My Fair Lady

Cultural  

1. An American musical comedy of 1956, with words by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. My Fair Lady is based on the play Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw, about a professor in London who teaches a low-born flower girl how to speak and act like the nobility. The songs “On the Street Where You Live” and “I Could Have Danced All Night” come from My Fair Lady.

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Example Sentences

Ms Montgomery was starring as Eliza Doolittle in a school production of My Fair Lady.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Like Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady," it must be transformed from basic to extraordinary with a little of this and a little of that—berries, syrups, coconut, toasted chopped nuts, whatever you like.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2023

Hepburn, one of the most iconic stars of Hollywood’s golden era, captivated audiences with films like "Breakfast at Tiffany’s," "My Fair Lady," "Sabrina," and "Funny Face," among others.

From Fox News • Jan. 7, 2022

Taking over the role from Julie Andrews, she shone as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady on New York's Broadway in 1958.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021

I waited until they finished “I Could Have Danced All Night” from My Fair Lady, and added my applause to the smattering from the handful of patients and nurses seated about the airy room.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson