Loverly: The Life and Times of My Fair Lady
Dominic McHugh
Abstract
This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the genesis and performance history of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Using more than 500 previously unpublished letters from the papers of the producer Herman Levin, it traces the background of the show, from Shaw’s play Pygmalion to the opening night of the musical on Broadway in 1956. It also uses more than 3,000 archival manuscripts and a rehearsal script to propose a reappraisal of the ambiguous relationship between Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison) and Eliza Doolittle (Julie Andrews). Finally, the book explores conflicting aspects of the rece ... More
Keywords: Lerner and Loewe, My Fair Lady, Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Broadway, Herman Levin, Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2012 | Print ISBN-13: 9780199827305 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2012 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199827305.001.0001 |
