Premera Blue Cross Broadway at The Paramount announced that the North American tour of Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” will be a part of Seattle’s 2021-22 Broadway season. Directed by Bartlett Sher, the North American tour will play The Paramount Theatre from Dec. 28 through Jan. 2, 2022.
Tickets are available on-line at STGPresents.org, Ticketmaster.com, by calling 1-800-982-2787 or in person at The Paramount Theatre Box Office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 911 Pine St., Seattle.
According to a press release, Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” is the winner of five Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Revival of Musical, and was nominated for 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, five Drama Desk Awards, including Best Musical Revival, and three Drama League Awards, including Best Musical Revival.
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion, “My Fair Lady,” with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, premiered on Broadway on March 15, 1956, according to the release.
The original production won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for 2,717 performances making it, at the time, the longest-running musical in Broadway history.
The musical boasts a score that contains such now-classic songs as “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.”
The North American tour of Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s “My Fair Lady” features choreography by Christopher Gattelli, and has sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, lighting by Donald Holder and sound by Marc Salzberg. Music supervision is by Ted Sperling, featuring My Fair Lady’s original musical arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang, and dance arrangements by Trude Rittmann.
Tour orchestrations are by Josh Clayton, and music direction is by John Bell. It is produced by Nederlander Presentations, Inc.
COVID-19 Health and Safety Update – Vaccine and Mask Requirements:
To prioritize the safety of audiences, staff, cast and crew, Premera Blue Cross Broadway at The Paramount and Seattle Theatre Group are working in consultation with local government and public health officials and will observe increased safety protocols to allow for reopening at full capacity in the theater.
STG will require proof of vaccination for entry to all performances. Those individuals unable to be fully vaccinated, including children under 12, must have proof of a negative PCR test taken within 48 hours of performance.
STG staff will check for proof of vaccination and negative Covid tests at the doors as a condition of entry. Masks will be required at all times when in the venue. Go to Seattle Theatre Group’s COVID-19 Resources page on its website at stgpresents.org for more information.