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15 Fantastic Performances of Lerner & Loewe's "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" From My Fair Lady

Last updated March 15th, 2018 by BroadwayBox Staff
15 Fantastic Performances of Lerner & Loewe's "Wouldn't It …

Lincoln Center Theatre presents a new My Fair Lady

beginning March 15 at their Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Directed by LCT’s wizard of revivals, Bartlett Sher, the production stars Lauren Ambrose in her musical debut as Eliza Doolittle.

March 15 was also the date the original production, starring Julie Andrews, opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre (pour one out). To commemorate the occasion, take a look at the Broadway Elizas and some others singing the character’s first Lerner & Loewe song “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly”.

Julie Andrews, Broadway’s OG Eliza


"It is the definitive role for a woman in the musical theater," Julie Andrews told The New York Times in 1993. "It's terribly demanding. You're a screaming cockney girl to start, with all those rage-filled songs, followed almost immediately by pure singing, followed almost immediately by long scenes of acting. Maria Callas came backstage once and said she couldn't believe we did eight performances a week.”


Her advice to future Eliza’s: “"to find the places where you can pace yourself."

Christine Andreas, Eliza in the first revival in 1976


Melissa Errico, Broadway’s most recent Eliza and star of the 1993 revival


Lisa O’Hare, Eliza at Chicago’s Lyric Opera in 2017


Martine McCutcheon, Olivier-winning Eliza at London’s National Theatre in 2001


Sarah Cetrulo, Eliza in the International Tour in 2014


Maggie Griffin-Smith, Eliza in the Broadway Theatre of Pitman production in 2015


Liz Robertson, Eliza in the 1979 West End revival


Aurora Florence, Eliza on the 2012 Tour


Amy Nuttall, Eliza in a Manchester production in 2005


Sharin Apostolou, Eliza in Virginia's Ash Lawn Opera production in 2015


Tony winner (and Once On This Island star) Lea Salonga


Shoshana Bean


Norm Lewis


Melanie Chandler, Eliza in Texas' Colleyville Heritage High School, 2016


See Lauren Ambrose perform "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" live at LCT's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.

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