Mackintosh's My Fair Lady Won't See Bway Soon, But Producer Says "Just You Wait"
By Kenneth Jones 13 Nov 2003
The popular Cameron Mackintosh revival of My Fair Lady, seen in London in recent seasons with Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Andrews and others, will not be recreated on Broadway anytime soon, Mackintosh told Playbill On-Line.
"I'm not doing it," explained Mackintosh, on Nov. 13, the day of the North American non-Equity premiere of his production of Oliver! in Denver. "I can't. I'm working on Mary Poppins with Disney at the moment. If the right theatre had come and we could have cast it there and then, I could have just about done it before I got too involved with Mary Poppins, but I can't now."
I'd like to see it on Broadway too. It would be a HOT ticket, but it looks like we have to wait till all this Mary Poppins crap is over and done with. Updated On: 4/7/04 at 11:57 PM
The McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ (where Jeffrey Carlson of TABOO fame is currently in Candida)is doing My Fair Lady and then the production is transferring to Hartford Stage. But this is a different type of My Fair Lady because it's being billed as "10 actors and 2 pianos". So, don't really know how that'll work, but I think it's a neat concept for any show.
I would love to see My Fair Lady come back as a revival, it would be pretty amazing. I'm sure in all do time it will. I would love to see Sutton play Eliza and Victor Garber as Henry Higgins.
Sutton seems pretty versatile to me; I think she could pull off a convincing Cockney accent if she worked on it. I'd also like to David Elder as Freddy just to hear his beautiful rendition of "On the Street Where you Live".
I'd also love to see Garber as Higgins. He could sure as hell act the hell out of that role, and I'd love to see how the chemistry plays out with him and Foster, if they end up playing the roles.
I've been told that Idina has a lovely, soaring soprano. Apparently, her TONIGHT duet back in college was stunning.
I fear our lovely Ms. MacDonald is a tad too old for the role now. However, in a younger day, she would have been simply marvelous in the role. And to continue the non-traditional cast, I would have adored Morgan Freeman's Higgins.
I would prefer to see that queen of missed performances, Laura Benanti, in the role. I, for one, have not had to suffer any of her absences and was quite impressed with her take on Cinderella. I think she could do something special with the role...opposite Jeremy Irons, of course.
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
since when is Audra too old by Broadway Standards? On stage I am sure she looks very young. I think she'd be amazing.
"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!"
Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!
Perhaps 'too old' is not the right way to put it. There's something leading lady-ish about her. I feel she may have just gotten past her ingenue days. Of course, I would KILL to be proven wrong, because she may be the closest thing I have to blind worship of a star.
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
Eliza used to be one of my dream roles in about 3rd grade, until I realized I'm a contralto and couldn't sing soprano if my life depended on it. Anyway, after hearing the Millie OBC, I think Sutton as Eliza would be sheer brilliance. SHe's got the innocence, but also could pull off the grittiness. Shes doing "Me and My Girl" somewhere isn't she? So that means she could pull off the accent.
Rosencrantz: "Be happy - if you're not even HAPPY what's so good about surviving? We'll be all right. I suppose we just go on."
- from Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
I say Anne Hathaway (Princess Diaries) and Rupert Everett. I saw it in London and really loved it and the subtle changes they made. Laura Michelle Kelley was amazing. Look forward to her POPPINS. I doubt if it did not have a direct transfer after the long run there it will not happen anytime soon.
I heard Anne Hathaway sing on The Caroline Rhea Show last year....and then she sang again on Ellen yesterday. WHAT A VOICE!!! Someone needs to get that girl to Broadway! Though she is going to College right now (in between making movies), so good for her. :)
"It's the little things; the details, that distinguish the Barbra Streisands from the Rosalyn Kinds."~Gilmore Girls~
I think a good revival of My Fair Lady would be just what the doctor ordered. So many revivals of 80s musicals these days. (It's only a matter of time before a 90s musical makes a return). I know MFL has returned in 1976, 1981 and 1993 but that was for 377, 120 and 165 performances (respectively). A classic show as good as this one deserves a lengthy run.
The "10 actor, 2 piano" version originated three years ago at Trinity Rep in Providence. The concept has since been ripped off by numerous regional theatres. The pianos are on stage, and everyone plays multiple roles except Eliza, Higgins, Pickering, Freddy and Doolittle. For example, one actres plays Mrs. Higgins and Mrs. Pearce. The five "ensemble" players stay onstage the whole time.
Awe, the pshycic told me i would play this role! Maybe the revival will come right when i get out of AMDA in two years, that would be really cool, ok ok so if its not me , Yes sutton foster would be great at this role. Ya know who else Jessica grove, whatcha think!
I'm telling you, let me do it! Here, read all about it!
Sorry for the shameless promotion, and I'm really just kidding. I love the idea of Anne Hathaway or Sutton Foster and Hugh Grant or Rupert Everett. My Review!
...and your children start to leave you from the moment they are born.