is a classic 1956 musical by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music), based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion . It tells the story of Eliza Doolittle , a Cockney flower girl, and Professor Henry Higgins , a phonetics expert who bets he can transform her into a high-society lady by teaching her to speak "proper" English.
Often called "the perfect musical," it features one of the most celebrated scores in theater history. Key Iterations Examining Love and Language in My Fair Lady My Fair Lady