My Fair Lady

UPCOMING SHOW AT THE PLAYHOUSE

Date: 8 – 16 March 2025
Venue: Opera Theatre

The Playhouse Company in association with Pieter Toerien and Cape Town Opera by arrangement with DALRO (Pty) Limited Present

the world’s most loved musical,

Lerner & Loewe’s musical masterpiece,

My Fair Lady in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban.

Introducing the stars of My Fair Lady:

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).

The role of Henry Higgins will be played by Craig Urbani (The Sound Of Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Chicago).

Graham Hopkins as Colonel Pickering, Mark Richardson as

Doolittle, Sandi Dlangalala as Freddy Eynsford-Hill, Adrienne

Pearce as Mrs Higgins, Namhla Tshuka as Mrs Eynsford-Hill,

Megan Spencer as Mrs Pearce, Ryan Flynn as Harry,

Gareth Meijsen as Jamie.

With Dylan Janse Van Rensburg, Michiel Bester, Manyano Ngoma, Micah Stojakovic, Morgan Marshall, Gemma Bisseker, Kensiwe Tshabalala,

Kirsten Pienaar, James Van Helsdingden, Allen Chambers, Edrien Erasmus, Angelica Hattingh, Noa Duckitt, Dean De Klerk, Gabriella Knight,

Sasha Duffy, Tjaart Van Der Walt, Milli Mangate, Lusi Sesanti, Danielle Speckman, Van Wyk Venter, Jason Atherton, and Siphesihle Mdena.

Directed by Steven Stead.

Musical Direction by Kevin Kraak,

Choreography by Duane Alexander.

Tour dates:

(Cape Town) 12 December, 2024 – 12 January, 2025

at The Artscape Opera House.

(Johannesburg) 25 January – 2 March, 2025

at The Teatro, Montecasino.

(Durban) 8 – 16 March, 2025

at The Playhouse.

“I could have danced all night…and still have begged for more!”

“My Fair Lady is indisputably one of the greatest musicals of all time.”

– Sir Tim Rice, award-winning lyricist.

Bookings now open at Webtickets

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 enthrallaudiences of all ages.

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 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!

Booking links:

Cape Town booking link:

https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1544396949

Johannesburg booking link:

https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1545487925

Durban booking link:

https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Event.aspx?itemid=1555153500

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