OUR OWN FAIR LADY

Local stage actress, Shannon Gralow, will portray Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming production of My Fair Lady

As Toowoomba’s theatrical leading lady, Shannon has given life to many iconic characters on the Empire Theatre stage over the past decade, including Mary in Mary Poppins,

Maria in The Sound of Music,

Cinderella in Into the Woods, Johanna in Sweeney Todd and Glinda in Wicked.

But Eliza Doolittle, the main character in My Fair Lady , is a defining role for Shannon and holds a special place in her heart.

“My Fair Lady was one of the first musicals I saw when I was a little girl,” she said.

“I was immediately drawn to the beauty of Eliza’s character, and how she blossoms.”

Shannon, who has been performing in musicals since she was four years old, first played this feisty character in a school production.

At the time, she was a Year 11 student at Fairholme College.

“I loved it, it was a wonderful show and made me realise just how much depth Eliza has as a character.” “The music is also beautiful. “Songs like Wouldn’t it be Loverly?,

Rain in Spain , or I Could Have Danced All Night are some of the greatest in musical theatre history.”

In September, she will once again light up the theatre with her sparkling stage presence and pitch–perfect soprano for the Toowoomba Choral Society’s 2019 production of Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady.

The production will be showing at the Empire Theatre on the weekend of September 13–15.

Tickets are available through the Empire Theatre box office at 54 Neil Street or by visiting the website at www.empiretheatre.com.au