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Production Team and Crew

Producer - Herman Leven
Director - Moss Hart
Book Adaption and Lyrics - Alan Jay Lerner
Adapted from Pigmalion by - George Bernard Shaw
Music - Frederick Loewe
Music Arrangement - Robert Russel Bennet, Phil Lang
Scenery - Oliver Smith
Costumes - Cecil Beaton
Choreography - Hanya Holm
Dance Arrangement - Trude Rittman
Lighting - Feder
Music Director - Franz Allers
Choral Arrangement - Gino Smart
Orchestra Conductor - Franz Allers
Orchestrations - Robert Russell Bennet
Orchestrations - Phil Lang
Production Design - Oliver Smith


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Original Cast

Buskers - Imelda de Martin
Buskers - Carl Jeffrey
Buskers - Joe Rocco
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill - Viola Roache
Eliza Doolittle - Julie Andrews
Freddy Eynsford-Hill - Michael King
Colonel Pickering - Robert Coote
A Bystander - Christopher Hewett
Henry Higgins - Rex Harrison
Selsey Man - Gordon Dilworth
Hoxton Man - David Thomas
Another Bystander - Rod McLennan
First Cockney - Reid Shelton
Second Cockney - Glenn Kezer
Third Cockney - James Morris
Fourth Cockney - Herb Surface
Bartender - David Thomas
Harry - Gordon Dilworth
Jamie - Rod McLennan
Alfred P. Doolittle - Stanley Holloway
Mrs. Pearce - Philippa Bevans
Mrs. Hopkins - Olive Reeves-Smith
Butler - Reid Shelton
Servants - Rosemary Gaines
Servants - Glenn Kezer
Servants - Colleen O'Connor
Servants - Muriel Shaw
Servants - Gloria van Dorpe
Mrs. Higgins - Cathleen Nesbitt
Chaufferu - Barton Mumaw
Footmen - Gordon Ewing
Footmen - William Krach
Lord Boxington - Gordon Dilworth
Lady Boxington - Olive Reeves-Smith
Constable - Barton Mumaw
Flower Girl - Cathy Conklin
Zoltan Karpathy - Christopher Hewett
Flunky - Paul Brown
Queen of Transylvania - Maribel Hammer
Ambassador - Rod McLennan
Bartender - Paul Brown
Mrs. Higgins' Maid - Judith Williams
Singing Ensemble - Paul Brown
Singing Ensemble - Melisande Congdon
Singing Ensemble - Gordon Ewing
Singing Ensemble - Lola Fisher
Singing Ensemble - Rosemary Gaines
Singing Ensemble - Maribel Hammer
Singing Ensemble - Glenn Kezer
Singing Ensemble - William Krach
Singing Ensemble - James Morris
Singing Ensemble - Colleen O'Connor
Singing Ensemble - Muriel Shaw
Singing Ensemble - Reid Shelton
Singing Ensemble - Patti Spangler
Singing Ensemble - Herb Surface
Singing Ensemble - David Thomas
Singing Ensemble - Gloria van Dorpe
Dancing Ensemble - Estelle Aza
Dancing Ensemble - Thatcher Clarke
Dancing Ensemble - Cathy Conklin
Dancing Ensemble - Margaret Cuddy
Dancing Ensemble - Imelda de Martin
Dancing Ensemble - Pat Diamond
Dancing Ensemble - Crandall Diehn
Dancing Ensemble - Pat Drylie
Dancing Ensemble - David Evans
Dancing Ensemble - Barbara Heath
Dancing Ensemble - Carl Jeffrey
Dancing Ensemble - Vera Lee
Dancing Ensemble - Nancy Lynch
Dancing Ensemble - Barton Mumaw
Dancing Ensemble - Gene Nettles
Dancing Ensemble - Paul Olson
Dancing Ensemble - Joe Rocco
Dancing Ensemble - Fernando Schaffenburg
Dancing Ensemble - James White
Dancing Ensemble - Judith Williams


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Awards and Nominations

1955-1956:
The New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Musical

1956-1957:
6 Tony Awards for Musical, Director, Conductor and Musical Director, Costume Designer, Scenic Designer and Actor
The Outer Critics Circle Award for Musical


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Theatrical Production
Producer(s): Herman Leven
Director(s): Moss Hart
Theatre: Mark Hellinger Theatre (3/15/1956 - 2/24/1962)
Broadhurst Theatre (2/28/1962 - 4/14/1962)
Broadway Theatre (4/18/1962 - 9/29/1962)
Opening Date: March 15, 1956
Closing Date: September 29, 1962
Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner
Music: Frederick Loewe

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