Following the sell-out success of The Sound Of Music,
Pieter Toerien with Cape Town Opera presents Lerner & Loewes musical masterpiece, My Fair Lady
“My Fair Lady is indisputably one of the greatest musicals of all time.”
– Sir Tim Rice, award-winning lyricist
Boasting a bouquet score, containing timeless songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night”, “Get Me to the Church on Time”, “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”, “I’m Just An Ordinary Man”, “On the Street Where You Live”, “Show Me”, “The Rain in Spain” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” this grand production is set to enthrall audiences of all ages.
The coveted role of Eliza Doolittle will be shared by Brittany Smith (The Sound Of Music, The Magic Flute, Master Class, Lucia di Lammermoor), and Leah Mari (The Sound Of Music, Company) while Henry Higgins will be played by Craig Urbani (The Sound Of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Chicago).
Other cast include: Graham Hopkins as Colonel Pickering, Mark Richardson as Doolittle, Sandi Dlangalala as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Adrienne Pearce as Mrs Higgins, Namhla Thuka as Mrs Eynsford-Hill, Megan Spencer as Mrs Pearce, Ryan Flynn as Harry, and Gareth Meijsen as Jamie.
Ensemble cast include: Dylan Janse Van Rensburg, Michiel Bester, Manyano Ngoma, Micah Stojakovic, Morgan Marshall, Gemma Bisseker, Kensiwe Tshabalala, Kirsten Pienaar, James Van Helsdingen, Allen Chambers, Edrien Erasmus, Angelica Hattingh, Noa Duckitt, Dean De Klerk, Gabriella Knight, Sasha Duffy, Tjaart Van Der Walt, Milli Mangate, Lusibalwethu Sesanti, Danielle Speckman, Van Wyk Venter, Jason Atherton, and Siphesihle Mdena.
My Fair Lady is Directed by Steven Stead (Into The Woods, Sweeney Todd, Cabaret, The Sound of Music) with Musical Direction by Kevin Kraak, Choreographed by Duane Alexander, and Scenic design by Greg King. With sumptuous sets and costumes, and songs that will stay with you long after the curtain comes down, will be a stellar theatrical event, and a must-see on the 2024/25 theatrical calendar!
This show is the standard that all other musicals are measured by!
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. 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.
South Africa is going to fall in love with Eliza Doolittle! “I could have danced all night…and still have begged for more!”
Show Information
Cape Town:
Artscape Theatre Centre
12 December 2024 to 12 January 2025
Times:
Tuesdays to Fridays at 19h30;
Saturday at 14h30 & 19h30;
Sunday, 15 December at 17h00; Sunday, 22 & 29 December at 14h00 & 18h00
Sunday, 5 & 12 January at 14h00 & 18h00
Ticket Prices:
From R140 – R580 (including VAT)
Bookings:
Webticket or Artscape Dial-a-seat on 021 421 7695
Johannesburg:
The Teatro, Montecasino
23 January – 23 February 2025
Times:
Tuesdays to Fridays at 19h30;
Saturday at 14h30 & 19h30;
Sunday 26 January at 17h00; Sunday 2, 9 & 23 February at 14h00 & 18h00
Ticket Prices:
From R240 – R580 (including VAT)
Bookings:
Webticket or the Theatre Box Office (011) 511 1988
Age Restriction:
No Children under 3
Duration:
TBC
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