per Jonathan Pryce - MY FAIR LADY headed for BWAY (without him)

[Barihunk]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 12:36pm

From his Q&A on Broadway.com:

Could you see yourself doing Oliver! or My Fair Lady in New York?

Oliver! was never going to come here. My Fair Lady is coming, but not with me. Strangely enough, I had to make a decision between Scoundrels and My Fair Lady. They don't coincide, but I didn't want to do this for six or seven months, take a short break, and then do nine months of My Fair Lady. I wanted to do this one. Of course, I loved My Fair Lady; it's probably the best experience I've had in terms of a musical that goes between dialogue and songs.

So... Fall of 2006??
Broadway.com

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 1:02pm

Yes, the CML revival from a few years ago is (or was) touring the UK and is headed for Broadway. On the whole it's a great production, but I don't know if the tour is a scaled down version or what they're planning for Broadway.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 1:07pm

Woow, I've never had the pleasure to see MFL done on the stage, not even an amateur production--I did enjoy the film and I would absolutely love for this to come back to Broadway!

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:12pm

Like OMG -- Do you think that at the end of Act 1, Eliza, with a long flowing cape, will rise above the stage?! BETTER YET; what about if Eliza was painted in GREEN?!

Hehe. In a world of "Wicked", it'd be nice to do something different (and better).

~Sam

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:18pm

My admiration for Peter Filichia notwithstanding (longtime readers of his columns will know what I'm talking about), My Fair Lady is probably my least favorite musical from the golden era. It's easily an hour too long and absolutely drags through the last half hour of the first act.

And for crying out loud, could we please have a Henry Higgins that SINGS the songs for once?

[broadwaysmiles]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 2:43pm

"Do you think that at the end of Act 1, Eliza, with a long flowing cape, will rise above the stage?! BETTER YET; what about if Eliza was painted in GREEN?! "

Or better yet, what if everyone else is green and can fly, and its Henry's job to convert Eliza into a witch who can speak clear english?

he he... oh we can dream

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 3:45pm

Hah, we certainly can dream.

~Sam

[dry2olives]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 4:19pm

Ourtime992, Jonathan Pryce did sing the score in the London. His performance was one of the few things I liked in an overblown production that sapped all the warmth and intimacy out of the show.

[lamentingenvelope]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 4:23pm

Wow... I would have loved to see Jonathan Pryce in that role.

[songbird21]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 4:41pm

Amy Nuttall was great as Eliza in the UK tour, but I doubt she'll come to Broadway. Oh well...I love this musical regardless.

[jv92]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:24pm

I thought Cameron Mackintosh said that it wasn't coming.

[philcrosby]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:27pm

MY FAIR LADY is a virtually perfect show, right alongside GYPSY, GUYS AND DOLLS, and FIDDLER. Pryce is wonderful casting as Higgins and got rave reviews in the show ... does anyone have the cast recording he and Martine McCutcheon did?

[kissmycookie]

Posted: 1/17/06 at 5:28pm

They were waiting for the 50th Anniversary before bringing MFL back to Broadway