Loverly:The Life and Times of My Fair Lady

This book
provides a comprehensive discussion of the genesis and performance
history of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Using more than 500
previously unpublished letters from the papers of the producer Herman
Levin, it traces the background of the show, from Shaw’s play Pygmalion
to the opening night of the musical on Broadway in 1956. It also uses
more than 3,000 archival manuscripts and a rehearsal script to propose a
reappraisal of the ambiguous relationship between Henry Higgins (Rex
Harrison) and Eliza Doolittle (Julie Andrews). Finally, the book
explores conflicting aspects of the reception of the show, both in
critical writings and in performance.

Keywords:
Lerner and Loewe,
My Fair Lady,
Rex Harrison,
Julie Andrews,
Broadway,
Herman Levin,
Pygmalion,
George Bernard Shaw