Geneva High to stage 'My Fair Lady'

Tickets are now on sale for the Geneva Community High School production of "My Fair Lady."

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 17-19, in the Geneva High School auditorium at 416 McKinley Ave.

All seating is reserved. Tickets are $10, $7 for children, students through high school and senior citizens.

To order tickets, email ghsboxoffice@gmail.com. You will receive confirmation of your order. If you have questions, call Debbie Hanson at (630) 463-3838.

Tickets also will be sold in the GHS cafeteria during all lunch periods the week of March 14.

If available, a limited number of tickets will be sold at the door. The box office will open at 6:30 p.m. the evening of each show, but advance sales are strongly recommended due to the popularity of Geneva High School musicals.

"My Fair Lady" is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's play, "Pygmalion," book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns a cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from a phonetician so that she may pass as a lady.

The 1956 Broadway production was a momentous hit setting a record for the longest run of any major musical theater production in history. It was followed by a hit London production, a popular film version and numerous revivals, all of which were nominated for and/or won numerous awards. It has been called "the perfect musical."

The show is directed by Roxanne Curtis with choreography by Kyle Donahue, a pit orchestra conducted by Pat Frederick and a production crew led by Mary Toledano.