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Cast and Creative Team
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Lyricist and Librettist: Oscar Hammerstein II
Broadway Premiere
Theatre: St. James Theatre
Opening Night: Mar 29, 1951
Total Performances: 1246
Original Cast: Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner, Dorothy Sarnoff, Doretta Morrow, Larry Douglas, Jonny Stewart, Sandy Kennedy, Lee Becker Theodore, Gemze de Lappe, Yuriko, and Baayork Lee
Director: John Van Druten
Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Producer: Rodgers & Hammerstein
Musical Director: Frederick Dvonch
Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett
Scenic and Lighting Design: Jo Mielziner
Costume Design: Irene Sharaff
Broadway Revival
Theatre: Uris Theatre
Opening Night: May 2, 1977
Total Performances: 695
Original Cast: Yul Brynner, Michael Kermoyan, Constance Towers, Alan Amick, June Angela, Jessica Chao, Hye-Young Choi, Kaipo Daniels, Simeon Den, Lei-Lynne Doo, Dale Harimoto, Barrett Hong, Susan Kikuchi, John Michael King, Jae Woo Lee, Faye Fujisaki Mar, Ric Ornellas, Gene Profanato, Thomas J. Rees, Libby Rhodes, Cecile Santos, Sydney Smith, Hope Sogawa, Larry Swansen, Chandra Tanna, Patricia K. Thomas, Robert Vega, Martin Vidnovic, Patricia Weber, Rebecca West, Julie Woo
Director: Yuriko
Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Producer: Lee Guber and Shelly Gross
Musical Director: John Lesko
Scenic Design: Peter Wolf
Costume Design: Stanley Simmons
Lighting Design: Thomas Skelton
Broadway Revival
Theatre: Broadway Theatre
Opening Night: Jan 7, 1985
Total Performances: 191
Original Cast: Yul Brynner, Mary Beth Peil, Araby Abaya, Kathy Lee Brynner, Edward Crotty, Jeffrey Bryan Davis, Evelina Deocares, Burt Edwards, Jonathan Farwell, Deborah Harada, Irma-Estel LaGuerre, Jae Woo Lee, Yvette Laura Martin, Sal Provenza, Hope Sogawa, Patricia Weber, Patricia Welch, Rebecca West
Director: Mitch Leigh
Choreographer: Rebecca West
Producer: The Mitch Leigh Company
Musical Director: Richard Parrinello
Scenic Design: Peter Wolf
Costume Design: Stanley Simmons
Lighting Design: Ruth Roberts
Broadway Revival
Theatre: Neil Simon Theatre
Opening Night: Apr 11, 1996
Total Performances: 780
Original Cast: Donna Murphy, Lou Diamond Phillips, John Chang, Joohee Choi, John Curless, Ryan Hopkins, Randall Duk Kim, Taewon Kim, Jose Llana, Guy Paul, Tito Abeleda, John Bantay, Kelly Jordan Bit, Lexine Bondoc, Camille M. Brown, Meng-Chen Chang, Vivian Eng, Margaret Ann Gates, C. Sean Kim, Shawn Ku, Doan MacKenzie, Paolo Montalban, Alan Muraoka, Paul Nakauchi, Tina Ou, Andrew Pacho, Mami Saito, Lainie Sakakura, Tran T. Thuc Hanh, Carol To, Yolanda Tolentino, Yan Ying, Kayoko Yoshiok
Director: Christopher Renshaw
Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Producer: Dodger Theatricals, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, James M. Nederlander, Perseus Productions, John Frost and The Adelaide Festival Centre
Musical Director: Michael Rafter
Orchestrations: Bruce Coughlin
Scenic Design: Brian Thomson
Costume Design: Roger Kirk
Lighting Design: Nigel Levings
The King and I Merchandise
Original Broadway Cast Album
1977 Broadway Revival Cast Album
1996 Broadway Revival Cast Album
Sheetmusic
DVD
Awards and Nominations
1952 Tony Award Nominations
Best Musical
Best Actress in a Musical - Gertrude Lawrence
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Yul Brynner
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
1977 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Angela Lansbury
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Yul Brynner
1985 Tony Award Nominations
Special Award - Yul Brynner (honoring his 4,525 performances in "The King and I")
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Mary Beth Peil
Best Direction of a Musical
1996 Tony Award Nominations
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actress in a Musical - Donna Murphy
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Actor in a Musical - Lou Diamond Phillips
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Joohee Choi
Best Lighting Design
Best Direction of a Musical
1996 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Best Musical Revival
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Lou Diamond Phillips
Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Donna Murphy
Outstanding Lighting Design
1996 Theatre Award Nominations
Joohee Choi
Lou Diamond Phillips
Links
Official Website: Not Available
Rights: R&H Theatricals
Lyrics: metrolyrics.com
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