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Brian Fitzek as Freddy was the perfect heartsick lover, mooning over Eliza with stars in his eyes. His performance with an arm full of stitches (that pulled loose during Saturday’s presentation) was just a little short of heroic.
Judith Bloomer played the part of the professors distant and reserved housekeeper to a tee, letting glimpses of a warm heart show through a rather chilly exterior.
Jean McKay as Mrs. Higgins exhibited the consternation we would expect from a conservative, and proper mother who’s produced an arrogant eccentric for a son.
As Freddy’s mom, Johanna Day was properly snobbish and condescending and carried herself well as a member of British society’s upper crust. In the play, she developed looking down one’s nose into a fine art.
As Alfred Doolittle, Chris Hitt danced and cavorted his way into the hearts of the audience along with his cockney pals Doug Nichols, Doug Bywaters, Rusty Settle and Tony Armentrout.
Playing the slightly sinister, mostly obnoxious Zoltan Karpathy, Joe McCullough added a fitting swagger to his manner as he swept Eliza around the stage during her final test at the ball.
Everyone was practically perfect, from the starring roles right down to the shortest walk-on.
Director Don Bomberger deserves special credit for molding 50 kids into a crew of actors and actresses. He took time. He spent every week night and afternoon at the school for rehearsals for over two months.
Judy Bomberger also earned a medal for her hours at the piano, teaching the singers and choruses their parts and finally, for her role as the entire orchestra during both Friday and Saturday’s performances.
Lilo Foster, who managed the choreography, Carol Goff and Peggy Pate who pulled together all the costumes as well as the rest of the RCHS faculty who helped behind the scenes, gave their time and energy tomake “My Fair Lady” a smashing success.
It seemed impossible at the outset.
When we first heard which play the high school was going to present, we said it couldn’t be done—at least not well, not with any degree of professionalism. But we were wrong. Sometimes, the impossible does happen.
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