KenderTheater (@KenderTheater)
Bartlett Sher's Lincoln Center revival of "My Fair Lady" is a ravishing & revelatory triumph. The entire cast is great, but the most astonishing surprise is the Broadway musical debut of Lauren Ambrose as Eliza whose perfectly calibrated and beautifully sung performance gives the show its heart and its purpose.
Lerner & Lowe's "My Fair Lady" is rightfully considered one of the finest (and many say the singular finest) musicals of it's era. But it is difficult show to make inoffensively current today. But Mr. Sher, well aided by Ms. Ambrose, find a way to subtly tweak & mold the classic musical into an exploration of female & class empowerment. If you think the world does not need another production of "My Fair Lady," this production will prove that thinking wrong.
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