Pygmalion
by
George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Bonnie J. Monte
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| Paul Niebanck as professor Henry
Higgins and Victoria Mack as Eliza Doolittle in PYGMALION.
Photo © Gerry Goodstein. |
September 2-28
Eliza Doolittle, the downtrodden, cockney flower girl, is transformed
by Henry Higgins into a dazzling society lady. Inspired by the
ancient myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, Pygmalion, in
turn, inspired My Fair Lady. This brilliant satire of
middle-class morality, social distinctions and obsession with
appearances is both enthralling and thought-provoking. Passion,
marriage and personal relations are all examined under Shaw’s
sometimes brutal, sometimes affectionate “microscope.”
"Triumphant!"
"Meticulously directed, splendidly cast!"
-- The New York Times
"[Director
Bonnie J.] Monte has staged the comedy with an accent on elegance
and laughter. Under her guidance, Shaw's brittle humor hits
the mark!"
--Variety
PYGMALION is "marvelous!"
The cast is "flawless...Theatergoers had best take this chance
to see this classic."
-- The Star-Ledger
"'A Star is
Born'"
"Victoria Mack, as the fiesty Eliza Doolittle...[gives]
a charming, delightful and frequently dazzling performance."
-- The Daily Record
"The current
staging of George Bernard Shaw's classic at The Shakespeare
Theatre of New Jersey in Madison stands among the best."
--The Princeton Packet
"The Shakespeare
Theatre of New Jersey has outdone itself!"
"Victoria Mack is a superlative Eliza"
--TalkinBroadway.com
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