Who wrote the Music and lyrics for My Fair Lady?
In 1956, Lerner and Loewe unveiled My Fair Lady. Their adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion retained his social commentary and added unusually appropriate songs for the characters of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins, played originally by Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. It was hugely popular and set box-office records in New York and London. Together with Lerner, he won the Tony Award for Best Musical. MGM took notice and commissioned them to write the 1958 film musical Gigi, which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
Alan Jay Lerner, who was responsible for the screenplay, co-wrote the music and lyrics to “My Fair Lady” with Frederick (Fritz) Loewe. The musical is an adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1912 play “Pygmalion.” “My Fair Lady” with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison played on Broadway from 1956 to 1962. In 1964, the film version was released by Warner Bros. The film starred Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. Sources: http://www.imdb.
