“By George, I Think I’ve Got It” at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison, Maine

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Thursday night’s the loverly night we’ve all been waiting for.The excitement has built to this moment as Lake Region Community Theatre opens its much anticipated production of My Fair Lady, by special permission from Tams-Witmark Musical Library, Inc. Lerner and Loewe’s best loved musical will be presented this weekend only at Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Arts Center in Harrison, Maine.
My Fair Lady is the classic Cinderella story. Confirmed English bachelor and phonetics expert Professor Henry Higgins (Tom Watkins), makes a wager with his friend Colonel Pickering (Edward Darna) that he can take a Cockney flower girl out of the gutter and pass her off as a member of high society. He’s determined to turn Eliza Doolittle (Samantha Komulainen-York), the common flower girl, into a “lidy” with perfect speech and manners.After weeks of no progress, with tempers flying, Eliza experiences a minor success. When Eliza, Higgins and Pickering attend an aristocratic ball, Eliza realizes her feelings for Higgins and sings the familiar song, “I Could Have Danced All Night.” Emotions run high as the characters vacillate between the aristocratic society and their own feelings for each other.
The show bursts with one of the most tuneful Broadway scores ever written. With other songs including “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” “The Rain in Spain,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” it’s no wonder everyone, not just Henry Higgins, falls in love with Eliza Doolittle.
Under Stage Director Jerry Walker and Music Director Beth Barefoot, My Fair Lady promises to be energetic and stimulating. This is the show you won’t want to miss because “in Harford, Heresford, Hampshire” and now in Harrison, Maine, no one is fairer than Lake Region Community Theatre’s performance of My Fair Lady, sponsored by Norway Savings Bank.
Curtain time is Thursday at 8 p.m., with additional performances at 8 p.m. on June 26-27 and a 2 p.m. matinee on June 28. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under. They will be available at The Cool Moose and Winterford Galleries in Bridgton and Deertrees Theatre (583-6747).
Doors open a half hour before the show. I hope to see you there!

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