ICCT presents concert version of My Fair Lady

Iowa City - Last summer, ICCT gave us South Pacific In Concert. They are following up with another concert version of a popular musical this weekend. For two performances only, they will present My Fair Lady In Concert at The Englert Theatre January 7 and 8 at 7:30pm.

Directed by Josh Sazon with music direction by Professor Emeritus Ed Kottick of the University of Iowa School of Music, the production will be a staged reading like the concert performance of South Pacific this past August. The production features a thirty-five piece orchestra, and the cast includes John Muriello, voice faculty at the University of Iowa School of Music as Alfie Doolittle, and veteran community theatre performer Megan Sands as Eliza Doolittle.

Principals include:

Eliza Doolittle — Megan Keiser
Henry Higgins — Josh Sazon
Alfred Doolittle — John Muriello
Colonel Pickering — Howard Meadows
Freddy Eynsford-Hill — Brian Jones
Mrs. Higgins — Caroline Oster
Mrs. Pearce — Jen Gerbyshak
Mrs. Eynsford-Hill — Mary Wedemeyer

Ensemble: Len Duncan, Katie Eaton, Jen Gerbyshak, Nancy Kula, Bryan Lawler, Susan Manuel, Reed Perkins, Elisabeth Ross, Jordan Running, Roxy Running, Ryan Shallady, Ellen Stevenson, Olivia Symmonds, Rebekah Trotter, Jill Van Dorpe, Jim Verry, Alexandra Walsh, Mary Wedemeyer and Dylan Wheeler.

Like South Pacific in Concert, the dialogue of My Fair Lady will be pared down and sets and costuming minimal, creating a more streamlined presentation of the beloved story of one woman’s transformation from Tottenham Court Road flower vendor to proper lady.

Tickets are available at the Englert Theatre Box Office (open Monday-Friday from noon to 6:00 PM), by phone at 319-688-2653 or online at www.englert.org.