MY FAIR LADY revival for 2014?

[CapnHook]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 12:38am

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/fair_weather_for_casting_Za8RATXeoeqgxVDRJLu3tO

Riedel wants Ralph Fiennes and Laura Benanti for the MY FAIR LADY revival that the Nederlanders want to do next year (Hathaway and Firth are out).

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 12:42am

I absolutely detest My Fair Lady, but I would see it for Laura Benanti.

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 12:55am

Laura Michelle Kelly should play Eliza. I also think that she would win a Tony for it.

[Will42]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 12:56am

Fiennes is not just a fine actor, he is the best working actor of the English speaking world. If they can get him it will be epic.

[Kelly2]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 1:49am

Broken record: Jessie Mueller as Eliza would be incredible.

[JohnAuo]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 2:17am

geoffrey rush!!!! John Lithgow or Tracey Lets or David Hyde

[AnythingGoes23]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 4:54am

I suspect they are lining a big show to replace Annie at The Palace...

[D2]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 7:40am

"The Nederlanders are planning a multimillion-dollar revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” in 2014..."

At the risk of sounding like Roxy, what show doesn't cost multimillion dollars anymore?

I'm most excited by the prospect of Bartlett Sher directing this.

[dreaming]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 8:06am

I love Laura Michelle Kelly-yes, please!!!! She would be heavenly in the role. (I frankly would rather see Geoffrey Rush, but Ralph Fiennes would work too.)

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 8:11am

It'll be Anne Hathaway.

[madbrian]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 8:13am

I'd love to see Hugh Laurie as Higgins, and Maggie Smith as his mother.

[all that jazz]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 8:25am

I'd love to see Megan Hilty, but I don't know if she comes across as too American for the role.

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 8:42am

Laura Benanti would be lovely as Eliza Doolittle. However, I personally am not thrilled by a non-singer taking on the role of the Professor. Of all the choices who were mentioned, David Hyde Pierce would be o.k. In my personal opinion, just because Rex Harrison "spoke sang" in the original Broadway run and the film shouldn't make it a template for future mountings. Listening to Harrison "speak sing" is probably about as painful as hearing Katharine Hepburn "speak sing" in "Coco." I'm impressed that Michael Riedel seems to be a fan of Laura Benanti.

[broadway guy]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 9:02am

Oooh exciting! Sierra Boggesss would be perfect for Eliza!

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 9:07am

Liza: Laura Benanti
Higgins: John Barrowman
Pickering: David Hyde Pierce
Alfred Doolittle: Danny Burstein
Mrs. Higgins: Angela Lansbury or Maggie Smith
Freddy: Wesley Taylor

Miles Phillips would make an excellent standby for Higgins. It'd be nice to give a talented journeyman a break.

https://ct.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Interviews-Miles-Phillips-Theatrical-Journeyman-Travels-Many-Roads-20130305

[Stage Door Sally]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 9:07am

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[wonkit]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 9:28am

I love the idea of Benanti - she has both the voice and the comedic chops to do justice to the role.

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 9:31am

I think Ralph Fiennes could be great.

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 9:35am

Benanti would be fantastic, and I'd greatly prefer her to Kelli O'Hara, but I actually kind of want to see Michelle Dockery come over and do this.

[broadway guy]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 10:04am

Does Anna Hathaway have the vocal range to play Eliza?

[jnb9872]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 10:15am

I'd much rather listen to Rex Harrison (or an actor with as brilliant a way of characterization as he) "speak sing" MY FAIR LADY than hear a brilliant singer with a bland take on Higgins, so if they can't somehow find a man who can brilliantly do both, I hope they choose an actor over a singer.

Also, since Ralph Fiennes is the headlined rumor now, in case anyone hasn't heard his voice before, he sang in THE PRINCE OF EGYPT.



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[dramamama611]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 10:27am

I like Hathaway, but I think Benanti would be divine.

I cannot imagine Megan Hilty or Kelly O'Hara -- and I'm fan of both of them.

[Smaxie]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 10:37am

How is it even possible to "detest" My Fair Lady?

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 10:48am

Woo! I've been saying for years on here how much I'd love a revival of My Fair Lady... so I am thrilled it's coming closer and closer to fruition.

I personally think Megan Hilty would make an inspired Eliza; I don't get why more "delicate" actresses are usually selected for the role. I use delicate very loosely, as I just find Megan Hilty to be more raw and not the status quo type.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 7/3/13 at 10:52am

'I cannot imagine Megan Hilty or Kelly O'Hara -- and I'm fan of both of them.'

Hilty would certainly be cast against type, but I think she could be delightful.

O'Hara played the role at the Phil and had a triumph with it.