[My Fair Lady] [Various] Lerner, Alan Jay. (1918–1986) & Loewe, Frederick. (1901–1988) & Andrews, Julie. (b. 1935) & Harrison, Rex. (1908–1990). "My Fair Lady" Original Broadway Souvenir Program - SIGNED. New York: Kal Efron [Printed by Artcraft Litho. & Ptg. Co.]. [1956].
One of the most successful musicals of all time, Lerner & Loewe's 1956 musical My Fair Lady was based on the 1913 play Pygmalion, written by George Bernard Shaw and the original Broadway production was a notable critical and popular success, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It set a record for the longest run of any musical on Broadway up to that time and was followed by a hit London production. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews starred in both productions. Many revivals have followed, and the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower seller, and Professor Henry Higgins, who decides to give her elocution lessons as a bet, was adapted for the screen in 1964 by director George Cukor, with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in the leading roles.
Deluxe souvenir program from the original 1956 Broadway production, signed internally to their respective biography pages by composer Frederick Loewe, lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, actress Julie Andrews (Eliza Doolittle), actors Rex Harrison (Henry Higgons) and Reginald Denny (Colonel Pickering), choreographer Hanya Holm, Production Designer Oliver Smith, and Conductor Franz Allers. Slightest of handling wear to spine and edges, overall in very fine condition. 8.8 x 11.6 inches (22.5 x 30 cm).
One of the most successful musicals of all time, Lerner & Loewe's 1956 musical My Fair Lady was based on the 1913 play Pygmalion, written by George Bernard Shaw and the original Broadway production was a notable critical and popular success, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It set a record for the longest run of any musical on Broadway up to that time and was followed by a hit London production. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews starred in both productions. Many revivals have followed, and the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower seller, and Professor Henry Higgins, who decides to give her elocution lessons as a bet, was adapted for the screen in 1964 by director George Cukor, with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in the leading roles.
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.
[My Fair Lady] [Various] Lerner, Alan Jay. (1918–1986) & Loewe, Frederick. (1901–1988) & Andrews, Julie. (b. 1935) & Harrison, Rex. (1908–1990). "My Fair Lady" Original Broadway Souvenir Program - SIGNED. New York: Kal Efron [Printed by Artcraft Litho. & Ptg. Co.]. [1956].
One of the most successful musicals of all time, Lerner & Loewe's 1956 musical My Fair Lady was based on the 1913 play Pygmalion, written by George Bernard Shaw and the original Broadway production was a notable critical and popular success, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It set a record for the longest run of any musical on Broadway up to that time and was followed by a hit London production. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews starred in both productions. Many revivals have followed, and the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower seller, and Professor Henry Higgins, who decides to give her elocution lessons as a bet, was adapted for the screen in 1964 by director George Cukor, with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in the leading roles.
Deluxe souvenir program from the original 1956 Broadway production, signed internally to their respective biography pages by composer Frederick Loewe, lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, actress Julie Andrews (Eliza Doolittle), actors Rex Harrison (Henry Higgons) and Reginald Denny (Colonel Pickering), choreographer Hanya Holm, Production Designer Oliver Smith, and Conductor Franz Allers. Slightest of handling wear to spine and edges, overall in very fine condition. 8.8 x 11.6 inches (22.5 x 30 cm).
One of the most successful musicals of all time, Lerner & Loewe's 1956 musical My Fair Lady was based on the 1913 play Pygmalion, written by George Bernard Shaw and the original Broadway production was a notable critical and popular success, winning six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It set a record for the longest run of any musical on Broadway up to that time and was followed by a hit London production. Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews starred in both productions. Many revivals have followed, and the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower seller, and Professor Henry Higgins, who decides to give her elocution lessons as a bet, was adapted for the screen in 1964 by director George Cukor, with Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison in the leading roles.
From the collection of Paul McMahon, a critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer with Gay Community News, Esplanade, Tommy’s Connection, The Mirror, Bay Windows and other publications.