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by Fiona Scott - Nov 19, 2021
Bartlett Sher is a multi-award-winning director of productions including The Light in the Piazza and the recent revival of The King & I. Sher’s Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center production of My Fair Lady will transfer to the London Coliseum for a limited summer engagement in May 2022. We spoke with Sher about bringing the show to the West End.

by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2021
On this day in 2015, Lincoln Center's lush revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King & I opened starring Tony Award-winner Kelli O'Hara.

by Nicole Rosky - Feb 16, 2021
Paramount Pictures will remake Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic musical, The King and I. Paramount reportedly intends to 'reimagine this classic story with a contemporary perspective that explores diversity and the contrasting worldviews of the characters by drawing from real history and the musical.' Before that happens, we're recapping the earlier versions!

by Nicole Rosky - Feb 12, 2021
This news is something wonderful! Paramount Pictures will remake Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical, The King and I. Paramount reportedly intends to 'reimagine this classic story with a contemporary perspective that explores diversity and the contrasting worldviews of the characters by drawing from real history and the musical.'

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 26, 2020
In this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can! In the spirit of celebrating theater and providing motivation to get up and get shakin', we're taking a look back and paying tribute to some of the greatest dance numbers in musical theater history!

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 1, 2020
R&H Movie Night returns on Friday, May 8th at 8PM ET with a live viewing party of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, starring Tony Award-winner Kelli O'Hara (Anna Leonowens), Ken Watanabe (The King),Tony Award-winner Ruthie Ann Miles (Lady Thiang), Dean John-Wilson (Lun Tha) and Na-Young Jeon (Tuptim).

by Peter Nason - Apr 30, 2020
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best musical theatre characters from 1940-2020; see if your favorites made the cut!

by Charles Shubow - Nov 25, 2019
It's great there is a family-friendly musical ready for the holidays.

by Charles Shubow - Nov 8, 2019
Do not miss this superb rendition of a classic musical.
Ken Watanabe Videos

by Stage Tube - Apr 23, 2019
Following the global success of “Godzilla” and “Kong: Skull Island” comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic Monsterverse: “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history.

by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2019
On this day in 2015, Bartlett Sher's Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I opened on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater!

by Stage Tube - Nov 12, 2018
The first-ever live-action Pokémon movie, “POKEMON Detective Pikachu” stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular character in the first-ever live-action movie based on the iconic face of the global Pokémon brand—one of the world's most popular, multi-generation entertainment properties and most successful media franchises of all time.

by TV - On the Road - Oct 12, 2018
Watch clips of Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles, and the rest of the cast in the clips below, including classic songs Whistle A Happy Tune, Getting To Know You, Something Wonderful and Shall We Dance.

by Stage Tube - Sep 28, 2018
The multiple Tony award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE KING AND I is coming to cinemas around the world this autumn. THE KING AND I: FROM THE PALLADIUM, filmed on stage at the iconic London Palladium, will open in cinemas for one night only on 29 November. Tickets are now on sale.

by Stage Tube - Sep 28, 2018
The multiple Tony award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE KING AND I - currently enjoying huge West End success - is to be released in cinemas around the world this autumn by Trafalgar Releasing. Check out the first trailer below!

by Stage Tube - Aug 8, 2018
The first trailer for Bel Canto starring Julianne Moore has been released. The film follows the story of an opera singer caught in a hostage situation during a performance in South America.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 9, 2018
On 5 June, BroadwayWorld UK attended a special press rehearsal performance of the West End transfer of the multi-Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I.

by Stage Tube - Apr 16, 2018
On this day in 2015, Bartlett Sher's Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I opened on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater!
by Stage Tube - Mar 18, 2016
The King is back! Tony nominee Ken Watanabe just returned to The King and I, where he will play the King of Siam through April 17. Below, check out a video of his first curtain call back in action!