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By Amy Somensky Jul 11, 2007, 15:11 GMT

Claire Danes to star in Pygmalion

New York: Claire Danes is set to make her Broadway debut as Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming Roundabout production of Pygmalion. She joins the previously announced Jefferson Mays who will star as Henry Higgins. 07/07/2007 - Claire Danes - Valentino Garavani Fashion Show - Red Carpet Arrivals - Monumental Complex of the Santo Spirito in Sassia - Rome, Italy © Insidefoto / PR Photos

07/07/2007 - Claire Danes - Valentino Garavani Fashion Show - Red Carpet Arrivals - Monumental Complex of the Santo Spirito in Sassia - Rome, Italy © Insidefoto / PR Photos

07/07/2007 - Claire Danes - Valentino Garavani Fashion Show - Red Carpet Arrivals - Monumental Complex of the Santo Spirito in Sassia - Rome, Italy © Insidefoto / PR PhotosSome of Danes' film credits include Romeo and Juliet, The Hours, The Family Stone, Les Miserables, Little Women, and Shopgirl.Pygmalion begins previews at the American Airlines Theater on September 14, 2007 and officially opens on October 18th.The creative team includes set and costume design by Jonathan Fensom, lighting design by Jason Taylor, and sound design by Gregory Clarke. David Grindley directs.Written by George Bernard Shaw the play is the basis for the musical My Fair Lady. In the play Professor Henry Higgins comes across a poor and uneducated Cockney girl named Eliza Doolittle and makes a bet that he can take Eliza from the gutters of London and pass her off as a society lady, by simply teaching her the right dialect in which to speak.

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