Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 01/07/2026
(BASKING RIDGE, NJ) -- American Theater Group (ATG) will present Lerner and Loewe's beloved My Fair Lady as its final main stage production of the 2025-26 season. The production will run February 26 to March 15, 2026 at three venues in New Jersey: the Sieminski Theater in Basking Ridge, the DMK Theater/Union Arts Center in Union, and UCPAC's Hamilton Stage in Rahway.
Based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, My Fair Lady was the recipient of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The classic 1956 musical, with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, features an unforgettable score including “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain” and “Get Me to the Church on Time.”
The production will be directed by ATG’s Producing Artistic Director James Vagias, with choreography by Victoria Casillo and Musical Direction by Chase Kessler. Additional information about casting and the creative team will be announced shortly.
Early bird ticketing ($40-$50) is in effect until February 1st; thereafter, ticket prices will range from $50-65 and are available at americantheatergroup.org.
My Fair Lady is presented by arrangement through Music Theatre International.
My Fair Lady will conclude ATG’s 2025-26 main stage season which included productions of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town and Joe Landry’s It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Additional events this season include free play readings, an “encore” presentation of Peter Filichia and Friends: Broadway Tales & Tunes at NY’s 54 Below on March 2nd, a fundraising Gala on April 26th and Juneteenth celebrations.
“We are thrilled to complete our main stage season with this beautiful show, considered by many to be the best musical of all time,” noted Jim Vagias. “And we are pleased that we will be able to present it in all of our wonderful venues, providing a greater opportunity for our growing audience to experience it in a theater close to home.”
The Sieminski Theater is located on the scenic campus of Fellowship Village at 8000 Fellowship Road in Basking Ridge, NJ. This beautiful, 257-seat state-of-the-art theater boasts an innovative design that exudes professionalism while maintaining an intimate ambiance. Performances of My Fair Lady will be Thursday, February 26 through Sunday, March 1st.
The state-of-the-art Union Arts Center is located at 1980 Morris Avenue in Union, with its primary entrance on Morris Avenue. The Arts Center includes the DMK Black Box Theater, the Union Art Gallery curated by Les Malamut, Union TV and podcast studios, classrooms, and The Center Café. My Fair Lady performances are Thursday, March 5th through Sunday, March 8th.
Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) is a non-profit organization offering quality programming and performances that strive to be educational, affordable, and enrich the arts within our diverse communities. UCPAC features two venues, the Main Stage, built in 1928, and the Hamilton Stage, a recently renovated intimate 199-seat theater built by the City of Rahway Redevelopment Agency, and located at 360 Hamilton Street. My Fair Lady performances will be Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15.
American Theater Group (ATG), founded in 2012, produces new and classic works primarily by American playwrights with an emphasis on the development of new works and the rediscovery of undeservedly neglected older ones. It also provides quality arts-in-education initiatives, including its New Works/New Voices playwriting program for high school students and its PlayLab program for BIPOC and queer playwrights. The company is currently in residence at the Sieminski Theater in Basking Ridge, the DMK Theater at the Union Arts Center in Union, and UCPAC’s Hamilton Stage in Rahway, New Jersey.
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