90 | JULY 14 • 2022 R eturning to Michigan as the general manager of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady is going to be quite ‘loverly’ for Karen Berry. As a little girl growing up in Huntington Woods, Berry’s parents had only two records — the original cast recordings of Kiss Me Kate and My Fair Lady. “I played the records over and over on our Victrola, ” says Berry, who accompanies the production team of My Fair Lady during its stay at the Detroit Opera House through July 24. “This is full circle for me. Because of the exposure to this musical when I was 4 years old, I have a soft spot in my heart. Of everything I’ve ever done in my career, this is the show I’m most proud to be affiliated with and makes me the happiest, ” she said. As general manager, Berry is responsible for strategizing and executing all production costs including actor and crew contracts, administrative operations and show sched- uling. In addition to My Fair Lady, Berry has been general manager for many national tours including Cats, On Your Feet, An American in Paris and Love Never Dies–The Phantom Returns. She’s worked on Broadway with Showboat, Quilters, Asinamali and with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Carrie and on sev- eral shows in Chicago including Old Jews Telling Jokes. Besides theatrical productions, Berry has served as general manager for large concerts and immer- sive events all over the country. Lerner & Loewe’s produc- tion of My Fair Lady originally opened at Lincoln Center in New York City three years ago and took home five Outer Critics Circle Awards in addi- tion to being nominated for five Drama Desk Awards, three Drama League Awards and 10 Tony Awards. It’s the musical tale of Eliza Doolittle (Shereen Ahmed), a Cockney guttersnipe who begrudgingly accepts phonetics lessons from Professor Henry Higgins (Laird Mackintosh) in his quest to reform Eliza into a society woman. Audience song favorites include “Wouldn’t it Be Loverly, ” “Get Me to the Karen Berry ARTS&LIFE THEATER A ‘loverly’ return home for My Fair Lady’s general manager Karen Berry. Putting it All Together JULIE SMITH YOLLES CONTRIBUTING WRITER DETAILS Tickets for the Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady appearing July 12-24, 2022, at the Detroit Opera House located at 1526 Broadway in Detroit start at $25 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, by phone at (800) 982-2787 or in person at the Fisher Theatre Box Office. For more information, including COVID health and safety policies, go to www.BroadwayInDetroit.com. Shereen Ahmed as Eliza Doolittle (on stairs) and Company in the Lincoln Center Theater produc- tion of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady.