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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 ...
The King and I. Music by Richard Rodgers | Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon | Original Choreography by Jerome Robbins. The King and I opened on Broadway on March 29, 1951, starring Gertrude Lawrence and featuring newcomer Yul Brynner. The show ran for three years, racking up 1,246 ...
The following tables list the major theatre awards and nominations received with respect to major market productions of the musical The King and I, by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical premiered on March 29, 1951, at Broadway 's St. James Theatre .
LISTEN. Decca records recorded the Original Broadway Cast album of The King and I in New York City on April 16 and 17, 1951; the album was released on May 28. The same year, a “cover” studio album featuring Patrice Munsel and Robert Merrill was released, along with Frank Sinatra’s versions of “Hello, Young Lovers,” “We Kiss in a ...
St. James Theatre. 246 W. 44th 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 of wills ...
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Oscar Hammerstein II (902) Book Oscar Hammerstein II (902) Recording Details Date October 31, 1977 Type Audio / Stage Cast Method Studio Language English Location US / NY / New York Theatre/Venue Uris Theatre Recording Studio RCA Studio A Producer Thomas Z. Shepard (122) Engineer Paul Goodman (33) Liner Notes Alfred Simon (8) Director Yukiro ...