My Fair Lady
Classification added November 16, 2015Premiered March 15, 1956 (Broadway premiere)
New York, New York. Mark Hellinger Theater
Composer:
Frederick Loewe
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Alan Jay Lerner
Description:
Musical Play in Two Acts
Notes:
Adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion
Time Period:
1912
Place:
London
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Doolittle | Soprano | L |
| Henry Higgins | Baritone | L |
| Freddy Eynsford-Hill | Tenor | F |
| Colonel Pickering | Baritone | F |
| Alfred P. Doolittle | Baritone | F |
| Mrs. Pearce | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Mrs. Higgins | Spoken | S |
| Jamie | Tenor | S |
| Harry | Baritone | S |
| Maid #1 | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Maid #2 | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| Cockney #1 | Tenor | B |
| Cockney #4 | Tenor | B |
| Cockney #3 | Baritone | B |
| Cockney #2 | Bass | B |
| Mrs. Eynsford-Hill | Spoken | B |
| Mrs. Hopkins | Spoken | B |
| Bartender George | Spoken | B |
| Professor Zoltan Karpathy | Spoken | B |
| Bystander | Spoken | CB |
| Another Bystander | Spoken | CB |
| Hoxton Man | Spoken | CB |
| Selsey Man | Spoken | CB |
| Angry Woman | Spoken | CB |
| Angry Man | Spoken | CB |
| linebreak | ||
| Butler | Spoken | CB |
| Chauffeur Charles | Spoken | CB |
| Footman | Spoken | CB |
| Lady Boxington | Spoken | CB |
| Lord Boxington | Spoken | CB |
| Policeman | Spoken | CB |
| Flower Girl | Spoken | CB |
| Queen of Transylvania | Spoken | CB |
| Maid | Spoken | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 24
Divisi: SATB