My Fair Lady Comes to Life at Stephens Auditorium Feb. 23

FROM ISU STATE CENTER

Professional Tour Brings My Fair Lady to Life Onstage at Stephens Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m.

 What:              My Fair Lady

 When:             Thursday, February 23 at 7 p.m. (NOTE EARLY START TIME)

Where:            Stephens Auditorium, Ames

Tickets:          $43.80 and $40.40 for subscribers; $51 and $47 for non-subscribers; $28 for 18 & under; $20 for ISU students.

Sponsored by BEST WESTERN PLUS, University Park Inn and Suites, Ames

This sparkling new production of the musical by which all others are measured features light comedy amid great singing and dancing. Audiences love the iconic characters like Professor Henry Higgins and his protégé Eliza Doolittle, London’s spunkiest flower seller.

Based on George Bernard Shaw's play and Gabriel Pascal's movie "Pygmalion," Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady reigns triumphant. With hit songs including Wouldn't It Be Loverly?, The Rain in Spain, I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live and Get Me to the Church on Time, it's no wonder everyone — not just Henry Higgins — falls in love with Eliza Doolittle.

The show's Broadway production was a smash hit, setting a new record for the longest run of any major theatre production in history. It was followed by a popular London production, a film version starring Audrey Hepburn — which won eight Academy Awards — and numerous revivals. My Fair Lady may just be "the perfect musical."

Pre-show Speaker in the Celebrity Café (Ground Floor, North entrance)

Doris Nash, ISU Theatre Costume Shop Supervisor will offer background and insights into this musical. This event, which is free for ticket holders, begins at 6:35 p.m.