My Fair Lady Reviews
Washington Post- Recommended
"...In the lean, generally fetching, mildly nontraditional "My Fair Lady" now at Olney Theatre Center, the power struggle between Higgins and Eliza occasionally displays a startling erotic edge. That's the case in part because director Alan Souza has given us a Higgins with the looks, and often the presence, of a matinee idol. Higgins may claim to be a "confirmed old bachelor," but as portrayed by Danny Bernardy, he's certainly not very old. And in moments like the lead-up to the musical number "The Rain in Spain," you have to wonder whether this world-renowned phonetics expert isn't a philanderer waiting to happen."
DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended
"...Olney Theatre Center's avant-garde production of My Fair Lady is still "the perfect musical" and is sure to delight audiences every bit as much as the original version. And, it must be said, My Fair Lady is "loverly.""
Talkin Broadway- Highly Recommended
"...My Fair Lady is one of the most familiar musicals in Broadway history, from its premiere in 1956 through its Oscar-winning 1964 movie version, but director Alan Souza has given it a fascinating rethinking at the Olney Theatre Center in suburban Maryland."
MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended
"...Overall, I would have to say to Director Alan Souza, "Tonight, old man, you did it! You did it! You did it! You said that you would do it, And indeed you did. I thought that you would rue it; I doubted you'd do it. But now I must admit it that succeed you did." Seriously, I understood and enjoyed "My Fair Lady" in a new and expanded way. Olney Theatre Center's production of "My Fair Lady" is a fresh, hot, and deliciously satisfying re-envisioning of Lerner and Loewe's classic. Let the battle of the sexes begin."
DCTheatreScene- Recommended
"...My Fair Lady, now at Olney Theatre Center, is yet another classic brought to life by this versatile theatre company. As reimagined by director Alan Souza, the timeline has been moved a few years ahead, from the turn of the century to the beginning of the 1920s- all the more to make this tale of man-versus-woman into a take on woman-versus-society. It's a thoughtful spin on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. Shaw dealt with science (the man) versus emotions (the woman); by moving it to the 1920's, Souza turns a more intimate love story into a richer yarn of society itself changing."
BroadwayWorld- Highly Recommended
"...Thanks to the wonderful Direction by Alan Souza making his Olney Theatre Center debut, this MY FAIR LADY is extraordinary. Souza (who after this gig should be back directing at Olney) moves the setting of the musical from early 20th century to 1921 when women were protesting to have the right to vote and succeeding and began to wear "pants"."