Producers Opera Australia and John Frost for Crossroads Live have today announced cast members for the upcoming 70th Anniversary of the much-loved musical My Fair Lady, which will premiere at the Sydney Opera House in September before a season at the Arts Centre Melbourne’s Ian Potter State Theatre.
Cast members chosen include a mix of some of Australia’s best new emerging performers, established musical theatre favourites as well as Australian theatre icons returning to the beloved musical.
Leading cast members include Reg Livermore returning to the role of Alfred P. Doolittle, Robyn Nevin returning to the role of Mrs Higgins, Tony Llewellyn-Jones returning as Colonel Hugh Pickering, the much-loved Anne Wood as Mrs Pearce and Freddy Hellier in his mainstage musical theatre debut as Freddy Eynsford-Hill.
The Ensemble cast includes Anton Berezin, Eleanor Blythman, Devon Braithwaite, Rachel Cole, Natasha Dumlao, Blake Erickson, Peter Ho, Anthony Garcia, Matt Heyward, Tisha R. Kelemen, Naomi Livingston, Madeleine Mackenzie, Kassie Martin, Mary McCorry, Julia McRae, Oscar Mulcahy, Tom New, Lachlan O’Brien, Morgan Palmer, Matthew Predny, Suzanne Steele, Troy Sussman, Natasha Veselinovic and Sam Ward. Swings include Andrew Broadbent, Deborah Caddy, Ellie Nunan and David Sirianni.
Casting announcements for the key roles of Eliza Doolittle and Professor Henry Higgins will be made in the coming months.