'My Fair Lady' Opens April 10 at the Ahmanson Theatre

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Christopher Cazenove, one of England's most respected stage and screen actors best known to U.S. audiences as Ben Carrington on television's "Dynasty" and Lisa O'Hare, who most recently starred as the title role of "Mary Poppins" in London, will star as Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, roles they originated on the extended U.K. national tour. Also featured, as Mrs. Higgins, will be acclaimed theatre and film star Marni Nixon (singing voice of Eliza Doolittle in the "My Fair Lady" feature film).

In "My Fair Lady," Henry Higgins, an opinionated linguistics professor and confirmed bachelor, makes a wager with a colleague that he can transform a Cockney flower seller, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady who can take her place in high society. With book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lemer and music by Frederick Loewe, "My Fair Lady9' features one of Broadway's most beloved scores including "The Rain in Spain," "I Could Have Danced All Night" and "Get Me to the Church On Time."

Also included in the cast are Tim Jerome as Alfred P. Doolittle, Walter Charles as Colonel Hugh Pickering, Barbara Marineau as Mrs. Pierce, Justin Bohon as Freddy Eynsford-Hill and at certain performances the role of Eliza Doolittle will be played by Dana DeLisa The enseirble will comprise David Abeles, Harlen Bengel, Eric Briarley, Wilson Bridges, Ronald L. Brown, Debra Cardona, Elizabeth DeRosa, Bill Dietrich, Michael J. Farina, Warren Freeman, Jazmin Gorsline, Buddy Hammonds, Robin Haynes, Mamee Hollis, Lisa Kassay, Adam Laird, Lainie Munro, Cathy Newman, Georga Osborne, Lauren Pastorek, Byron St Cyr, Jesse Swimm, David Tankersley, Stephanie Van Duynhoven, Erin Willis and Lee Zarrett In "My Fair Lady," Henry Higgins, an opinionated linguistics professor and confirmed bachelor, makes a wager with a colleague that he can transform a Cockney flower seller, Eliza Doolittle, into a lady who can take her place in high society.

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'My Fair Lady' Opens April 10 at the Ahmanson Theatre

'My Fair Lady," Lerner and Loewe's legendary musical, will open at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on April 10, following a preview performance on Wednesday, April 9. ...

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