Our inaugural season of Wednesdays @ One performances continues at the historic Baker Community Center. Due to capacity restrictions caused by the ongoing public health emergency, we are only able to welcome 50 guests to this free event. To ensure your spot in the socially-distanced audience, please register now. If you later find that you are unable to attend, please contact The Norris at 630-584-7200 or [email protected] so we may release your seats to other guests. If circumstances require the cancellation or rescheduling of this event, we will be sure to let you know as soon as possible. Thank you!
Theater historian and storyteller Charles Troy documents the story behind the creation of one of the world’s most beloved musicals, Lerner and Loewe’s “My Fair Lady.” Follow a creative path beginning with George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” in 1912, a theatrical comedy that was produced as a motion picture in 1938. Then discover how Lerner and Loewe turned this complex material – an intellectual drawing-room comedy – into a stunning musical theater achievement. Charles Troy employs a seamless blend of recorded songs, original graphics, vintage photos, historic video, and scripted narrative to dramatize the stories of the American musical theater.
Wednesdays @ One events are made possible by a generous contribution from Colonial Cafe restaurants.