By Haley Lint
Vienna Theatre Firm (VTC) has carried out it once more! Their manufacturing of the traditional My Truthful Girl, by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, was an utter pleasure to look at on opening evening.
For these unfamiliar, this story takes place in London in 1912, the place a low-society Cockney flower woman, Eliza Doolittle (Nicole Headd), is the topic of a wager between the conceited and snobby phonetics professor Henry Higgins (Charles Boone) and Colonel Pickering (Greg LaNave). Higgins believes he can rework Eliza, whom he refers to as a “guttersnipe” amongst different issues, into a lady who might go as a duchess.
The varied crew members who dealt with the set design and dressing, Charlie Boone, Katie Boone, and Jack Rollins, all contributed to the spectacular transformation of the VTC stage into a pleasant 1912 London scene. The varied backgrounds and props (Claire Tse) had been exact sufficient to set the stage and transport the viewers with out overwhelming the surroundings or drawing consideration away from the fabulous efficiency of the forged. The designs and decorations had been refined however efficient.
The lighting results (designed by Ari McSherry) subtly modified between performers and scenes, serving to set the temper for the viewers’s viewing pleasure. Additionally properly carried out had been the sound results and musical tracks (by Myer Kim, Emily Doopee, and Jon Roberts), notably the horse racing.
I’m undecided which was extra spectacular, the fantastic interval costume items chosen by Julianna Confrancesco and Farrell Hartigan, or how rapidly the forged members modified for every new scene that required a fancy dress change, and there have been fairly a number of.
As Eliza, Nicole Headd offers a surprising efficiency. She had beautiful vocals and confidence on stage that was fully warranted after listening to the unbelievably unimaginable transition of Eliza’s Cockney accent to a extra refined “correct” English accent.
The 2 male leads, Charles Boone as Henry and Greg LaNave as Colonel Pickering, additionally gave spectacular performances, with their British-like dry humorousness and comedic timing. They paired properly, interacting with one another and with Nicole Headd’s Eliza. A particular nod to Eric Storck for his hilarious portrayal of Alfred Doolittle
The remaining forged (Cara Giambrone, Janice Zucker, Patrick Cochran, Brandon Seehoffer, Shelby Kaplan, Kim Paul, Caroline Kinney, and Steven Palkovitz) and ensemble (Christine Domin, Bella Huh, Susan Pauly, Ann Storck, and Lauren Sunday) can’t be praised sufficient for his or her contributions to the musical numbers. The vocals had been excellent, as was the choreography.
Vienna Theatre Firm’s My Truthful Girl, below the course of Katie Boone, is a present that retains you in your toes, from the dramatic plot to the comedy that shines by way of, and final however not least, the catchy tune and dance numbers. It is a can’t-miss efficiency for anybody within the Vienna, Virginia, space.
Operating Time: Roughly two hours and 40 minutes with one 15-minute intermission.
My Truthful Girl performs by way of Might 3, 2026, offered by Vienna Theatre Firm, acting at Vienna Neighborhood Middle, 120 Cherry St. SE, Vienna, VA. Tickets, priced at $18, can be found on-line or in individual on the Vienna Neighborhood Middle.
My Truthful Girl
Tailored from George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion
Lyrics and E book by Allen Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Haley Lint is an Institutional Overview Board Compliance Specialist primarily based within the DMV space, with a BA in Psychology and an MA in Forensic and Authorized Psychology. She has been a lifelong theater arts lover and has lately begun reviewing productions within the DMV space. What began out as comedic character evaluation critiques reworked into manufacturing critiques. When she isn’t attending native productions, she is spending her time engaged on her debut novel, caring for 2 beloved rescue canine, or on the gymnasium.
