It’s Broadway in Dexter with The Encore Musical Theatre putting on a production of “My Fair Lady” that’s so good it’s worthy of a New York audience. Musicals are the hallmark of The Encore, but with this show they’ve exceeded even what their audiences have come to expect. Some of what makes their production of the Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe Broadway classic so good are the talented out-of-towners who have made significant contributions to the production. First and foremost is director Tony Walton, whose home must have a very large mantel to accommodate his many Tony and Drama Desk Awards for costume and set design with shows like “Pippin” and “”Guys and Dolls”. He even has an Oscar (“All That Jazz”) and an Emmy (Death of a Salesman”) thrown in just to keep them company. In addition to directing, Walton doubles as set designer, contributing striking architectural drawings whose projections do much to establish place.

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