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===2001 London revival; 2003 Hollywood Bowl production=== Cameron Mackintosh produced a new production on March 15, 2001, at the [[Royal National Theatre]], which transferred to the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]] on July 21. Directed by [[Trevor Nunn]], with choreography by [[Matthew Bourne]], the musical starred [[Martine McCutcheon]] as Eliza and [[Jonathan Pryce]] as Higgins, with [[Dennis Waterman]] as Alfred P. Doolittle. This revival won three [[Olivier Award]]s: Outstanding Musical Production, Best Actress in a Musical ([[Martine McCutcheon]]) and Best Theatre Choreographer (Matthew Bourne), with Anthony Ward receiving a nomination for Set Design.<ref>[http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98540/Olivier-Winners-2002 "Olivier Winners 2002"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112141933/http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98540/Olivier-Winners-2002 |date=2012-01-12 }} olivierawards.com, accessed December 5, 2011.</ref> In December 2001, [[Joanna Riding]] took over the role of Eliza, and in May 2002, [[Alex Jennings]] took over as Higgins, both winning Olivier Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical respectively in 2003.<ref>[http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98541/Olivier-Winners-2003 "Olivier Winners 2003"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112124043/http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98541/Olivier-Winners-2003 |date=2012-01-12 }} olivierawards.com, accessed December 5, 2011.</ref> In March 2003, [[Anthony Andrews]] and [[Laura Michelle Kelly]] took over the roles until the show closed on August 30, 2003.<ref>[http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=My%20Fair%20Lady "'My Fair Lady', 2001β2003"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917143930/http://albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=My%20Fair%20Lady |date=2010-09-17 }}, Albemarle-london.com, accessed December 5, 2011.</ref> A UK tour of this production began September 28, 2005. The production starred [[Amy Nuttall]] and [[Lisa O'Hare]] as Eliza, [[Christopher Cazenove]] as Henry Higgins, [[Russ Abbot]] and [[Gareth Hale]] as Doolittle, and [[Honor Blackman]]<ref>Langley, Sid (September 16, 2005). [https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/finding-fair-lady-twice-over-3991493 "Finding The Fair Lady Twice OVER"], ''[[Birmingham Post]]'', p. 13.</ref> and [[Hannah Gordon]] as Mrs. Higgins. The tour ended August 12, 2006.<ref>Bicknell, Gareth (July 21, 2006). "Gareth Hale is in My Fair Lady at Wales Millennium Centre from Tuesday, July 25 to Saturday, August 12". "Change of pace for versatile actor Hale", ''[[Liverpool Daily Post]]'', p. 24.</ref> In 2003 a production of the musical at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] starred [[John Lithgow]] as Higgins, [[Melissa Errico]] as Eliza, [[Roger Daltrey]] as Doolittle, [[Kevin Earley]] as Freddy, [[Lauri Johnson]] as Mrs. Pearce, [[Caroline Blakiston]] as Mrs. Higgins, and [[Paxton Whitehead]] as Colonel Pickering.<ref>{{cite news| first=Daryl H. |last=Miller |title=This 'Fair Lady' is exceptional |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-aug-05-et-miller5-story.html |date=August 5, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| first=Andrew |last=Gans |title=Rosemary Harris will play Mrs. Higgins in the upcoming Aug. 3 concert of My Fair Lady at the Hollywood Bowl |magazine=Playbill |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/rosemary-harris-joins-cast-of-hollywood-bowl-my-fair-lady-concert-com-113264 |date=May 19, 2003}}</ref>
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