Henry Higgins, professor of phonetics, meets Eliza Doolittle, a common flower seller, on a rainy night in early 1900s London. Fascinated by her cockney accent, Higgins bets his colleague that he can transform her into a poised, well-spoken Duchess in a matter of months and present her to high-society without anyone realizing the difference. Join us for this charming tale of a young woman’s struggle to create her own destiny in a world designed to keep her from succeeding. PYGMALION inspired the award winning musical and movie, My Fair Lady. PYGMALION performs at The Dairy Arts Center 2590 Walnut St, Boulder, Colorado.
Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.
In ancient Greek mythology, Pygmalion fell in love with one of his sculptures, which then came to life. The general idea of that myth was a popular subject for Victorian era English playwrights, including one of Shaw’s influences, W. S. Gilbert, who wrote a successful play based on the story called Pygmalion and Galatea that was first presented in 1871. Shaw would also have been familiar with the burlesque version, Galatea, or Pygmalion Reversed. Shaw’s play has been adapted numerous times, most notably as the musical My Fair Lady and its film version.
Shaw mentioned that the character of Professor Henry Higgins was inspired by several British professors of phonetics: Alexander Melville Bell, Alexander J. Ellis, Tito Pagliardini, but above all, the cantankerous Henry Sweet.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(play)
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