I blame this on being out of the country and away from computers when the story was confirmed, but have you all heard about the stage production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s now on in London? It previewed at the end of September and is now running at the Theatre Royal Haymarket until the end of January 2010. Interesting…

Does anyone have any inclination to see it?

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Have you ever dreamed of succeeding Audrey Hepburn in the coveted role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady? That just might be in your future soon. According to The Sun, a British tabloid, the 50 year old musical might possibly be the next in a line of recent successful reality casting shows where average Joes and Janes like you and me compete to be the lead in a big Broadway musical. (You may be familiar with “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?” which was a casting show for The Sound of Music revival.) Nothing is set in stone yet, but BBC executives are also looking at Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber to appear on the show. So if you’re in the UK and have absolutely no stage fright whatsoever at the thought of singing on TV in front of millions for the chance to be the next Audrey Hepburn, start warming up those vocal cords now! Read more here.

While it’s not technically dinner at Tiffany’s, from February 26 to March 25, you can have a swank dinner while watching Breakfast at Tiffany’s at Foreign Cinema in San Franciso. Foreign Cinema is a pretty well-known (and well-regarded) restaurant in San Francisco, and I’ve always wanted to give them a try. Now I have the perfect excuse. If you’re interested in trying this yourself and will be in the Bay area during this time, please note that you must make reservations! You can do so on the website, or by calling (415) 648-7600 after 11 am. It looks like it’ll be loads of fun. I only hope I can keep from crying into my dinner!

My Fair Lady is getting yet another Broadway revival, this time as a “semi-staged” production running for four days, March 7-10. What’s interesting about this production is that Marni Nixon, the woman who secretly dubbed about 90% of Audrey Hepburn’s vocals in the film, is set to play Mrs. Higgins, Henry Higgins’s mother. The article of course mentions her dubbing history, and they also manage to misspell Audrey’s last name. Absolutely mindboggling. If you’re interested in attending any of these shows or would like to know more, simply click here. Opening night will be a black tie benefit.

Last up today is some very sad news. For many years Audrey and Sophia Loren were near neighbors in Switzerland and close friends. Both women suffered from multiple miscarriages before finally having children, and they bonded over this issue and the stresses of a high profile life in general. Sophia’s husband, director/producer Carlo Ponti, has died at the age of 94. He produced the 1955 epic War and Peace, in which Audrey starred as Natasha Rostov. Ponti and Loren went through a lot to be together and stay together, which makes his death doubly sad. If you’d like to read more about him and his enduring relationship with Sophia, go here.