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The King and I Revival 2015
Run Time:
Two hours and 55 minutes, with one intermission
Two hours and 55 minutes, with one intermission
Ages: 12+
Opened: April 16, 2015Closing: June 26, 2016
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Vivian Beaumont Theatre (Broadway)
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023
Tony winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this classic tale of a British schoolteacher's unexpected relationship with the imperious King of Siam.
Five-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific) and Academy Award nominee Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai, Inception) star in a magnificent new Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved THE KING AND I.
Featuring a cast of more than 50, choreography based on the original by Jerome Robbins, and a score of treasured songs including "Getting to Know You," "I Whistle a Happy Tune" and "Shall We Dance?" in their glorious, original orchestrations, Lincoln Center Theater's new staging of THE KING AND I invites you to get to know this inspiring and enchanting musical classic.
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The King and I
10 / 10
...in a year of bland nostalgic revivals, this grand and glorious production gives you hope in the nonprofit stewardship of our theatrical heritage...let's be frank: Although Hammerstein's characterization of the King has pain and pathos in addition to comic bluster, he speaks a pidgin English that few actors can pull off today. Luckily, the Japanese Watanabe shows a man struggling with a foreign tongue. (His accent can be thick, but that adds authenticity.) The 55-year-old Watanabe also cuts an older figure than Lou Diamond Phillips did in the 1996 revival, which adds gravitas as well as humor to his outbursts and temper tantrums. O'Hara sounds angelic as ever...her silky, shimmering soprano a treasure -- and the role plays to her strengths: wryness, warmth and quiet dignity. Sher directs her and the rest of an exceptionally good cast...with palpable respect for the material and a care to avoid orientalist humbug.
Ken Watanabe Is A Puzzlement In Stunning ‘King And I’ Revival
8 / 10
Now comes The King And I, in one of the most elegantly beautiful and beautifully sung productions I've ever seen, and the Beaumont looks like a living treasure chest for a director with the right vision and a company that can command a vast space and make it feel like your living room...Sher and his collaborator in dance Christopher Gattelli honor the originators of these shows while breathing fresh life into them...O'Hara is supremely comfortable in these R&H roles of independent-minded women in extraordinary predicaments, whether Ensign Nellie Forbush or Anna Leonowens. Her singing seems effortless and her Anna is determined yet tender...Watanabe...is strong, sexy and bewildered in a role forever owned by Yul Brynner. It takes a long time for this King and Anna to generate real electricity, but when it comes, in 'Shall We Dance?' it's shiver-inducing.
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The King and I FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of The King and I have there been?
The King and I has had 26 productions including Broadway which opened in 1951, Broadway which opened in 1951, West End which opened in 1953, Off-Broadway which opened in 1956, Off-Broadway which opened in 1960, Off-Broadway which opened in 1961, Off-Broadway which opened in 1963, Broadway which opened in 1964, Off-Broadway which opened in 1968, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 1969, West End which opened in 1973, Broadway which opened in 1977, Broadway which opened in 1977, West End which opened in 1979, Broadway which opened in 1985, Broadway which opened in 1985, Broadway which opened in 1996, Broadway which opened in 1996, West End which opened in 2000, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 2002, US Tour which opened in 2004, St. Louis, MO (Regional) which opened in 2006, Broadway which opened in 2015, US Tour which opened in 2016, West End which opened in 2018 and West End which opened in 2024.
What Tony Awards has The King and I been nominated for?
The King and I has been nominated for several Tony Awards, including Best Choreography for Christopher Gattelli, Best Costume Design of a Musical for Catherine Zuber, Best Direction of a Musical for Bartlett Sher, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Donald Holder, Best Revival of a Musical for The King and I, Best Revival of a Musical for Lincoln Center Theater, Best Revival of a Musical for Andre Bishop, Best Revival of a Musical for Adam Siegel, Best Revival of a Musical for Hattie K. Jutagir, Best Revival of a Musical for Ambassador Theatre Group, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Michael Yeargan.
What Tony Awards has The King and I won?
The King and I has won several Tony Awards, including Best Choreography for Christopher Gattelli, Best Costume Design of a Musical for Catherine Zuber, Best Direction of a Musical for Bartlett Sher, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Donald Holder, Best Revival of a Musical for The King and I, Best Revival of a Musical for Lincoln Center Theater, Best Revival of a Musical for Andre Bishop, Best Revival of a Musical for Adam Siegel, Best Revival of a Musical for Hattie K. Jutagir, Best Revival of a Musical for Ambassador Theatre Group, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Michael Yeargan.
What awards has The King and I been nominated for?
The King and I has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical for Scott Lehrer, Distinguished Performance Awards at the Drama League Awards for Ruthie Ann Miles and Kelli O'Hara, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Costume Design for Catherine Zuber, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Outstanding Set Design for Michael Yeargan.
What awards has The King and I won?
The King and I has won several awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical for Scott Lehrer at the Drama Desk Awards, Distinguished Performance Awards for Ruthie Ann Miles and Kelli O'Hara at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical at the Drama League Awards, Outstanding Costume Design for Catherine Zuber at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, and Outstanding Set Design for Michael Yeargan at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.
What are the songs in The King and I and what's the order?
Royal Dance Before the King
Procession of the White Elephant
Arrival at Bangkok
I Whistle a Happy Tune
My Lord and Master
Hello, Young Lovers [i]
March of the Royal Siamese Children
Children Sing, Priests Chant
A Puzzlement
The Royal Bangkok Academy
Getting to Know You
We Kiss in a Shadow
Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?
Something Wonderful
Prayer to Buddah
Western People Funny
Dance of Anna and Sir Edward
I Have Dreamed
The Small House of Uncle Thomas Ballet
Song of the King
Waiting
Who Would Refuse?
Now You Leave
Why? Why? Why?
Anna and Son Klin
Hello, Young Lovers [ii]
Procession of the White Elephant
Arrival at Bangkok
I Whistle a Happy Tune
My Lord and Master
Hello, Young Lovers [i]
March of the Royal Siamese Children
Children Sing, Priests Chant
A Puzzlement
The Royal Bangkok Academy
Getting to Know You
We Kiss in a Shadow
Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?
Something Wonderful
Prayer to Buddah
Western People Funny
Dance of Anna and Sir Edward
I Have Dreamed
The Small House of Uncle Thomas Ballet
Song of the King
Waiting
Who Would Refuse?
Now You Leave
Why? Why? Why?
Anna and Son Klin
Hello, Young Lovers [ii]
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