Then starring in Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's "My Fair Lady, " Ms. Andrews was the most thrilling new talent on Broadway.

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After The River he will head on to Sheffield to play Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at the Crucible theatre.

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Along with drummer Shelley Manne and bass player Leroy Vinegar, he recorded the first jazz version of a Broadway score for My Fair Lady.

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The organisation is currently enjoying a period of artistic acclaim, with rave reviews and a sold-out run for the Crucible's production of My Fair Lady starring Dominic West.

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Garland worked with many stars of stage and film, including Rex Harrison on Broadway in a revival of My Fair Lady, about whom he also wrote a best-selling biography, The Incomparable Rex.

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