My Fair Lady
Tour
Opening Date
Mar 18, 1957
Closing Date
Dec 14, 1963
MusicalComedyOriginalNational Tour
Open Date: Mar 18, 1957
Close Date: Dec 14, 1963
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Setting
In and around London, 1912.
Comments
This touring production went to the Soviet Union in spring 1960. The production played Moscow from April 19 - May 5, then Leningrad May 9 - 24, and finally Kiev from May 30 - June 12. Michael Evans and Edward Mulhare alternated in the role of Henry Higgins, and Lola Fisher played Eliza Doolittle.
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PeopleProduced by Herman LevinBook by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Adapted from 'Pygmalion' by George Bernard Shaw; Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang; Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman; Choral arrangements by Gino Smart; Musical Director: Sylvan LevinStaged by Moss Hart; Choreography and Musical Numbers by Hanya HolmProduction Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Cecil Beaton; Lighting Design by Feder; Hair Styles by Ernest AdlerGeneral Manager: Philip Adler; Company Manager: Joseph M. GrossmanAssistant to the Director: Samuel Liff; Assistant Conductor: Aaron Benar; Orchestra Manager: Sol GusikoffGeneral Press Representative: Richard Maney; Press Representative: Al Butler; Advertising: Lawrence WeinerSinging EnsembleSinging EnsembleSinging EnsembleSinging EnsembleJamieAmbassadorSinging EnsembleBuskerConstableDancing EnsembleDancing EnsembleDancing EnsembleSinging EnsembleDancing EnsembleZoltan KarpathyFootmanFlunkeyBartenderSinging EnsembleFlunkeySinging EnsembleSinging EnsembleSinging EnsembleDancing EnsembleDancing EnsembleHarryLord BoxingtonSinging EnsembleSinging EnsembleLady BoxingtonSinging EnsembleSinging EnsembleUnderstudies: Lynn Barrett (Mrs. Hopkins, Lady Boxington), Eric Brotherson (Colonel Pickering), Robert Cosden (Jamie), Pat Drylie (Mrs. Hopkins, Lady Boxington), Michael Evans (Henry Higgins), Gordon Ewing (Harry, Lord Boxington), Dick Goodlake (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Marie Paxton (Mrs. Higgins), Charles Penman (Alfred P. Doolittle), Velma Royton (Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Eynsford-Hill), John Taliaferro (Zoltan Karpathy) and Marilyn Taylor (Eliza Doolittle)Musical Director: Anton Coppola and Albert L. Fiorello, Jr.Production Stage Manager: Andy Anderson and Charles Durand; Stage Manager: Pat Chandler, Stanley Tackney and Luis de Yberrando
Cast
Singing Ensemble
Queen of Transylvania
Footman
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Busker
Mrs. Higgins' Maid
Fourth Cockney
Ambassador
Busker
Bartender
Ambassador
Bystander
Footman
Flunkey
Servant
Servant
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Lady Boxington
Flower Girl
Hoxton Man
Bartender
Mrs. Higgins' Maid
Busker
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Bystander
Third Cockney
Bartender
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Bartender
Singing Ensemble
Butler
Singing Ensemble
Servant
Footman
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Second Cockney
Flunkey
Another Bystander
Jamie
Ambassador
Singing Ensemble
First Cockney
Busker
Singing Ensemble
Queen of Transylvania
Busker
Servant
Flower Girl
Busker
Mrs. Higgins' Maid
Chauffeur
Constable
Busker
Servant
Singing Ensemble
Butler
Singing Ensemble
Servant
Chauffeur
Constable
Servant
Chauffeur
Constable
Singing Ensemble
First Cockney
Second Cockney
Footman
Flunkey
Bartender
Servant
Busker
Second Cockney
Footman
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Servant
Lady Boxington
Singing Ensemble
Servant
Understudies: Michael Allinson (Henry Higgins), Ted Bloecher (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Eric Brotherson (Zoltan Karpathy), Reese Burns (Jamie, Harry, Selsey Man, Lord Boxington), Gaylea Byrne (Eliza Doolittle), Susan Cashman (Eliza Doolittle), Blanche Collins (Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Eynsford-Hill), Jim Connor (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), John Cunningham (Henry Higgins), Robert Driscoll (Zoltan Karpathy, Jamie), John Duarte (Harry, Lord Boxington, Selsey Man), Jack Fletcher (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Rosemary Harvey (Mrs. Hopkins, Lady Boxington), Robert Hocknell (Jamie), Leland Howard (Henry Higgins), Roland Ireland (Jamie), Eleanor Phelps (Mrs. Higgins), Wilson Robey (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Mary Ann Snow (Eliza Doolittle), Stanley Tackney (Colonel Pickering, Zoltan Karpathy), John Taliaferro (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Christine Thomas (Mrs. Higgins) and Margaretta Warwick (Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Eynsford-Hill) -
Tour Stops
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Produced by Herman Levin
Book by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe; Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Adapted from 'Pygmalion' by George Bernard Shaw; Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang; Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman; Choral arrangements by Gino Smart; Musical Director: Sylvan Levin
Staged by Moss Hart; Choreography and Musical Numbers by Hanya Holm
Production Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Cecil Beaton; Lighting Design by Feder; Hair Styles by Ernest Adler
General Manager: Philip Adler; Company Manager: Joseph M. Grossman
Assistant to the Director: Samuel Liff; Assistant Conductor: Aaron Benar; Orchestra Manager: Sol Gusikoff
General Press Representative: Richard Maney; Press Representative: Al Butler; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Jamie
Ambassador
Singing Ensemble
Busker
Constable
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Zoltan Karpathy
Footman
Flunkey
Bartender
Singing Ensemble
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Harry
Lord Boxington
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Lady Boxington
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Understudies:
Lynn Barrett
(Mrs. Hopkins, Lady Boxington), Eric Brotherson
(Colonel Pickering), Robert Cosden
(Jamie), Pat Drylie
(Mrs. Hopkins, Lady Boxington), Michael Evans
(Henry Higgins), Gordon Ewing
(Harry, Lord Boxington), Dick Goodlake
(Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Marie Paxton
(Mrs. Higgins), Charles Penman
(Alfred P. Doolittle), Velma Royton
(Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Eynsford-Hill), John Taliaferro
(Zoltan Karpathy) and Marilyn Taylor
(Eliza Doolittle)
Musical Director: Anton Coppola and Albert L. Fiorello, Jr.
Production Stage Manager: Andy Anderson and Charles Durand; Stage Manager: Pat Chandler, Stanley Tackney and Luis de Yberrando
Cast
Singing Ensemble
Queen of Transylvania
Footman
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Busker
Mrs. Higgins' Maid
Fourth Cockney
Ambassador
Busker
Bartender
Ambassador
Bystander
Footman
Flunkey
Servant
Servant
Singing Ensemble
Dancing Ensemble
Lady Boxington
Flower Girl
Hoxton Man
Bartender
Mrs. Higgins' Maid
Busker
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Bystander
Third Cockney
Bartender
Singing Ensemble
Singing Ensemble
Bartender
Singing Ensemble
Butler
Singing Ensemble
Servant
Footman
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Second Cockney
Flunkey
Another Bystander
Jamie
Ambassador
Singing Ensemble
First Cockney
Busker
Singing Ensemble
Queen of Transylvania
Busker
Servant
Flower Girl
Busker
Mrs. Higgins' Maid
Chauffeur
Constable
Busker
Servant
Singing Ensemble
Butler
Singing Ensemble
Servant
Chauffeur
Constable
Servant
Chauffeur
Constable
Singing Ensemble
First Cockney
Second Cockney
Footman
Flunkey
Bartender
Servant
Busker
Second Cockney
Footman
Flunkey
Singing Ensemble
Servant
Lady Boxington
Singing Ensemble
Servant
Understudies:
Michael Allinson
(Henry Higgins), Ted Bloecher
(Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Eric Brotherson
(Zoltan Karpathy), Reese Burns
(Jamie, Harry, Selsey Man, Lord Boxington), Gaylea Byrne
(Eliza Doolittle), Susan Cashman
(Eliza Doolittle), Blanche Collins
(Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Eynsford-Hill), Jim Connor
(Freddy Eynsford-Hill), John Cunningham
(Henry Higgins), Robert Driscoll
(Zoltan Karpathy, Jamie), John Duarte
(Harry, Lord Boxington, Selsey Man), Jack Fletcher
(Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Rosemary Harvey
(Mrs. Hopkins, Lady Boxington), Robert Hocknell
(Jamie), Leland Howard
(Henry Higgins), Roland Ireland
(Jamie), Eleanor Phelps
(Mrs. Higgins), Wilson Robey
(Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Mary Ann Snow
(Eliza Doolittle), Stanley Tackney
(Colonel Pickering, Zoltan Karpathy), John Taliaferro
(Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Christine Thomas
(Mrs. Higgins) and Margaretta Warwick
(Mrs. Pearce, Mrs. Eynsford-Hill)