Adapted from “Pygmalion,” the play by George Bernard Shaw
Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Featuring a star-studded cast!
2004 Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays as Higgins, Stars of stage and screen, Timothy Jerome as Doolittle and Conrad John Schuck as Pickering, Nancy Dussault from TVs Too Close for Comfort as Mrs. Higgins and Gail Bennett as Eliza!
"An absolute feast for the senses...the details are so fine it's hard to tell where reality ends and artistry picks up...The Ogunquit Playhouse has chosen wisely in this all-star cast...It's a beautiful production that will leave you wanting to dance into the night." - The Portland Press Herald
When stringent linguist, Professor Henry Higgins, bets a colleague he can turn flower vendor Eliza Doolittle from a guttersnipe into a duchess, the stage is set for romance and glitter. Touted by many as the perfect musical, this dazzling production features irresistible songs including “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “I Could Have Danced All Night” and “On the Street Where You Live.” Bring the whole family to enjoy this timeless classic.
Henry Higgins, a Professor of Phonetics, encounters Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, at Covent Garden market. He declares to his friend Colonel Pickering that in three months he could transform Eliza into a duchess.
Over the course of several months Eliza, who moves into the Higgins household, is put through a grueling course of phonetics and elocution lessons by Higgins. When she is presented at the Embassy Ball, she is beautiful, elegant and well-spoken.
Celebrating his victory, Higgins ignores Eliza’s feelings while failing to give her any of the credit for the transformation and hard work; and she leaves him.
Follow the ups and downs and plot twists as Higgins gets more than he bargains for along the way as Doolittle ends up teaching him a thing or two. “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” betrays Higgins’ character change at the hands of his pupil.
Once again the Playhouse is thrilled to be among the first theatres in the country to present this gorgeous show; often called “the perfect musical.”
Score Highlights:
With a Little Bit of Luck
The Rain in Spain
I Could Have Danced All Night
Get Me to the Church On Time
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
An American Masterpiece funded in part by a grant from the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts