‘My Fair Lady’

The Shubert, 245 College St., New Haven

In 1956, an untested musical based on a then43-year-old British play by George Bernard Shaw about class, society and linguistics, had its brief pre-Broadway tryout run at the Shubert in New Haven. It was “My Fair Lady,” and it became one of the biggest hits of its time. The Shubert is welcoming the national tour of the latest Broadway revival of the show, Bartlett Sher’s rethinking of the classic for Lincoln Center a few years ago, Oct. 19-22. $44-$114. shubert.com.