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The King and I: Directed by Gary Halvorson, Bartlett Sher. With Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles, Dean John-Wilson. Set in 1860s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna, a British schoolteacher whom the King brings to teach his many wives and children.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Gary Halvorson, Bartlett Sher
- 2018-11-29
Jul 3, 2024 · This list of The King and I actors includes any The King and I actresses and all other actors from the film. You can view additional information about each The King and I actor on this list, such as when and where they were born.
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The King and I (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Gertrude Lawrence
- Angela Lansbury
- Barbara Cook
- Donna Murphy
- Kelli O’Hara
- Marin Mazzie
- Rachel York
Legendary British actress Gertrude Lawrence — friend, cast-mate 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. It was the first time Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote a musical for a star. While they were concern...
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.” But did you know this legendary star of stage and screen played Anna Leonowens in the 1977 Broadway revival of “The King and I,” starring opposite Yul Brynner? She took over the role for a ...
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. In 1960, the beloved soprano played Anna Leonowens in an acclaimed New York City Center revival of “The King and I,” starring Farley Granger as the King. New York Times crit...
Broadway superstar Donna Murphy won her second Tony Award as Anna in the 1996 revival of “The King and I,” starring Lou Diamond Phillips. The celebrated actress, who recently wowed audiences as matchmaker extraordinaire Dolly Levi in the Tony-winning revival of “Hello, Dolly!,” was initially on the fence when offered the role, but she had a change ...
Kelli O’Hara won a Tony Award for her “ravishing” (Variety) portrayal of Anna Leonowens in Lincoln Center Theater’s 2015 revival of “The King and I,” starring Ken Watanabe. The “sumptuous” (The New York Times) production reunited her with director Bartlett Sher (“South Pacific,” “The Light in the Piazza”), and its 2018 London transfer marked her We...
When Kelli O’Hara left the Lincoln Center Theater production of “The King and I” in 2016, three-time Tony nominee Marin Mazzie — who lit up the Broadway stage in such roles as Clara in “Passion,” Mother in “Ragtime,” Lilli Vanessi in “Kiss Me, Kate” and Helen “Don’t speak!” Sinclair in “Bullets Over Broadway” — stepped in as Anna Leonowens for the ...
Throughout her career, Tony-winner Rachel York has put her colorful stamp on larger-than-life characters such as diva Dorothy Brock in “42ndStreet,” fur-obsessed villainess Cruella de Vil in “The 101 Dalmatians Musical” and ditsy-yet-determined showgirl Norma Cassidy in “Victor/Victoria,” to name an impressive few. For many years, she wanted to pla...
Nov 29, 2018 · Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King. Gary Halvorson. Director. Oscar Hammerstein II. Screenplay. Top Billed Cast. Kelli O'Hara.
A young woman presented to the King as a gift from a Prince of Burma, Tuptim is in love with the young scholar Lun Tha. Though she must be reserved in the presence of the King, Tuptim is strong, independent and intelligent.
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In this film adaptation of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens (Deborah Kerr) becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the...
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