"My Fair Lady"
1956 | Lerner and Loewe
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Story
My Fair Lady is a musical about Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist (someone who specializes in the study of words), so that she may pass as a well-born lady.
Broadway Production
The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a hit, setting what was then the record for the longest run of any major musical theatre production in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version, and numerous revivals. It has been called "the perfect musical".
Songs
"Wouldn't It Be Loverly""The Rain in Spain" |
"Just You Wait"
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"The Music Man"
1957 | Meredith Wilson
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Story
1912: Harold Hill is a fast-talking traveling salesman. He tricks the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boy's band he vows to organize - despite the fact he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen.
Original Movie Trailer (1962)
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Songs
"Marian the Librarian"
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"'Till There Was You" |
"'Rock Island"
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"'76 Trombones" |
"'Shipoopi"
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"'Ya Got Trouble"
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"'Wells Fargo Wagon" |
"'Buffalo Bills" |