My Fair Lady

  • Musical Theatre
  • Opera Australia
  • Joan Sutherland Theatre
  • Run time - 180 minutes, with 1 interval (subject to change)
  • Seating map

Ground-breaking, glorious and grand…

Celebrating 70 dazzling years since its Broadway debut, Julie Andrews’ production of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady returns to the Sydney Opera House.

When Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe premiered their brilliant adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion in 1956, it became an instant classic — hailed as “the perfect musical” and winning six Tony Awards.

A 20-year-old Julie Andrews was catapulted to superstardom when she originated the role of Eliza Doolittle — an irrepressible Cockney flower girl who transforms into a lady of society. The man attempting to remake her? The appealingly arrogant phoneticist Henry Higgins, who may just be the one transformed.

A heartwarming story of transformation and identity, My Fair Lady brims with razor-sharp wit, unforgettable characters, and a glorious score including ‘Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?’, ‘I Could Have Danced All Night’ and ‘Get Me to the Church on Time’.

Don’t miss this rare chance to see a sparkling gem of theatrical history, guided by musical theatre and Hollywood royalty Julie Andrews and co-directed by Karen Johnson Mortimer. Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the best musicals of the century”.

Presented by Opera Australia

Event details

one of the best musicals of the century. 

The New York Times

Credits

Book & Lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner

Music by
Frederick Loewe

Adapted from
George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture Pygmalion

Director
Julie Andrews

Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Joan Sutherland Theatre

The Joan Sutherland Theatre is located at the northern side of the foyer, to the left hand side of the stairs leading to the Concert Hall. Best accessed through the covered concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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