Cast announced for My Fair Lady production

Casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of Bartlett Sher 's critically acclaimed and production of My Fair Lady, which comes to Birmingham Hippodrome from Wednesday 8 March to Sunday 26 March next year.

West End and Broadway star and two-time Olivier Award nominee Michael D. Xavier will play Henry Higgins.

Michael starred on screen with recurring roles in Grantchester (ITV), Outlander (Amazon), Gentleman Jack (BBC) and in The Blacklist (NBC).

Charlotte Kennedy will star as Eliza Doolittle.

Charlotte made her professional debut in Les Miserables in the West End and most recently played the role of Cosette.

Best known for playing Ian Beale in EastEnders, Adam Woodyatt will play Alfred P. Doolittle.

Heather Jackson will reprise her role as Mrs Higgins which she is currently playing at the London Coliseum.

John Middleton will play Colonel Pickering. John is best known for his part in ITV 's Emmerdale as Ashley Thomas, a role which he remained in from 1996 to 2017.

Opera superstar Lesley Garrett will play Mrs Pearce. Lesley is Britain 's best-known soprano, regularly appearing in opera, musical theatre, concert, on television and CD.

Tom Liggins made his professional debut in the West End run of My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum.

On tour he will play the role of Freddy Eynsford-Hill.

My Fair Lady tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady ”.