My Fair Lady musical reveals cast for new UK tour
Casting has been revealed for the new UK tour of hit musical My Fair Lady.
Fresh from its run in the West End, Bartlett Sher’s production will hit the road this September.
Opening in Bradford (22 September – 2 October), the tour will go on to visit Dublin (6 – 30 October), Cardiff (8 – 26 November), Edinburgh (14 December – 7 January), Southampton (12 – 29 January), Birmingham (7 – 26 March), and Canterbury (20 June – 1 July) with more cities to be announced.
My Fair Lady tour cast
Award-winning West End and Broadway star and two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier will play Henry Higgins, Charlotte Kennedy (Les Miserables) will star as Eliza Doolittle, Adam Woodyatt (EastEnders) will play Alfred P. Doolittle and Heather Jackson will reprise her role as Mrs Higgins which she is currently playing at the London Coliseum.
Joining them will be John Middleton (Emmerdale) as Colonel Pickering, Opera superstar Lesley Garrett as Mrs Pearce and Tom Liggins as Freddy Eynsford-Hill having just made his professional debut in the West End run of the show.
Also on the cast are 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. Some casting may be subject to change in some venues.
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With a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, My Fair Lady boasts a score including the classic songs I Could Have Danced All Night, Get Me to the Church on Time, Wouldn’t It Be Loverly, On the Street Where You Live, The Rain in Spain, and I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.
Directed by Bartlett Sher, this production of My Fair Lady first premiered in the spring of 2018 at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater where it picked up ten Tony Award nominations.
