THE KING AND I
 


Set in Bankok in the 1860s, Anna becomes governess to King Mongkut's many children. In the beginning the two clash horribly, but in the end, they fall in love. Anna comes to have influence on the government, even after the king dies. There is a second romance between Tuptim and Lun Tha.

 

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1952 Tony Award
Best Musical
Best Actress in a Musical
(Gertrude Lawrence)
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
(Yul Brynner)
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design

1985 Tony Award
Special Award
Yul Brynner ( honoring his 4,525 performances in "The King and I" )

BROADWAY PREMIERE
March 29,1951, played 1246 performances

REVIVAL
May 2, 1977, played 695 performances
January 7, 1985, played 191 performances
April 11, 1996, played 780 performances
 
COMPOSER
Richard Rodgers

LYRICIST & LIBRETTIST
Oscar Hammerstein II
 
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
 
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PRODUCTION RIGHTS
R&H Theatricals

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