`My Fair Lady' in class by itself at Opera House.(Arts and Lifestyle)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: February 8, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: JENNA SCHERER

"MY FAIR LADY"

At the Opera House, Wednesday night. Through Feb. 17.

You can call musical theater a lot of things, but intelligent isn't usually one of them. Your average song-and-dance piece has plenty of heart, but no brains. "My Fair Lady," however, is that rarest of creatures: a smart musical. It's onstage at the Opera House in an equally smart revival helmed by the legendary Trevor Nunn.

Lerner and Loewe were already off to a good start when they chose George Bernard Shaw's blindingly clever play "Pygmalion" as their raw material. The ...

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