The Boy Friend is a musical by Sandy Wilson. Its original 1954 London production ran for 2,078 performances, briefly making it the third-longest running musical in West End or Broadway history until they were all surpassed by Salad Days. The Boy Friend marked Julie Andrews' American stage debut.
Original Broadway cast album
From the original Broadway production, clockwise from left: Stella Claire, Lyn Connorty, Eric Berry, Dilys Lay, Millicent Martin (1955)
A 1965 production from Finland with Asko Sarkola, Laila Kinnunen and Göran Schauman
Dame Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Tony Awards. One of the biggest box office draws of the 1960s, Andrews has been honoured with the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022. She was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.
Andrews in 2013
Andrews as Eliza Doolittle meets Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins in the musical adaptation of Pygmalion, My Fair Lady
Andrews as Queen Guinevere with Richard Burton as King Arthur in the musical Camelot
Andrews in Mary Poppins (1964), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress