Read What Critics Thought of My Fair Lady, Now Starring Laura Benanti as Eliza Doolittle | Playbill

The Verdict Read What Critics Thought of My Fair Lady, Now Starring Laura Benanti as Eliza Doolittle Benanti, Danny Burstein, and Christian Dante White are new to the Tony-nominated revival, directed by Bartlett Sher.
Harry Hadden-Paton and Laura Benanti in My Fair Lady Joan Marcus

The Tony-nominated revival of My Fair Lady officially welcomed new cast members Laura Benanti, Danny Burstein, and Christian Dante White to the company January 27. They join Harry Hadden-Paton as Professor Henry Higgins, Rosemary Harris as Mrs. Higgins, Allan Corduner as Colonel Pickering, Clarke Thorell as Professor Zoltan Karpathy, and Linda Mugleston as Mrs. Pearce.

See what critics had to say about the new cast below.

New York Stage Review (Elysa Gardner)

New York Stage Review (Steven Suskin)

New York Times (Jesse Green)

The Wrap (Robert Hofler)

The production features choreography by Christopher Gattelli, original musical arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett and Phil Lang, dance arrangements by Trude Rittman, musical direction by Ted Sperling, scenic design by Michael Yeargan, costume design by Catherine Zuber, lighting design by Donald Holder, sound design by Marc Salzberg, hair and wig design by Tom Watson, and casting by Telsey + Company.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, the Lincoln Center Theater production opened April 19 and received ten 2018 Tony nominations. As previously announced, Benanti plays a limited engagement through February 17.

Production Photos: Laura Benanti in My Fair Lady on Broadway

 
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