One of Broadway’s most beloved musicals by the talented duo of Loewe and Lerner based upon George Bernard Shaw's “Pygmalion” tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a coarse little flower girl in 1912 London and her transformation from a cockney ‘guttersnipe’ into an upper class lady. She falls under the wing of Henry Higgins, a phonetics professor who makes a bet that if he could get her to speak the English language properly, he could pass her off as a duchess in a matter of months. Hit tunes include “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Wouldn’t It Be Lovely” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”

The musical will be presented in a concert-style setting with on-stage orchestration and an emphasis on musicality and story-telling. All scenes and musical numbers will be performed, but in a less conventional, more minimal manner. The performers will have the script and score with them throughout the show. The concert-style format also offers more opportunity for non-traditional casting in terms of appearance and age. Actors are asked to prepare 16 bars of a song and may be asked to sing from the show. Bring sheet music in the appropriate key. An accompanist will be provided. Actors may be asked to read from the script.

Lyrics: Alan J. Lerner
Music: Frederick Loewe
Director: Michael J. Lasley
Music Director: Brent E. Marty

Rehearsals: Starting Jan. 25
Performance Dates: Feb. 12, 13 & 14 (Fri. – Sun.)

PRINCIPAL ROLES (vocal range)

Professor Henry Higgens (baritone)
– professor of linguistics; confirmed bachelor, arrogant, self-absorbed

Eliza Doolittle (soprano)
– cockney flower girl; poor, high-spirited, proud

Colonel Hugh Pickering (baritone)
– retired British officer; a gentleman, kind and considerate

Alfred P. Doolittle (baritone)
– Eliza’s father; alcoholic, fun-loving, poor but satisfied with his lifestyle

Freddy Eynsford-Hill (tenor)
– an upper-class young man who is taken with Eliza

Mrs. Higgens
– Professor Higgen’s mother; high society lady

Professor Zoltan Karpathy
– Hungarian Phonetics student; a former student and rival of Professor Higgins

Mrs. Pearce
– Professor Higgen’s housekeeper; practical, no nonsense

Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
– Freddy’s mother; snobbish and uptight

Harry and Jamie
– Alfred Doolittle’s companions; comedic roles

Additional roles include servants, bystanders, Embassy Ball guests, Queen of Transylvania and her court and Cockney performers.