In the musical 'My Fair Lady', which song is performed by the character 'Freddy Eynsford-Hill'
"On the Street Where You Live ""On the Street Where You Live"" is a song with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, from the 1956 Broadway musical, ""My Fair Lady"". It is sung in the musical by the character Freddy Eynsford-Hill, who was portrayed by John Michael King in the original production. In the 1964 film version, it was sung by Bill Shirley, dubbing for actor Jeremy Brett. The most popular single of the song was recorded by Vic Damone in 1956 for Columbia Records. It reached No. 4 on the ""Billboard"" chart and #6 on"
"in Australian television on GTV-9's popular variety show, ""In Melbourne Tonight"". Since 1954, he has been married to Beverley Weir, with whom he has two children. His son, Nick Weir, was the host of several game-shows, before becoming a cruise ship entertainment manager. Leonard Weir Leonard Weir (born 1928 in Preston, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian lyric tenor best known for his performances in stage musicals in the United Kingdom, particularly in the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the original London production of ""My Fair Lady"" along with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. He replaced John Michael King who played"
"Leonard Weir Leonard Weir (born 1928 in Preston, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian lyric tenor best known for his performances in stage musicals in the United Kingdom, particularly in the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill in the original London production of ""My Fair Lady"" along with Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. He replaced John Michael King who played Freddy in the original Broadway production of the play. Weir made a cameo appearance in the 1959 Sid James comedy film, ""Make Mine a Million."" He appeared on UK television on ""Jack Hylton's Monday Show"" in 1958. From 1969-1970 he made several appearances"
"My Fair Lady My Fair Lady is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's ""Pygmalion"", with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a lady. The original Broadway and London shows starred Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews. The musical's 1956 Broadway production was a notable critical and popular success. It set a record for the longest run of any show on Broadway up to that time. It was followed by"
"of My Fair Lady at Drury Lane, when Sam Lewis was musical director. Sam (a viola player) subsequently went to Israel where he still lives, and he remembers Vernon as a real 'gentleman' . In the United States, he is perhaps best known as the singing voice of Josef Locke, who was played by Ned Beatty in the film Hear My Song. Midgley is married to the New Zealand soprano Alexandra Gordon, with one son and one daughter. He teaches voice at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Vernon is featured, along with his sister Maryetta, on the song"
"""Reginald Fairfield"", while Dolenz is ""Gordy"" and Tork is ""Jedidiah Lawrence""). Much of the comedy of the show is thrown to Jones. However at the climax of the program the three are put on stage together and perform the classic Buddy Holly song ""Not Fade Away"", and the Temptations ""My Girl"". As an inside-joke, actor Dave Madden who'd played the manager on ""The Partridge Family"" cameoed as a manager who suddenly appeared wanting to handle the ""new"" group telling them that they ""could be bigger than the Beatles"". Purportedly both ex-Monkee Mike Nesmith and Pattie Boyd ex-wife of Beatle George"
"My Fair Lady (film) My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical film adapted from the Lerner and Loewe eponymous stage musical based on the 1913 stage play ""Pygmalion"" by George Bernard Shaw. With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor, the film depicts a poor Cockney flower seller named Eliza Doolittle who overhears an arrogant phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, as he casually wagers that he could teach her to speak ""proper"" English, thereby making her presentable in the high society of Edwardian London. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as"
"in an episode in which Maxwell appeared as a star on the show's board as a replacement for Andrew Lloyd Webber. Tyne Daly appeared as a fellow nanny facing forced retirement. David Letterman made an uncredited appearance during a fantasy sequence, where Fran describes how she exaggerated her fame to impress a pen pal. The theme song featured in the pilot was a version of ""If My Friends Could See Me Now"", performed by Gwen Verdon from the 1966 Broadway musical ""Sweet Charity"". Following the pilot, the theme changed to ""The Nanny Named Fran"", written by Ann Hampton Callaway and"
"Wouldn't It Be Loverly ""Wouldn't It Be Loverly"" is a popular song by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, written for the 1956 Broadway play ""My Fair Lady"". The song is sung by flower girl Eliza Doolittle and her street friends. It expresses Eliza's wish for a better life. In addition to pronouncing ""lovely"" as ""loverly"", the song lyrics highlight other facets of the Cockney accent that Professor Henry Higgins wants to refine away as part of his social experiment. In the stage version it was sung by Julie Andrews. In the 1964 film version, Marni Nixon dubbed the song"
"Frohman at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London and ran for 333 performances there. It starred Edna May, Marie Studholme and Billie Burke. George Grossmith, Jr. succeeded G. P. Huntley as Ormsby St. Ledger. The show also played successfully on Broadway in 1904, with May and Grossmith, and on the national and international touring circuits. The most famous song from this show was ""My Little Canoe."" Act I - Scene 1 - The Convent Lawn Act I - Scene 2 - The Open Stock Exchange Act II - Edgar Verney's Studio The School Girl The School Girl is an"
"Hellfire (song) ""Hellfire"" is a song from Disney's 1996 animated feature ""The Hunchback of Notre Dame"". The song is sung by the film's main antagonist, Judge Claude Frollo, who is voiced by Tony Jay. When sinful thoughts regarding the beautiful Romani woman Esmeralda enter Frollo's mind, he ""panics and seeks to rid himself of [its] source"". This internal struggle prompts ""Hellfire"", which has been described as ""one of the best Disney villain songs of all time"". Frollo ""confronts his lusting for Esmeralda, blaming her for turning towards darkness, and pleading to be saved"". He sings ""destroy Esmeralda, and let her"
"the eldery lady as music from ""The Pirates of Penzance"" plays, and Gridley's chief and the Scotland Yard detective arrive to find the nurse detained. Lemmon and Novak had appeared together on-screen twice previously, in ""Phffft!"" (1954), and in ""Bell, Book and Candle"" (1958). In both later films, Novak portrayed a landlady. Ernie Kovacs was originally signed to play Fred Astaire's role before being killed in an auto crash. Kovacs and Lemmon talk about this during an episode of the game show ""What's My Line?"" in which Lemmon was the ""mystery guest"" and Kovacs was a panelist. The song ""A"
"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face ""I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"" is a song from the 1956 musical ""My Fair Lady"", with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was originally performed by Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins who also performed it in the 1964 film version. The song expresses Professor Henry Higgins's rage at the fact that his pupil Eliza Doolittle has chosen to walk out of his life, and his growing realization of how much he will miss her. Johnny Mathis made his recording in 1957 for his album ""Warm"". Dean Martin"
"Not Going"", often considered the show's signature tune, describe Effie's love for Curtis, both strongly devoted and defiant. She refuses to let Curtis leave her behind, and boldly proclaims to him, ""I'm staying and you ... you're gonna love me."" In addition to its presence in the musical, ""And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"" is also notable as the debut single of two women who portrayed Effie. Jennifer Holliday originated the role on Broadway in 1981 and won a Tony Award for her performance as well as the Grammy for Best R&B Performance, Female for its re-release in"
"speaks this line to Eliza on Selfie episode 5, at the end of the episode. I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face ""I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face"" is a song from the 1956 musical ""My Fair Lady"", with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It was originally performed by Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins who also performed it in the 1964 film version. The song expresses Professor Henry Higgins's rage at the fact that his pupil Eliza Doolittle has chosen to walk out of his life, and his growing realization of how much he will"
"""A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"" is a romantic hit of 1940 with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by Manning Sherwin, sang that year separately by Ray Noble and Vera Lynn and a theme of a film the next year, by Fritz Lang., ""Man Hunt"". In the 1956 song ""Why Can't The English?"" from the musical ""My Fair Lady"", Professor Henry Higgins laments, ""Hear them down in Soho Square/Dropping H's everywhere."" Drama most notably includes the high-audience soap opera broadcast by the BBC running since 1985, ""EastEnders"" based on a semi-permanent set north of London's border, Albert Square. It"
"on television. He died in New York City, 21 May 1971, aged 73. He was the father of musical theatre actor John Michael King who originated the role of Freddy Eynsford Hill in ""My Fair Lady"". Dennis King pursued his hobby of painting later in life. Dennis King Dennis King (born Dennis Pratt, 2 November 1897 – 21 May 1971) was an English actor and singer. Born in Coventry, Warwickshire, King had a stage career in both drama (including Shakespeare) and musicals. He immigrated to the US in 1921 and went on to a successful career on the Broadway stage."
"My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) The Broadway cast recording of the musical My Fair Lady was released as an album on April 2, 1956. The songs were composed by Frederick Loewe with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and conducted by Franz Allers, while the cast included stars Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison. The album became a massive seller, topping the charts on the US ""Billboard"" 200 for fifteen weeks at different times in 1956 (eight consecutive weeks), 1957, 1958 and 1959. In the UK, upon its release in 1958, the album reached No.1 for 19 consecutive weeks and became"
"I Could Have Danced All Night ""I Could Have Danced All Night"" is a song from the musical ""My Fair Lady"", with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, published in 1956. The song is sung by the musical's heroine, Eliza Doolittle, expressing her exhilaration and excitement after an impromptu dance with her tutor, Henry Higgins - in the small hours of the morning. In a counterpoint during the second of 3 rounds, two maids and the housekeeper, Mrs. Pearce, urge Eliza to go to bed, but she ignores them. It was first performed by Julie"
"on sitcoms. And I remember Geoffrey [Perkins] looking really glum and sad about this, you know? And then he said, 'Why do you want to make fun of your characters?' He said, 'People will love these characters.' And that was just a real revelation for me, and after that, whatever he said went, as far as I was concerned."" The Divine Comedy also contributed most of the show's original music, including the songs ""Big Men in Frocks"" (for the episode ""Rock-a-Hula Ted""), ""My Lovely Horse"" and ""The Miracle is Mine"" (for ""A Song for Europe""), and ""My Lovely Mayo Mammy"""
"many years. Doolittle and his friends have one last spree before the wedding and the song is a plea to his friends not to let his drunken merriment forget his good intentions and make sure he gets to his wedding. Get Me to the Church on Time ""Get Me to the Church on Time"" is a song composed by Frederick Loewe, with lyrics written by Alan Jay Lerner for the 1956 musical ""My Fair Lady"", where it was introduced by Stanley Holloway. It is sung by the cockney character Alfred P. Doolittle, the father of the show's main character Eliza"
"“Harrigan ’n Hart,” “Barnum,” “How Now, Dow Jones,” “Subways Are for Sleeping,” “I Can Get It for You Wholesale,” “The Sound of Music” and “My Fair Lady.” For “My Fair Lady,” Mr. Howard was assistant to the conductor, Franz Allers, with an unusual assignment. He spent many hours in a hotel room with the British actor and nonsinger Rex Harrison, coaching him to speak resonantly through six songs, including “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.” Mr. Howard had some interesting non-Broadway gigs as well, like rearranging Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” for 25 Chinese tap dancers in Steven Spielberg’s 1984 film"
"Roberts and Walker also performed in musical comedies in Australia under other management, including touring for more than four years in the original Australian production of ""My Fair Lady"", beginning in 1959, in which she played Mrs. Eynsford-Hill (the mother of Eliza's suitor Freddy), and he played Eliza's father, Alfred P. Doolittle. She would later return to the role. She continued to sing into her 70s, giving concerts to benefit charities. She enjoyed painting and photography as hobbies. After her husband's death in 1989, Roberts returned to England and lived first at Blandford Forum (where she continued to do charity"
"–where it was a hit for Mistinguett– it was popularized in the English speaking world in the 1920s with the 1921 recording by Ziegfeld Follies singer Fanny Brice. The song was a hit, and the record eventually earned a Grammy Hall of Fame Award for Brice in 1999. Brice also sang the song during one of the sound sequences of the part-talkie film ""My Man"" (1928). Alice Faye sang it in the musical film ""Rose of Washington Square"" (1939), a thinly veiled biography of Fanny Brice. The ballad version recorded by Brice was modified by Billie Holiday, who introduced a"
"The Rain in Spain ""The Rain in Spain"" is a song from the musical ""My Fair Lady"", with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. The song was published in 1956, sounding similar to piano trio in C minor 3rd movement by Josep Suk. The song is a turning point in the plotline of the musical. Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering have been drilling Eliza Doolittle incessantly with speech exercises, trying to break her Cockney accent speech pattern. The key lyric in the song is ""The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain"", which contains five"
"character in the movie). Temple's mother worked out a trade in which Temple and her father would agree to pose for the photographer in exchange for the dog. Temple’s IQ was tested during the ""Stowaway"" period and found to be 155, the genius classification. The film features three songs by Harry Revel and Mack Gordon: ""Goodnight, My Love"" (sung by Temple, reprised by Faye), ""One Never Knows, Does One?"" (Faye), and ""You Gotta S-M-I-L-E To Be H-A-Double-P-Y"" (Temple), which later appeared in the opening credits for the 1970 Raquel Welch film ""Myra Breckinridge"". Other songs are ""Please"" by Ralph Rainger"
"performing the show. Because of that, demos by original cast are audible at their merchandizing site, but they have never been released publicly. Some of the songs from the show, ""Disneyland,"" ""Smile,"" and ""In Our Hands,"" received their first recordings on Bruce Kimmel's Unsung Musicals album, released by Varese Sarabande. ""Disneyland"" was sung by Jodi Benson, who originated it in the show. On a subsequent volume Maria's Song was also recorded. In November 2008, the record label PS Classics rectified this loss, releasing the album ""Howard Sings Ashman"". The second disc is comprised completely of songs from ""Smile"", sung by"
"for Audrey Hepburn. Both Andrews' and Nixon's versions are available on the original cast and soundtrack albums, respectively, and Hepburn's original version is available in the specials for the DVD of the film. Andy Williams released a version of the song on his 1964 album, ""The Great Songs from ""My Fair Lady"" and Other Broadway Hits"". In the late 1980s and early 1990s the song was used in television advertisements for Commonwealth Bank of Australia home mortgages. Wouldn't It Be Loverly ""Wouldn't It Be Loverly"" is a popular song by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, written for the 1956"
"Tony Llewellyn-Jones as Colonel Pickering, Deidre Rubenstein as Mrs. Pearce, and David Whitney as Karpathy (later Glen Hogstrom). According to Geoffrey Block, ""Opening night critics immediately recognized that ""My Fair Lady"" fully measured up to the Rodgers and Hammerstein model of an integrated musical...Robert Coleman...wrote 'The Lerner-Loewe songs are not only delightful, they advance the action as well. They are ever so much more than interpolations, or interruptions.'"" The musical opened to ""unanimously glowing reviews, one of which said 'Don't bother reading this review now. You'd better sit right down and send for those tickets...' Critics praised the thoughtful use"
"a Broadway musical since Ethel Merman sang ""Everything's Coming Up Roses"" at the end of Act I of """""" ""And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"" remains Holliday's signature song. ""And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"" was recorded in 2006 by former ""American Idol"" contestant Jennifer Hudson, who portrayed Effie White in the DreamWorks/Paramount motion picture adaptation of ""Dreamgirls"". Her recording of the song, the ""Dreamgirls"" film soundtrack's second single, peaked at number 60 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, and number 14 on the R&B chart. Hudson won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Supporting"
"selling out the old traditions to make a buck. Carradine sang most of the songs in the show and most notable were the close of Act 1, ""My Feet Took T' Walkin'."" It was later adapted as a TV movie, where Tandy played the same role and won an Emmy Award. Carradine was replaced with John Denver for the Hallmark movie. Other songs in the show included: ""Sweet Talker,"" ""Dear Lord,"" ""Young Lady Take A Warning,"" and ""Red Ear."" Foxfire (play) Foxfire is a play with songs, book by Susan Cooper, Hume Cronyn, music by Jonathan Brielle (Holtzman) and lyrics"
"his love for Sally and Margie's love for him (""The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues""). Sally appears next, dressed as a torch singer, singing of her passion for Ben from the past - and her obsession with him now (""Losing My Mind""). In a jazzy dance number, accompanied by a squadron of chorus boys, Phyllis reflects on the two sides of her personality, one naive and passionate and the other jaded and sophisticated and her desire to combine them (""The Story of Lucy and Jessie""). Resplendent in top hat and tails, Ben begins to offer his devil-may-care philosophy (""Live, Laugh, Love""), but stumbles"
"The Sweetest Sounds (song) ""The Sweetest Sounds"" is a popular song, with words and music written by Richard Rodgers for the 1962 musical ""No Strings"". The song opens and closes the show for characters Barbara Woodruff and David Jordan, performed by Diahann Carroll and Richard Kiley in the original Broadway theatre production and subsequent cast recording. The song is featured in the 1997 adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ""Cinderella"", performed as a duet by Brandy and Paolo Montalbán. Barbra Streisand featured the song in the 1973 broadcast ""Barbra Streisand...And Other Musical Instruments"". In addition to the respective cast albums and"