Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Bartlett Sher’s critically acclaimed and multi award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe’s much loved My Fair Lady, which opens in Bradford from 22 September. 

Award-winning West End and Broadway star and two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier (Sunset Boulevard, West End) will play Henry Higgins, alongside Charlotte Kennedy (Les Miserables, West End) as Eliza Doolittle, Adam Woodyatt (Eastenders, BBC) as Alfred P. Doolittle, Heather Jackson (The Phantom of the Opera, West End) reprising her role as Mrs Higgins, John Middleton (Emmerdale, ITV) as Colonel Pickering, Britain’s best-known soprano Lesley Garrett as Mrs Pearce, and Tom Liggins (My Fair Lady, London Coliseum) as Freddy Eynsford-Hill.

They will be joined by Dammi Aregbeshola, Bernadette Bangura, Joseph Claus, Jordan Crouch, Jamie Cruttenden, Francessca Daniella-Baker, Barry Drummond,  Bethany Huckle, Emma Johnson, Sinead Kenny, Jenny Legg, Rebekah Lowings, Carl Patrick, Tom Ping, Dominique Planter, Joseph Poulton, John Stacey, Joshua Steel, Oliver Tester, Adam Vaughan, Annie Wensak and Paul Westwood as the ensemble. Further casting will be announced in due course.

After Bradford, the production will visit Dublin, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Southampton, Birmingham, and Canterbury, with more cities to be announced. All tickets are on sale now. Some casting may be subject to change in some venues.

My Fair Lady has a book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, with music by Frederick Loewe, set design by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Marc Salzberg, UK music supervision by Gareth Valentine, UK musical direction by Alex Parker, musical supervision by Ted Sperling, choreography by Christopher Gattelli, and direction by Bartlett Sher.

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