-old adopted Vietnamese American child in the Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie "Redwood Curtain", which starred John Lithgow and Jeff Daniels. She then flew back to the Philippines to star with Filipino matinée idol Aga Muhlach in the critically acclaimed film "Sana Maulit Muli", which gave her a second Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) award nomination, this time for Best Actress. She played the

neg: My Fair Lady (film) de Beistegui. Hats were created by Parisian milliner at Beaton's request. "All tracks played by the Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra conducted by André Previn. Between brackets the singers." With a production budget of $17 million, "My Fair Lady" was the most expensive film shot in the United States up to that time. The film was re-released in 1971 and earned North American rentals of $2 million. It was re-released again in 1994 after a thorough restoration. "My Fair Lady" currently holds a 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The consensus

neg: Doug Brochu Doug Brochu Douglas Mark "Doug" Brochu (born September 29, 1990) is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. He is best known as Grady Mitchell in the Disney Channel Original Series, "Sonny with a Chance" and "So Random!". Doug has an older brother, Chris Brochu, who is notable for his role as Ray Beech in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Lemonade Mouth". Brochu has appeared in stage productions of "My Fair Lady", "Smokey Mountain Christmas", "The Play's the Thing" and "Forever Broadway". He has also had guest starring roles on Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" and "iCarly". Brochu played the main role

neg: My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) issued on the Contemporary label. "My Fair Lady" itself was redone over the years by other jazz artists, starting very soon after the Manne hit. Billy Taylor and Quincy Jones brought out "My Fair Lady Loves Jazz" in 1957, and this was followed by albums of "My Fair Lady" music by Nat King Cole ("Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady") ; Wild Bill Davis; Dick Hyman with Ruby Braff; Oscar Peterson ("The Oscar Peterson Trio Plays "My Fair Lady""); and others. Manne himself worked with arranger John Williams to present a different whole-album treatment of the musical in 1964,

neg: The Lyric Stage Company of Boston Summer L. Williams, Barbecue Paula Plum, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Seaghan McKay, Sondheim on Sondheim Phil Tayler, Buyer & Cellar Lindsey McWhorter, Intimate Apparel Jennifer Ellis, My Fair Lady Scott Edmiston, My Fair Lady My Fair Lady Paula Plum, Red Hot Patriot My Fair Lady Cloteal Horne, Saturday Night/Sunday Morning Phil Tayler, Buyer & Cellar Scott Edmiston, My Fair Lady Jennifer Ellis, My Fair Lady Franklin Meissner, Jr., Sweeney Todd Into the Woods Paula Plum, Death of a Salesman Kelby T. Akin, Death of a Salesman Spiro Veloudos, Into the Woods Into the Woods

neg: My Fair Lady At the first preview Rex Harrison, who was unaccustomed to singing in front of a live orchestra, "announced that under no circumstances would he go on that night...with those thirty-two interlopers in the pit". He locked himself in his dressing room and came out little more than an hour before curtain time. The whole company had been dismissed but were recalled, and opening night was a success. "My Fair Lady" then played for four weeks at the Erlanger Theatre in Philadelphia, beginning on February 15, 1956. The musical premiered on Broadway March 15, 1956, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in

neg: My Fair Lady My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion", 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 phoneticist, so that she may pass as a lady. The original Broadway and London shows starred Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a notable critical and popular success. It set a record for the longest run of any show on Broadway up to that time. It was followed by

neg: Bill Kerr films, such as "The Dam Busters" (1955) and "The Wrong Arm of the Law" (1963). In 1979, Kerr returned to Australia and settled in Perth, Western Australia. Now concentrating on character roles, he played serious roles in Australian films, including Peter Weir's films "Gallipoli" (1981) and "The Year of Living Dangerously" (1982). In 1982 Kerr acted in the film "The Pirate Movie". He worked on the Australian stage during the 1980s, in musicals such as "My Fair Lady", where he received excellent reviews as Alfred Doolittle. Kerr played real-life Australian military personalities on three occasions, appearing as bomber pilot Micky

neg: My Fair Lady production of "My Fair Lady" opened at Sheffield Crucible on December 13, 2012. Dominic West played Henry Higgins, and Carly Bawden played Eliza Doolittle. Sheffield Theatres' Artistic Director Daniel Evans was the director. The production ran until January 26, 2013. The Gordon Frost Organisation, together with Opera Australia, presented a production at the Sydney Opera House from August 30 to November 5, 2016. It was directed by Dame Julie Andrews and featured the set and costume designs of the original 1956 production by Oliver Smith and Cecil Beaton. The production sold more tickets than any other in the history of

neg: Julie Andrews my thanks to a man who made a wonderful movie and who made all this possible in the first place, Mr. Jack Warner." "My Fair Lady" was in direct competition for the awards. Andrews starred opposite James Garner in "The Americanization of Emily" (1964), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress in a Leading Role. A comedy-drama war film set in London during World War II, Andrews has described it as her favourite film, a sentiment shared by her co-star Garner. In 1965, Andrews starred in "The Sound of Music", which was the highest-grossing

neg: My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) musical play had now been established. Manne, Previn, and Vinnegar's "My Fair Lady" had started the trend. "All tunes by Frederick Loewe. (Lyrics of the original songs were by Alan Jay Lerner.)" My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) My Fair Lady, recorded by "Shelly Manne & His Friends" and released in 1956 by Contemporary Records, is the first album ever made consisting entirely of jazz versions of tunes from a single Broadway musical. It was an instant hit and became one of the best-selling jazz albums of its day. Shelly Manne & his Friends* (*André Previn and Leroy Vinnegar): modern

neg: My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) My Fair Lady, recorded by "Shelly Manne & His Friends" and released in 1956 by Contemporary Records, is the first album ever made consisting entirely of jazz versions of tunes from a single Broadway musical. It was an instant hit and became one of the best-selling jazz albums of its day. Shelly Manne & his Friends* (*André Previn and Leroy Vinnegar): modern jazz performances of songs from My Fair Lady, as the full name appeared on the 12-inch LP jacket (Contemporary Records C3527), was begun when drummer Shelly Manne, pianist André Previn, and bassist

neg: Wim Sonneveld cup in particular’. Over time Wim Sonneveld came to hate his creation, but he knew that "Willem Parel" drew a large audience and he couldn't live from just singing chansons. In 1955 a movie was shot called "The Wondrous life of Willem Parel". Wim Sonneveld has played in some movies: the aforementioned "The Wondrous life of Willem Parel" as well has the Hollywood thriller "The Pink Hippopotamus" (1956) and a later the films "Silk stockings" (1957) and "Wasp End" (1957). After 702 performances of the musical "My Fair Lady", since 1960, after his own club went bankrupt in 1959, with

neg: Helen Buday a singer, and she has played the lead roles in "My Fair Lady", "Cabaret", "High Society", and "The Three-penny Opera". She made her major screen debut as Savannah Nix, leader of the feral children in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". Besides her regular theater work, Buday has also appeared in various Australian television series including "Land of Hope", "Secrets", "Water Rats", and "Stingers". Helen Buday Helen Buday (born 1962) is an Australian theatre, TV, movie actress and singer. She appeared as Savannah Nix in the film "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome". She was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film

neg: Dan Resin jobs from singer to Master of Ceremonies at the Roxy Theater and later, Radio City Music Hall. Dan played many roles on Broadway such as Freddie Eynsford-Hill in "My Fair Lady" (1956). Resin appeared in the original off-Broadway production of "Once Upon a Mattress", and continued with the show when it made a successful move to Broadway. His stage productions include "Don't Drink the Water", "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever", "Fade Out - Fade In", and "Young Abe Lincoln". Resin is most famous for his movie role as Dr. Beeper in the comedy film "Caddyshack" (1980). His

neg: London Bridge Is Falling Down two verses have the lyrics: <poem>Who has stole my watch and chain, Watch and chain, watch and chain; Who has stole my watch and chain, My fair lady? Off to prison you must go, You must go, you must go; Off to prison you must go, My fair lady.</poem> Similar rhymes can be found across Europe, pre-dating the records in England. These include "Knippelsbro Går Op og Ned" from Denmark, "Die Magdeburger Brück" from Germany, "pont chus" from sixteenth-century France; and "Le porte", from fourteenth-century Italy. It is possible that the rhyme was acquired from one of these sources and

neg: Vic Damone two more movies, "Deep in My Heart" and "Athena". In 1955, Damone had one song on the charts, "Por Favor", which did not make it above number 73. However, he did have major roles in two movie musicals, "Hit the Deck" and "Kismet". In early 1956, he moved from Mercury to Columbia Records, and had some success on that label with hits such as "On the Street Where You Live" (from "My Fair Lady", his final pop top 10) and "An Affair to Remember" (from the movie of the same name). His six original albums on Columbia between 1957 and

neg: Jonathan Pryce for Pryce. Pryce lost to Philip Quast, although ironically McCutcheon won in her category having played fewer performances than any of her understudies. Pryce did express interest in doing "My Fair Lady" in New York, but when asked if he would do it with McCutcheon he said that "there's as much chance of me getting a date with Julia Roberts as doing "My Fair Lady" in New York with Martine McCutcheon." In April 2003 Pryce returned to the non-musical stage with "A Reckoning", written by American dramatist Wesley Moore. The play co-starred Flora Montgomery and after premiering at the Soho

neg: Alex Jennings Alex Jennings Alex Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an English actor, who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. A three-time Olivier Award winner, he won for "Too Clever by Half" (1988), "Peer Gynt" (1996), and "My Fair Lady" (2003). He is the only performer to have won Olivier awards in the drama, musical and comedy categories. He played Prince Charles in the 2006 film "The Queen". His other film appearances include "The Wings of the Dove" (1997), "" (2004), "Babel" (2006) and "The Lady in the Van" (2015). He also played Edward VIII, the

neg: Filipe La Féria the musical "My Fair Lady" ("Linda My Lady"), adapted from Bernard Shaw, giving it a Golden Globe for Best Performance of the Year. La Féria's latest productions have been "The Queen of Ferro Velho", by Garçon Kanin (2004), "A Girl of the Sea of Sophia" by Mello Breyner (2005), "Alice in Wonderland", by Lewis Carroll (2005), "The Song of Lisbon" based on the movie by "Cotinelli Telmo" (2006), "The Little Prince" by "Saint-Exupéry" (2006) and "The Sound of Music" (2007). In 2007 he also produced "Jesus Christ Superstar", which was the first production at the Teatro Rivoli, followed by "Fiddler

neg: Blue Movie countries throughout the world. In 1976, "The Opening of Misty Beethoven", based on the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw (and its derivative, "My Fair Lady"), and directed by Radley Metzger, was released theatrically and is considered, by award-winning author Toni Bentley, the "crown jewel" of the Golden Age of Porn. "Blue Movie" was publicly screened in New York City in 2005, for the first time in more than 30 years. Also in New York City, but more recently, in 2016, the film was shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan. Blue Movie Blue Movie (stylized as

neg: My Fair Laddy a fun parody of "My Fair Lady". My Fair Laddy "My Fair Laddy" is the twelfth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventeenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 26, 2006. This is the first episode that centers on Groundskeeper Willie. The title and plot are based on the Broadway musical and film "My Fair Lady". When Mrs. Pummelhorst (the school gym teacher) announces that she will be leaving to undergo gender reassignment surgery and will come back as the shop teacher "Mr. Pummelhorst," Coach Krupt, a substitute, takes her place. Every gym class,

neg: Carnival! Logan as Lili, Bob Harris and Francis de Wolff. This cast recorded a cast album before the production had actually opened on the West End, where it would only play for 34 performances. The Australian production of "Carnival" opened in Sydney in September 1962. It starred Patricia Moore who had played Eliza Doolittle in the second cast of "My Fair Lady". The male lead was played by Kevin Colson who was a Channel 9 news reader. Jill Perryman played Roasalie. "Carnival" has not played on Broadway since the original production closed. There have been two Off-Broadway revivals, the first a

neg: My Fair Lady (2009 TV series) My Fair Lady (2009 TV series) My Fair Lady (; lit. "Take Care of the Young Lady" or "Take Care of Agasshi") is a 2009 South Korean television series, starring Yoon Eun-hye, Yoon Sang-hyun, Jung Il-woo and Moon Chae-won. It aired on KBS2 from August 19 to October 8, 2009, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Kang Hye-na, the only successor of Kang-san Group, is the owner of the ‘Lady Castle’ and lives a ‘princess-like’ life with her servants. Hye-na’s parents died from a plane accident and her grandfather brought her up. Hye-na is strong-headed and selfish,

neg: 22nd Golden Globe Awards Tyler Moore – "The Dick Van Dyke Show" ""' The Rogues" 22nd Golden Globe Awards The 22nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1964 films, were held on February 8, 1965. "' Peter O'Toole – "Becket" "' Rex Harrison – "My Fair Lady" "' Anne Bancroft – "The Pumpkin Eater" "' Julie Andrews – "Mary Poppins" "' George Cukor – "My Fair Lady" "' "Becket" "' "My Fair Lady" "The Fall of the Roman Empire" – Dimitri Tiomkin "' "Circus World" – "Circus World" "' Edmond O'Brien – "Seven Days in May" "' Agnes Moorehead – "Hush…

neg: 22nd Golden Globe Awards 22nd Golden Globe Awards The 22nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film for 1964 films, were held on February 8, 1965. "' Peter O'Toole – "Becket" "' Rex Harrison – "My Fair Lady" "' Anne Bancroft – "The Pumpkin Eater" "' Julie Andrews – "Mary Poppins" "' George Cukor – "My Fair Lady" "' "Becket" "' "My Fair Lady" "The Fall of the Roman Empire" – Dimitri Tiomkin "' "Circus World" – "Circus World" "' Edmond O'Brien – "Seven Days in May" "' Agnes Moorehead – "Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte" "' Gene Barry – "Burke's Law" "' Mary

neg: My Fair Lady settled on the title "My Fair Lady", relating both to one of Shaw's provisional titles for "Pygmalion", "Fair Eliza", and to the final line of every verse of the nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down". Recalling that the Gershwins' 1925 musical "Tell Me More" had been titled "My Fair Lady" in its out-of-town tryout, and also had a musical number under that title, Lerner made a courtesy call to Ira Gershwin, alerting him to the use of the title for the Lerner and Loewe musical. Noël Coward was the first to be offered the role of Henry Higgins, but

neg: My Fair Lady (2009 TV series) of this he makes Hye-na do community service, kidnaps her, and appears in front of her as the new household manager. Hye-na makes every effort to throw him out from the Castle, but Dong-chan refuses to budge. Bonus Track: Source: TNS Media Korea A Philippine remake of the series premiered on TV5 on September 14, 2015, starring Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Vin Abrenica and Luis Alandy in the leading roles. My Fair Lady (2009 TV series) My Fair Lady (; lit. "Take Care of the Young Lady" or "Take Care of Agasshi") is a 2009 South Korean television series, starring Yoon Eun-hye,

neg: Jonathan Pryce a corrupt Cardinal in the controversial "Stigmata" (1999) and, for Comic Relief, the Master in the "Doctor Who" special, "Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death". About this time Pryce sang at the Hollywood Bowl alongside opera singer Lesley Garrett in highlights from "My Fair Lady" and in 1998, he performed in Cameron Mackintosh's gala concert "Hey, Mr Producer!", also as Professor Henry Higgins from "My Fair Lady" and reprising his role as the Engineer from "Miss Saigon". During the early 2000s Pryce starred and participated in a variety of movies, such as "The Affair of the Necklace" (2001),

neg: Alan Jay Lerner "An American in Paris", produced by Arthur Freed and directed by Vincente Minnelli. This was the same team who would later join with Lerner and Loewe to create "Gigi". In 1956, Lerner and Loewe unveiled "My Fair Lady". Before finishing the musical, Lerner was eager to write while "My Fair Lady" was taking so long to complete. Burton Lane and Lerner were working on a musical about Li'l Abner. Gabriel Pascal owned the rights to "Pygmalion", which had been unsuccessful with other composers who tried to adapt it into a musical. Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz first tried, and then

neg: Eliza Doolittle Jim! One evening the king will say: 'Oh, Liza, old thing, I want all of England your praises to sing. Next week on the twentieth of May I proclaim ‘Liza Doolittle Day!' </poem> Fans of "My Fair Lady" have ever after been fond of making an informal observance of Eliza Doolittle Day each May 20. Eliza Doolittle Eliza Doolittle is a fictional character from London who appears in the play "Pygmalion" (George Bernard Shaw, 1912) and the musical version of that play, "My Fair Lady". Eliza is a Cockney flower girl, who comes to Professor Henry Higgins asking for elocution

neg: My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) Leroy Vinnegar assembled on August 17, 1956, in the Contemporary studios in Los Angeles to produce an album of jazz versions of miscellaneous show tunes. (The three, having already recorded together as "Shelly Manne and His Friends", had some experience performing as a trio.) Previn and Manne were exchanging ideas with producer Lester Koenig, who suggested they do some tunes from the current Broadway musical "My Fair Lady". Manne and Previn were so impressed with the Lerner and Loewe songs for the show, that they decided to record more of them. They ended up filling the entire album with "My

neg: Julie Andrews Rodgers musical "Pipe Dream". Although Rodgers wanted her for "Pipe Dream", he advised her to take the part in the Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner musical "My Fair Lady" if it were offered to her. In 1956, she appeared on stage in "My Fair Lady" as Eliza Doolittle to Rex Harrison's Henry Higgins. Rodgers was so impressed with Andrews' talent that concurrent with her run in "My Fair Lady" she was featured in the Rodgers and Hammerstein television musical, "Cinderella". "Cinderella" was broadcast live on CBS on 31 March 1957 under the musical direction of Alfredo Antonini and had

neg: Allan Sherman was inspired by a recording of a nightclub musical show called "My Fairfax Lady", a parody of "My Fair Lady" set in the Jewish section of Los Angeles that was performed at Billy Gray's Band Box. Sherman then wrote his own song parodies of "My Fair Lady", which appeared as a bootleg recording in 1964, and were only officially released in 2005 on "My Son, the Box". Alan Jay Lerner did not approve of having the parody being performed; however, he reluctantly settled to allow the performances of "Fairfax Lady", on the strict conditions that the show could only be

neg: Lady in the Dark (film) of Jenny" and "Girl of the Moment" remained, and part of "This Is New" is played by a nightclub band in the background. Part of "My Ship" was hummed by Ginger Rogers, but the song itself was never sung. "Lady in the Dark", adapted from the 1944 movie, was broadcast on BBC Home Service, August 14, 1944 (and repeated on September 18, 1944). The radio adaptation was by Rhoderick Walker and produced by Tom Ronald. Although it was adapted from the movie, Gertrude Lawrence played the original part she created in the New York stage production of 1941. "Lady in

neg: My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) made in stereo in 1959. My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) The Broadway cast recording of the musical My Fair Lady was released as an album on April 2, 1956. The songs were composed by Frederick Loewe with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and conducted by Franz Allers, while the cast included stars Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. The album became a massive seller, topping the charts on the US "Billboard" 200 for fifteen weeks at different times in 1956 (eight consecutive weeks), 1957, 1958 and 1959. In the UK, upon its release in 1958, the album reached No.1 for

neg: Pygmalion (play) had noted in "Note for Technicians" are added. "Pygmalion" remains Shaw's most popular play. The play's widest audiences know it as the inspiration for the highly romanticized 1956 [[My Fair Lady|musical]] and 1964 film [[My Fair Lady (film)|"My Fair Lady"]]. "Pygmalion" has transcended cultural and language barriers since its first production. The British Museum contains "images of the Polish production...; a series of shots of a wonderfully Gallicised Higgins and Eliza in the first French production in Paris in 1923; a fascinating set for a Russian production of the 1930s. There was no country which didn't have its own 'take'

neg: My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) The Broadway cast recording of the musical My Fair Lady was released as an album on April 2, 1956. The songs were composed by Frederick Loewe with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and conducted by Franz Allers, while the cast included stars Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. The album became a massive seller, topping the charts on the US "Billboard" 200 for fifteen weeks at different times in 1956 (eight consecutive weeks), 1957, 1958 and 1959. In the UK, upon its release in 1958, the album reached No.1 for 19 consecutive weeks and became

neg: My Fair Lady (film) was commissioned and financed by CBS, to which the film rights reverted from Warner Bros. in 1971. CBS would later hire Harris to lend his expertise to a new 4K restoration of the film for a 2015 Blu-ray release, working from 8K scans of the original camera negative and other surviving 65mm elements. A new film of the musical was planned in 2008 with a screenplay by Emma Thompson but the project did not materialize. Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, and Colin Firth were among those in consideration for the lead roles. My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady is a

neg: My Fair Lady (1958 TV series) point in 1959 it was preceded by US anthology series episodes of shows like "Four Star Playhouse". The show is described as being aired live, compered by June Finlayson and featured Charles Bush, and featuring contestants, suggesting it was a game show. Other hosts during the run of the series included Vikki Hammond. Archival status is unknown, but as Australian game shows (and daytime series in general) were rarely kept during the era the show aired in, it is likely the series is either lost or largely missing. My Fair Lady (1958 TV series) My Fair Lady was an Australian

neg: My Fair Lady (2003 TV series) Young-ho took up astronomy at a space observation centre in Australia. He later married Min-kyung, and was seen swearing their wedding vows in front of a Christian priest. My Fair Lady (2003 TV series) My Fair Lady () is a 2003 South Korean television drama produced and first broadcast by SBS. It has a total of 16 episodes, and is a remake of the 2000 Japanese drama "Yamatonadeshiko" (), which aired on Fuji Television. Min-kyung,is a fresh high school graduate. She has worked in a liquor restaurant to pay off her father's gambling debt. However, Min-kyung borrowed some money and

neg: My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) first issued as "My Fair Lady with the Un-Original Cast", and later reissued as "My Fair Lady Swings". This album was based on arrangements thoroughly worked out in advance, and some of the tunes were sung by Jack Sheldon and Irene Kral. Some of these albums were performed by small combos, others by big bands. Some used hastily improvised arrangements, others carefully worked out ones. Sometimes singing was involved, but most often the tunes were presented in instrumental versions. Regardless of the exact approach, the practice of recording an entire album of jazz versions of the songs of a single

neg: My Fair Lady (1958 TV series) My Fair Lady (1958 TV series) My Fair Lady was an Australian television series which aired from 1958 to 1962 on Wednesdays on Melbourne station HSV-7. Little information is available on this series. It was originally part of a line-up titled "Home", which featuring various segments including "Cooking", "Home Decorator" and "Shopping Guide". Later, it appears the "Home" branding was dropped. For part of its run it aired at 2:30PM. At one point in 1959 it was the first show on the station schedule for the day (this was prior to Australian television being a 24-hour service), while at another

neg: My Fair Lady (2003 TV series) My Fair Lady (2003 TV series) My Fair Lady () is a 2003 South Korean television drama produced and first broadcast by SBS. It has a total of 16 episodes, and is a remake of the 2000 Japanese drama "Yamatonadeshiko" (), which aired on Fuji Television. Min-kyung,is a fresh high school graduate. She has worked in a liquor restaurant to pay off her father's gambling debt. However, Min-kyung borrowed some money and ran away, hoping to find a rich man as her spouse. Meanwhile, Young Ho is the son of a poor rice cake house owner, and works to pay

neg: Art film (and its derivative, "My Fair Lady"), which was considered, according to award-winning author Toni Bentley, to be the "crown jewel" of the Golden Age of Porn, an era in modern American culture that was inaugurated by the release of Andy Warhol's "Blue Movie" (1969) and featured the phenomenon of "porno chic" in which adult erotic films began to obtain wide release, were publicly discussed by celebrities (such as Johnny Carson and Bob Hope) and taken seriously by film critics (such as Roger Ebert). In 1980, director Martin Scorsese shocked audiences, who had become used to the escapist blockbuster adventures of

neg: Alma Cuervo Alma Cuervo Alma Cuervo (born August 13, 1951 in Tampa, Florida) is an American stage actress and singer, who has also performed in film and television. She holds an M.F.A. in acting from the Yale School of Drama, from which she graduated in 1976 alongside Meryl Streep. She starred in the role of Madame Morrible in the first national tour of "Wicked". She replaced Carole Shelley on March 8, 2006. She left the role on January 14, 2007 to star in the first national tour of "My Fair Lady". She was replaced by Barbara Tirrell. After "My Fair Lady", she

neg: Audrey Hepburn release in April, the film was "uniformly panned" but critics were kinder to Hepburn's performance, describing her as "a refreshingly individual creature in an era of the exaggerated curve". Hepburn's second film of 1964 was George Cukor's film adaptation of the stage musical "My Fair Lady", released in November. "Soundstage" wrote that "not since "Gone with the Wind" has a motion picture created such universal excitement as "My Fair Lady"", yet Hepburn's casting in the role of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle sparked controversy. Julie Andrews, who had originated the role in the stage show, had not been offered the

neg: Pygmalion (mythology) as well as the play "My Fair Lady" and the film "My Fair Lady". The film "Lars and the Real Girl" tells the story of a man who designs a doll and treats her as a real person in order to reconnect with the rest of the world. Although she never comes to life, he believes she is real, and in doing so develops more connections to his community. When he no longer needs her, he lets her go. This is a reversal of the myth of Pygmalion. The story has been the subject of notable paintings by Agnolo Bronzino,

neg: Vernon Midgley of My Fair Lady at Drury Lane, when Sam Lewis was musical director. Sam (a viola player) subsequently went to Israel where he still lives, and he remembers Vernon as a real 'gentleman' . In the United States, he is perhaps best known as the singing voice of Josef Locke, who was played by Ned Beatty in the film Hear My Song. Midgley is married to the New Zealand soprano Alexandra Gordon, with one son and one daughter. He teaches voice at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Vernon is featured, along with his sister Maryetta, on the song

neg: Kerry Ellis from the cast and creatives was fantastic," she reflected. She also stated, "It was a great step up for me. It was important not just in the type of show it was but also in getting my face known." After attending a performance of "My Fair Lady" where Ellis played Doolittle, Brian May (who appeared with Ben Elton) encouraged her to audition for the debut of their jukebox musical "We Will Rock You" ("WWRY"). After seven auditions, she landed her only original role to date, Meat, and got to sing the only new number in the show: "No-One but You

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Teen Choice Awards. She also received nominations for the Empire Award for Best Actress, the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for "Favorite Movie Actress" and the Saturn Award for Best Actress. Belle appeared in the Broadway musical adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast". The role was originated by actress Susan Egan, who was initially reluctant to audition for "Beauty and the Beast" because she "thought it was a terrible idea for Disney to put a cartoon on Broadway." However, her agent managed to convince her otherwise, and Egan ultimately turned down callbacks for roles in the musicals "My Fair Lady", "Carousel

neg: Blue Movie by film critics (like Roger Ebert) began, for the first time, in modern American culture. In 1976, "The Opening of Misty Beethoven", based on the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw (and its derivative, "My Fair Lady"), and directed by Radley Metzger, was released theatrically and is considered, by award-winning author Toni Bentley, the "crown jewel" of the Golden Age of Porn. "Blue Movie" was publicly screened in New York City in 2005, for the first time in more than 30 years. Also in New York City, but more recently, in 2016, the film was shown at the Whitney Museum

neg: Moon Chae-won profile with "Brilliant Legacy", in which she played a privileged girl who alternately antagonizes and pities her stepsister. "Brilliant Legacy" became one of the top-rated Korean dramas of 2009, with a peak viewership rating of 47.1%. The success of the drama boosted Moon's popularity as an actress. Another supporting role followed in "My Fair Lady", where she played an upbeat shoe designer who lives next door to her crush, a butler. In October 2010, she signed with talent agency Barunson Entertainment (later renamed MSTeam). Afterwards, Moon landed her first leading role in "It's Okay, Daddy's Girl", playing an immature daughter

neg: Saheba (film) was released on 25 August 2017. The core plot of the movie was reported to have been inspired by the play "Pygmalion" and its movie version "My Fair Lady". The film's score and soundtrack was composed by V. Harikrishna. The audio was released online on 27 January 2017 and the music rights were acquired by Lahari Music. The song "Yaare Neenu Roja Hoove" from the V. Ravichandran starrer "Naanu Nanna Hendthi" (1985) which was sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam was reused in the film. Saheba (film) Saheba () is a 2017 Indian Kannada language romantic-action film written and directed by

neg: My Fair Lady Rex Harrison, and Best Director for George Cukor. A new film adaptation was announced by Columbia Pictures in 2008, but as of May 5, 2014, the project had been shelved. The intention was to shoot on location in Covent Garden, Drury Lane, Tottenham Court Road, Wimpole Street and the Ascot Racecourse. In December 2009, it was announced that John Madden had been signed to direct it and in 2011 it was reported that Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan were possible choices for the leading roles. Emma Thompson wrote a new screenplay adaptation for the project. My Fair Lady My Fair

neg: With a Little Bit of Luck Bit of Luck". On "Billboard"'s review, she scored 78 out of 100 points and the review said: "Stafford's reading of the “Fair Lady” tune sparkles with style and verve. A fine side for deejays." To accept the requests from customers and radio stations, Columbia Records released "The Rain in Spain" backed with "With a Little Bit of Luck" in 1956 (Columbia 4-40696) from Percy Faith's My Fair Lady album (Columbia CL-895) as an instrumental single record of My Fair Lady music. Both of Faith's tunes were the first single versions. When the original cast album already sold more than 250,000

neg: New Amsterdam Theatre the New York State Urban Development Corporation would take ownership and begin "structural stabilization" immediately through the 42 Street Development Project. During its years as a movie theatre, the Roof Garden was used as a rehearsal space for a number of shows, including the original Broadway productions of "My Fair Lady", "Gypsy" and "Camelot". Disney Theatrical Productions signed a 49-year revenue-based lease for the property in May 1995, with Disney Development restoring the building. The theatre, which had recently been used as a filming location for the movie "Vanya on 42nd Street", was dilapidated; it would take several years, and

neg: Cathleen Nesbitt "Black Widow", in which she played Lucia Colletti. She was Cary Grant's Grandmother Janou in 1957's "An Affair to Remember" (though she was, in fact, only 16 years older than Grant) and, the following year, was part of the ensemble cast of "Separate Tables". She also appeared in "The Parent Trap" (1961), and "Promise Her Anything" (1965). Other Broadway appearances included Aunt Alicia in the original Anita Loos adaptation of "Gigi" (1951), "Sabrina Fair" (1953), and "Anastasia" (1954). In 1956, she played Mrs. Higgins in "My Fair Lady" starring Rex Harrison. Nesbitt reprised the role in 1981, in her 90s,

neg: Zena Dare Novello's musical "King's Rhapsody" at the Palace Theatre, again with her sister Phyllis. The show ran for two years, surviving Novello's death. In 1954, again at the Palace, Dare played Julia Ward Mckinlock in "Sabrina Fair". At the Savoy Theatre she played Edith Billingsley in "Double Image", and later that year at the Globe Theatre, she took over the part of the bogus painter's widow, Isobel Sorodin, in "Nude with Violin" by Noël Coward. Dare's last theatrical role was as Mrs. Higgins, Henry Higgins' mother, in the original London production of "My Fair Lady" beginning in 1958 and running for

neg: Sarah Earnshaw Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. In 2013, Earnshaw played 'Lady of the Lake' in Spamalot at The Playhouse Theatre, 'Audrey' in Little Shop of Horrors at (Aberystwyth Arts Centre). She created the role of Sam in Payback (at the Riverside Studios) in June 2013, opposite Matthew White, and then in Christmas 2013 saw Earnshaw appear as 'Fairy' in Jack and the Beanstalk at Sheffield Lyceum. In 2011, she took the role of 'Emma Carew' in Jekyll and Hyde on the UK Tour opposite Marti Pellow. In 2012, she played 'The Ghost Of Christmas Past' in Scrooge at the London

neg: Joel P. Navarro he was arguably the first Joseph in Asia who played the title role in Webber and Rice's ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"" in 1972, a play directed by now famous off-Broadway director Loy Arcenas. He was also involved in many musical theater productions in the 70s which played at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Meralco Theater. These include acting stints with Lerner-Loewe's ""My Fair Lady"," Webber-Rice's ""Jesus Christ Superstar"," Leonard Bernstein's ""Mass"," and Schwartz's ""Godspell"." He also rose to become musical director in some musicals such as ""The King and I"," ""The Great White Way"," and

neg: Yam Kim-fai value of her ""down-ballot effect"" is minimal for her co-stars. The last two, Lam and Loong, who played second fiddle to her on stage as second leading "men" continue to be "super idols" for decades. Since 1956, for four years and then only sporadically in 1960s, on stage she was limited to only work opposite Bak Sheut Sin, fifteen years her junior and green from debut only in 1953, as the abandoned woman, a character like Eliza in My Fair Lady, in Red Cherries and a Broken Heart (Chinese: 紅了櫻桃碎了心). Between 1953 and 1956, Bak played second fiddle (flowery role

neg: Good-bye, My Lady was written by Albert Sidney Fleishman. Veronica Tudor-Williams provided the Basenji, named My Lady of the Congo, who played Lady in the film, and also provided four additional dogs to serve as "doubles" for My Lady. After filming ended, My Lady was adopted by deWilde, and the other dogs were adopted by various members of the film crew. The film version was released on 12 May 1956. It has also appeared under the titles "Goodbye, My Lady" and "The Boy and the Laughing Dog". "Good-Bye, My Lady" was released by Warner Home Video on VHS on 13 December 1993. The

neg: Cecil Beaton of square format (6x6) images is similar to Beaton's own working patterns. After the war, Beaton tackled the Broadway stage, designing sets, costumes, and lighting for a 1946 revival of "Lady Windermere's Fan", in which he also acted. His costumes for Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady" (1956) were highly praised. This led to two Lerner and Loewe film musicals, "Gigi" (1958) and "My Fair Lady" (1964), each of which earned Beaton the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. He also designed the period costumes for the 1970 film "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever". Additional Broadway credits

neg: My Fair Lady a hit London production, a popular film version, and many revivals. "My Fair Lady" has been called "the perfect musical". It is Edwardian London, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The protagonist, Eliza Doolittle, is a Cockney with a thick, unintelligible accent. Professor Henry Higgins invites Colonel Pickering to stay as his houseguest. Soon after, Eliza Doolittle comes to Professor Higgins's house, seeking elocution lessons. Professor Higgins wagers Colonel Pickering, that in six months he will turn Eliza into a lady by teaching her to speak properly. Eliza is indentured into the Higgins household as a resident elocution student. After

neg: Christopher Knight (actor) for "Just the Girl", in which he played a high school teacher, and for "Catch Your Wave", as the hotel manager. Knight and former "Brady Bunch" co-star Barry Williams appeared in a 2006 episode of "That '70s Show", in which he and Williams portrayed a gay couple who moved in next door. The two have remained close friends since their "Brady Bunch" days, and Williams appeared several times on "My Fair Brady". Florence Henderson, who played Carol Brady, Susan Olsen, who played Cindy Brady, and Mike Lookinland, who played Bobby Brady, also appeared in an episode of "My Fair Brady".

neg: Man of La Mancha (film) he realized that the film was going to be made as a musical after all. Wasserman and Hiller then restored nearly all of the songs to the screenplay that Glenville had ordered cut. Although most of the roles in the film were played by British Shakespearean actors who were not noted for singing ability, Ian Richardson did go on to be nominated for a Tony for his performance as Henry Higgins in the 20th anniversary production of "My Fair Lady", and the picture did feature several actors, among them Julie Gregg, Gino Conforti, and the muleteer chorus, who did have

neg: My Fair Laddy My Fair Laddy "My Fair Laddy" is the twelfth episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventeenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 26, 2006. This is the first episode that centers on Groundskeeper Willie. The title and plot are based on the Broadway musical and film "My Fair Lady". When Mrs. Pummelhorst (the school gym teacher) announces that she will be leaving to undergo gender reassignment surgery and will come back as the shop teacher "Mr. Pummelhorst," Coach Krupt, a substitute, takes her place. Every gym class, he has the students play a game

neg: Alan Devine in the 1990s. His film roles include portraying the Irish criminal Gerry “The Monk” Hutch in the movie "Veronica Guerin". He has received credit for work in several other films including, "King Arthur", "Nora" played the lead in the Irish movie "Ghostwood". Devine appeared in TV commercials for Guinness and played the part of Tom Crean, the legendary Arctic explorer from County Kerry. He subsequently appeared in the Irish soap opera "Fair City" as Louie Gleeson, brother of the deceased Mike Gleeson. In 2010, Devine appeared on stage in the play "My First Time" alongside Leigh Arnold, Alan Shortt and

neg: Yoon Eun-hye "Coffee Prince" and "Goong", Yoon became one of the highest-paid actresses in the industry. In 2009, Yoon starred in KBS's romantic comedy "My Fair Lady", playing an arrogant, strong-headed heiress of a rich business family. Although "My Fair Lady" was a moderate success, Yoon was harshly criticized for her unnatural speech and accent as well as her regression in acting skills. Yoon returned to the big screen after 5 years with the coming-of-age film "My Black Mini Dress" (2010), based on the same titled chick lit novel by Kim Min-seo. She then starred in SBS's romantic comedy series "Lie to

neg: I Saw My Lady Weepe Weepe" is dedicated to Anthony Holborne. I saw my lady weep, And Sorrow proud to be advanced so, In those fair eyes where all perfections keep. Her face was full of woe, But such a woe believe me as wins more hearts, Than Mirth can do with her enticing charms. Sorrow was there made fair, And Passion wise, tears a delightful thing, Silence beyond all speech a wisdom rare. She made her sighs to sing, And all things with so sweet a sadness move, As made my heart at once both grieve and love. O fairer than aught else The

neg: Alfred Schieske Sir Toby Belch (German: Tobias Rülps) in "Twelfth Night". He played Vladimir in "Waiting for Godot", Adam in "The Broken Jug", Götz in "Götz von Berlichingen" and Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". In 1961, in one of his most successful roles, he began playing Alfred P. Doolittle (Eliza's father) in the musical "My Fair Lady", first in Berlin, then Hamburg. Schieske's most important film role was in the 1948 DEFA production, the "Blum Affair", playing Otto Bonte, a criminal investigator who saves a Jewish man falsely accused of a crime, saves him and brings the real

neg: Tommy Körberg anniversary concert and the 2002 Stockholm production. For years, he collaborated with Monica and Carl-Axel Dominique in the experimental group Solar Plexus. In his own performances, he has worked extensively with Stefan Nilsson, and including songs by Jacques Brel. Körberg is also a frequent performer with Benny Andersson's band, Benny Anderssons Orkester (BAO), singing mostly dance music and music by Andersson. In 2008 he starred in the musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" at Cirkus in Stockholm, and in 2009 he played Professor Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady" in Stockholm acting opposite Helen Sjöholm, who portrayed the role of Eliza Doolittle.

neg: Mark Vincent at number 5. Vincent and Prior toured the album. Vincent performed at Carols in the Domain in Sydney for the eighth consecutive year on 18 December 2016.[6] In April 2017, Vincent released his seventh studio album, "A Tribute to Mario Lanza". In May 2017, Vincent played the role of Freddy in the Australia production of "My Fair Lady". His main inspiration is his late grandfather, Bruno, who raised him in Sydney and taught him how to sing. Vincent has said that he would like to follow in the footsteps of his idol Anthony Warlow. He has also stated that he

neg: Lisa O'Hare won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance. She originated the role of Sibella Hallward in the Broadway musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, and was followed by Scarlett Strallen. O'Hare resides in the US and is a member of SAG. Lisa is from Morecambe. She attended the Royal Ballet School from age 11 to 16. Lisa O'Hare Lisa O'Hare began her career as an English stage actress who has played Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" and the title character of "Mary Poppins" on the West End and UK stage. She more recently has appeared

neg: Martin Winch own material. Winch played with a vast array of blues, pop and jazz artists from New Zealand and abroad, toured with musicals such as Chicago (musical), Jesus Christ Superstar and My Fair Lady, lent his fine touch to hundreds of local albums and even jammed with Nigel Kennedy Winch's most famous album, "Espresso Guitar" sold over 80,000 copies in New Zealand alone. Musical arrangement was done by another famous New Zealand musician, Pianist Carl Doy who also produced it. Espresso Guitar enjoyed the number 1 spot on the NZ charts for several weeks, and found wider popularity among fans in

neg: Miss Saigon Lane on 20 September 1989 and closed after 4,264 performances on 30 October 1999. The director was Nicholas Hytner with musical staging by Bob Avian and scenic design by John Napier. In December 1994 the London production became the Theatre Royal's (Drury Lane) longest running musical, eclipsing the record set by "My Fair Lady". Lea Salonga played the part of Kim, winning the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award. The Engineer was originated by Jonathan Pryce, who also won the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award for the role. The part of Chris was originated by Simon Bowman. The musical

neg: Bill Shirley and the 1997 edition of the VHS. This version is widely considered by fans to be "prettier". Another famous vocal role of Shirley's (again as an uncredited ghost singer) was the singing voice of Freddy Eynsford-Hill (played by Jeremy Brett) in the Warner Bros. film of "My Fair Lady". Shirley sang one of the film's most memorable songs, "On the Street Where You Live". For a long while, Brett claimed that he himself had sung the song and that Mr. Shirley merely "sweetened the high tones." It was not until 1994 that Brett admitted that it was Shirley who sang

neg: My Lady Carey's Dompe 58). My Lady Carey's Dompe is in the repertoire of many artists including Igor Kipnis, Guy Bovet, Rafael Puyana, Ton Koopman, Peter Watchorn, André Isoir, Liuwe Tamminga, Paul O'Dette, David Munrow, Eduardo Paniagua, Brett Leighton, Grayston Burgess, Claudio Brizi. My Lady Carey's Dompe My Lady Carey's Dompe is one of the earliest surviving Renaissance musical pieces, most probably written for lute and harpsichord. A traditional English dance tune, it was written by an unknown composer during the time of Henry VIII of England, who played various instruments, of which he had a large collection. My Lady Carey's Dompe is sometimes

neg: My Fair Brady about this and even close friends and family members frankly advise them not to have any kids at present. Adrianne does have the surgery and it goes well. But in the season finale, the couple go to Hawaii for a second honeymoon and Adrianne decides to throw out her birth control pills in front of Christopher. The first two seasons have been released on DVD in Australia by Shock Records. My Fair Brady My Fair Brady is an American reality television series on VH1 that followed Christopher Knight, who played Peter Brady on "The Brady Bunch", and Adrianne Curry, who

neg: Miss Marple Marple was benign and chirpy. She had earlier appeared in a TV movie adaptation of the non-Marple Christie story "Murder Is Easy", playing an elderly lady somewhat similar to Miss Marple. From 1984 to 1992, the BBC adapted all of the original Miss Marple novels as a series titled "Miss Marple". Joan Hickson played the lead role. In the 1940s, she appeared on-stage in an Agatha Christie play, "Appointment with Death", which was seen by Christie who wrote in a note to her, "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple". (Coincidentally, Hickson had played a housekeeper

neg: Karel Fiala for several decades. He was particularly successful in portraying parts in operettas and musicals, including such roles as Count Danilo in "The Merry Widow", Freddy in "My Fair Lady", and Jim Kenyon in "Rose-Marie". Fiala is chiefly remembered for his numerous appearances in films of Czech operas, operettas, and musicals. His first film was in 1956 where he portrayed the title role in "Dalibor", a movie version of Bedřich Smetana's opera of the same name. A major success for him was the title part in the 1964 musical film "Lemonade Joe". He notably appeared as Mozart's Don Giovanni in the

neg: Lolita, My Love ways in which this version was lacking when compared to the earlier musical; Rich contended that Albee's version had a hideous set, pointing out that even the "flop musical version...got the scenery right." Lolita, My Love Lolita, My Love was an unsuccessful musical by John Barry and Alan Jay Lerner, based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita". It closed in Boston in 1971 while on a tour prior to Broadway. "Lolita, My Love" was initiated by Lerner, the well-known lyricist of "My Fair Lady" and other major hits, who recruited Barry to write the score. Nabokov, who had several times refused

neg: Mona Washbourne Dignam was also a stage and film actor. In 1948, after numerous stage musical performances, Washbourne began appearing in films. Her film credits include the horror movie "The Brides of Dracula", "Billy Liar" (1963) and "The Collector" (1965). She is probably best known to American audiences for her role as housekeeper Mrs. Pearce in "My Fair Lady" (1964). She also appeared as the stern and caustic Mrs. Bramson in the remake of "Night Must Fall" (also 1964), and the Matron in the film, "If..." (1968). She appeared at both the Royal Court Theatre in London and on Broadway in 1970

neg: Henry Daniell supervisor in the acclaimed Blake Edwards film Mister Cory (1957) at a time when the actor's career was clearly slowing down, but Daniell retained some of the best and most memorable lines in the movie, "A gentleman never grabs. Manners, Mister Cory. I find them a prerequisite in any circumstance." He performed in several episodes of Boris Karloff's TV series "Thriller". His last role was a small uncredited appearance as the British Ambassador in the 1964 film "My Fair Lady" directed by his old friend George Cukor. The scene in which he appears takes place at the embassy ball. He

neg: Patsy Rowlands "The Seagull" and Ben Travers's "The Bed Before Yesterday", both directed by Lindsay Anderson and "When We Are Married" for Ronald Eyre. She also starred in Cameron Mackintosh's revival of "Oliver!" in the mid-1990s, as well as playing Jack's mother in the original London cast of Sondheim's "Into the Woods". Her final appearance was as Mrs Pearce in the National Theatre's production of "My Fair Lady" which also starred Jonathan Pryce. Rowlands also appeared in film and TV versions of two of Frances Hodgson Burnett's books: "Little Lord Fauntleroy" and "A Little Princess." In the 1980 TV movie "Little Lord