The King and I
This production ran for 946 performances, prior to a major regional tour (qv).
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Anna Leonowens | Valerie Hobson |
|---|---|
| Captain Orton | John Harvey |
| Lady Thiang | Muriel Smith |
| Louis Leonowens | Roy Grant |
| Lun Tha | Jan Muzurus |
| Phra Alack | Thomas Hare |
| Prince Chulalongkorn | Timothy Brooking |
| Princess Ying Yaowlak | Virginia Tarleton |
| Sir Edward Ramsay | Ronald Leigh-Hunt |
| The Interpreter | Shaym Bahudur |
| The King | Herbert Lom |
| The Kralahome | Martin Benson |
| Tuptim | Doreen Duke |
| Anna (replacement) | Eve Lister
(started April 1955) |
| The King (replacement) | George Pastell
(started April 1955) |
Crew | |
| Based on the novel ‘Anna and the King of Siam’ by | Margaret Landon |
| Book and Lyrics | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Choreographer | Jerome Robbins |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
| Costume Design | Irene Sharaff |
| Dances reproduced by | June Graham |
| Director | John Van Druten |
| Musical Director | Reginald Burston |
| Orchestrations by | Robert Russell Bennett |
| Production under the supervision of | Jerome Whyte |
| Settings and Lighting | Jo Mielziner |
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Play description
This is the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on the book ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM, about the Victorian widow, Anna Leonowens, hired by the King to teach his huge family of wives and children.
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