eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9g1285 MY FAIR LADY stage play souvenir program book 1950s art by Al Hirschfeld, touring production! Date Sold 7/8/2021Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Stage Play Souvenir Program Book (measures 9" x 11 3/4" [23 x 30 cm]; 18 pages) (Learn More) My Fair Lady, the 1956 - 1960s stage play musical production ("Adapted from Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion"; "Music by Frederick Loewe"; "Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner"; "In the critics' prize musical") starring (in 1956) Julie Andrews (as Eliza Doolittle), Rex Harrison (as Henry Higgins), Robert Coote (as Colonel Pickering), Stanley Holloway (as Alfred P. Doolittle), and Cathleen Nesbitt (as Mrs. Higgins). Note that this was a long-running show (both on and off Broadway) and the above cast was not the same throughout the years. Of course, this was the center of a major controversy! When Hollywood went to make a movie of this hit play in 1964 (after it completed its Broadway run), they were fine with retaining the lead stars of the stage production EXCEPT for Julie Andrews, because she wasn't a big enough "name"! They replaced her with Audrey Hepburn, which was especially surprising, given that Miss Hepburn could not sing the part, and Marni Nixon was brought in to sing the songs for her (but that was uncredited and carefully kept under wraps, and Miss Nixon was not allowed to admit to it!). This was very unfortunate for Julie Andrews, but in an unusual twist of fate, she made Mary Poppins that year, and, while My Fair Lady swept the top Oscars with the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor awards, Miss Andrews won the Best Actress award over Miss Hepburn (who wasn't even nominated!)! Artist: Al Hirschfeld Important Added Info: Note that we have pictured the front cover and an interior 2-page spread from this program. You can use these images to determine the exact condition of it from our super-sized image, but realize that there are some other pages you are not seeing. Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades
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