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SEASON 23 Opens with MY FAIR LADY

Island ETC invites you to step into the elegance and charm of Edwardian London as we open our 23rd season with the beloved musical, MY FAIR LADY.  The beautiful and enchanting musical has a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Lowe.  MY FAIR LADY will open on Friday, July 18 with a fundraising party.  Performances continue through August 16.  Performances are Thursdays,  Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm.  There will be two Sunday matinees at 2:30pm on July 27 and August 3.  All performances will be at ETC, 2317 Mechanic, Galveston. 

Based on George Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion”.  MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle (Hannah Kelly), a flower seller who is transformed  into  a refined lady by the linguistics professor Henry Higgins (Kyle Crawford) after he accepts a bet with Colonel Pickering (Paul Hager). Mrs. Pearce (Cailin Heffernan), Higgins’s housekeeper attempts to aid Professor Higgins in his endeavor.  Eliza’s father, Alfred Doolittle (Rocky Banks) and his companions Jamie (Joe Stanfeld) and Harry (Jadan Zamora) hope to benefit from Eliza’s transformation.   Among the upper-class Eliza has to charm are Mrs. Higgins (Ruth Finkelstein) and Mrs. Eynsford-Hill (Genny McClellan). Freddy Eynsford-Hill (Aidan Jones) is immediately enamored by Eliza.

Bringing some of the iconic songs to life is an amazing and talented ensemble which includes Vincent Barber, Addison Morris, Felicia McClellan, Inari Washington, Cindy Perkins, Amanda Hovey and Chris Monteith.

Directing MY FAIR LADY is Kim Mytelka with musical directors Henry Aronson and Nathaniel Brown and choreography by Jennifer Daugherty.  Set Design is by Thomas D. Boone and Lighting Design is Carter Kelly.  Costume designer is Elizabeth Ektefai.

“MY FAIR LADY is one of my favorite musicals,” says Mytelka.  “It’s a really big show and I have an amazing team and cast.” It’s lovely and elegant and includes iconic songs including “I Could Have Danced All Night”, “The Rain in Spain”, and “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”.  This musical promises to delight audiences of all ages.

Group rates for ten or more can be arranged by calling the box office at 409-762-3556.

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the audience of this classic musical.