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"Why can't a woman be more like a man?" wondered Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady.(The Week)(Brief Article)
* "Why can't a woman be more like a man?" wondered Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady. Britain's parliament has been pondering the same issue, and has come to the conclusion that not only can a woman be as like a man as she pleases, she can actually be a man if she wants to, and a man can be a woman, too. It requires a certificate from a compliant doctor to prove that the person so inclined is suffering from "gender dysphoria," but aside from this minor inconvenience, nothing else is necessary. In particular, no surgery is necessary. If you are biologically a man, but think you are a woman--well, then you can be a woman in law; and vice, of course, versa. This is the essence of the Gender Recognition Bill, which passed the House of Lords on February 10, after intensive ...
- Jonathan Pryce in line for accolade; AWARDS: Henry Higgins star nominated in...
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) January 19, 2002 700+ words
...prestigious Laurence Olivier Award for his role in My Fair Lady. Pryce plays Henry Higgins in the musical, which opened at the Royal National...many of the performances through illness. My Fair Lady has been nominated for a total of eight awards...
- Bridget Jones's Henry Higgins.
- News wire article from: United Press International April 30, 2001 700+ words
...Berkery's technique differs somewhat from Henry Higgins' in "My Fair Lady." "The first thing," she argued, "Is to...flower girl Eliza Doolittle was desperate to have Henry Higgins gentrify her Cockney accent. In contrast, according...
- This year's festival all began with a musical: `My Fair Lady'.(Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) August 1, 2004 700+ words
...director of OFAM's "My Fair Lady," Richard Jessup decided early on that Henry Higgins should be a younger man...he's got it. " `My Fair Lady,' can, like any of...in fact, picked "My Fair Lady" as this summer's musical...
- Just the right side of knackered; My Fair Lady will be hailed as his musical...
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) Rees, Jasper March 27, 2001 700+ words
...time is now upon us. Pryce is playing Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady at the National Theatre, a role he first sang...often plays megalomaniacs. When I suggest that My Fair Lady will be written up as his comeback, he says...
- Trends: The mores, the merrier: how to survive the race-day rituals; Come on,...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) April 7, 2005 700+ words
...for each other. If one of us wins, they get the next round of drinks in CAPTION(S): Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady; Dressed to impress at Aintree: Racing is a highly ritualised culture, says report author Kate Fox; Kendrah...
- Better-than-fair 'Lady' glows at NSMT.
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Fanger, Iris June 5, 1999 700+ words
"My Fair Lady," at North Shore...the musical "My Fair Lady" can erase the...Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins and Julie Andrews...Lara Teeter as Henry Higgins, left, with Stephen...in NSMT's 'My Fair Lady.'
- WIN "MY FAIR LADY' TICKETS.(Weekend)
- Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) December 26, 2003 700+ words
...to speak," asks Professor Henry Higgins in the musical "My Fair Lady" He then sets out to prove...production featured Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins and Julie Andrews as Eliza...Players Production of "My Fair Lady." The show opens Jan. 9...
- Best actor for job: our award winner takes over Pryce's My Fair Lady role.
- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) Sawer, Patrick December 17, 2001 700+ words
...Jonathan Pryce as Professor Henry Higgins in the hit production of My Fair Lady at the Theatre Royal, Drury...agreed to do it." His My Fair Lady, directed by Trevor Nunn...show to the West End. My Fair Lady has bucked the post-11...