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The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon 's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. The musical's plot relates the experiences of Anna, a British ...
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Richard Rodgers
Jun 26, 2016 · The King and I. Tickets. Set in the 1860s, The King and I is based on the true story of Anna Leonowens, a widowed schoolteacher from Wales who travels to Siam to teach the King's many children ...
- Gertrude Lawrence. Legendary British actress Gertrude Lawrence – friend, castmate, and mischievous muse to the eternally witty Noël Coward – won a Tony Award as Anna Leonowens in the original 1951 Broadway production of The King and I, starring Yul Brynner as the King.
- Angela Lansbury. Angela Lansbury lived-lived-LIVED in Mame, baked the worst pies in London in Sweeney Todd, and solved all crimes great and small in TV’s Murder She Wrote.
- Barbara Cook. Whether she was dreaming of a white knight in The Music Man or swooning over vanilla ice cream in She Loves Me, Broadway darling Barbara Cook knew how to enchant audiences.
- Donna Murphy. Broadway superstar Donna Murphy won her second Tony Award as Anna in the 1996 revival of The King and I, starring Lou Diamond Phillips.
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Doris Avila. Musician (ballet) Slave. Nora Baez. Princesses & Princes. Jamie Bauer. Royal Dancer (ballet) Royal Dancer. Yul Brynner.
- What Tony Awards has The King and I won?The King and I has won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It also received awards for Best Costume Design for Irene Sharaff and Best Scen...
- What awards has The King and I been nominated for?The King and I has been nominated for several awards, including Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards. It has also received nume...
- What productions of The King and I have there been?The King and I has had 26 productions including Broadway which opened in 1951, Broadway which opened in 1951, West End which opened in 1953, Off-Br...
- What is the songs are in The King and I and what's the order?Royal Dance Before the King Procession of the White Elephant Arrival at Bangkok I Whistle a Happy Tune My Lord and Master Hello, Young Lovers [i] M...
- What Tony Awards has The King and I been nominated for?The King and I has been nominated for several Tony Awards. It was nominated for Best Musical, Best Costume Design for Irene Sharaff, and Best Sceni...
The King and I SynopsisStills from the 2015 Broadway RevivalACT ONEIn 1862, Welsh-born widow Anna Leonowens and her young son Louis arrive by ship in Bangkok, Siam (now known as Thailand), where she has been engaged by King Mongkut to be schoolmistress to the royal children.
A Broadway revival opened at the Neil Simon Theatre on April 11, 1996, starring Tony Award winner Donna Murphy as Anna and film star Lou Diamond Phillips as The King. Hailed by the critics and public alike, The King and I swept the triple crown of Broadway honors that spring, winning the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics’ Circle ...
Jun 26, 2016 · Her effect on the kingdom and the kingdom's effect on her are the basis of this beautiful and classic musical. Cast. Marin Mazzie. Anna. Daniel Dae Kim. The King of Siam. Ruthie Ann Miles. Lady ...
