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When nineteenth century English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens (Kerr) is employed by the King of Siam (Brynner) to educate his many children, she takes her son, Louis (Rex Thompson), along to live with her in the royal palace. Anna, a strong-willed woman, soon clashes with the king, who is used to having his every wish adhered to without question ...
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Dec 9, 2003 · The King and I shows a new maturing of the R&H element and this superb 1956 film adaptation more than certainly does it justice. The superb soundtrack presented here includes the complete score, along with some of Alfred Newman's underscoring, and boasts splendid performances by Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner.
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The King and I. The real-life Anna Leonowens was the maternal great aunt of Boris Karloff. Yul Brynner is the only actor to have played a lead role in a Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II production both on the stage and on the screen, winning a Tony and an Oscar, respectively. He also played the role on the small screen in the Anna and ...
The King and I. 1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY. SYNOPSIS: Welsh schoolteacher Anna Leonowens travels from England to Siam to serve as governess to the king's many children. Their clash ...
Yul Brynner. Actor: The King and I. Exotic leading man of American films, famed as much for his completely bald head as for his performances, Yul Brynner masked much of his life in mystery and outright lies designed to tease people he considered gullible. It was not until the publication of the books "Yul: The Man Who Would Be King" and "Empire ...
This touring production came to Broadway, opening on January 7, 1985 at the Broadway Theatre. Produced by The Mitch Leigh Company; Associate Producer: Manny Kladitis. Originally choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on the novel 'Anna and the King of Siam ...
This visual and musical masterpiece features Yul Brynner's Academy Award®-winning performance, an unforgettable Rodgers and Hammerstein® score, and brilliant choreography by Jerome Robbins. It tells the true story of an Englishwoman, Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr), who comes to Siam as schoolteacher to the royal court in the 1860's. Though she soon finds herself at odds with the stubborn ...
