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The King and I – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB
MusicalComedy DramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 29, 1951
Closing Date
Mar 20, 1954
Performances
1,246
MusicalComedy DramaOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Mar 29, 1951 - Mar 20, 1954)
Setting
On the docks and in and around the Royal Palace in Bangkok. The 1860s.
Media
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Theatre Owned by The Shubert Organization; Theatre Operated by the 138 West 48th St. Theatre Co., Inc.
Produced by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Based on the novel "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon; Musical Director: Frederick Dvonch; Ballet Arrangements by: Trude Rittman; Music orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett
Directed by John Van Druten; Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner; Costume Design by Irene Sharaff; Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner; Assistant Designer to Mr. Mielziner: John Harvey; Assistant to Miss Sharaff: Florence Klotz
General Manager: Morris Jacobs; Company Manager: William G. Norton
Stage Manager: Jerome Whyte, John Cornell and Ruth Mitchell
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Sol Gusikoff
General Press Representative: Michel Mok; Press Representative: John L. Toohey; Casting: John Fearnley; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner; Assistant to Mr. Hammerstein: Mary Steele; Assistant to Mr. Rodgers: Margot Hopkins; Assistant to Mr. Robbins: June Graham; Consultant on Oriental Dancing: Michiko
Yul Brynner
The King of Siam
Gertrude Lawrence
Her last performance as "Anna" was three weeks before her death
Anna Leonowens
Mar 29, 1951 - Aug 16, 1952
Doretta Morrow
Tuptim
 
Narrator
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Dorothy Sarnoff
Lady Thiang
Stephanie Augustine
Wife
Doria Avila
Slave
 
Musician
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Jamie Bauer
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Lee Becker
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Mary Burr
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Duane Camp
Priest
Joseph Caruso
Priest
Raul Celada
Slave
 
Musician
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Cristanta Cornejo
Royal Child
Rodolfo Cornejo
Royal Child
Robert Cortazal
Royal Child
Robin Craven
Sir Edward Ramsey
Beau Cunningham
Slave
 
Musician
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Gemze de Lappe
King Simon
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Andrea Del Rosario
Royal Child
Larry Douglas
Lun Tha
Shellie Farrell
Little Eva
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Charles Francis
Captain Orton
Marilyn Gennaro
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Evelyn Giles
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Tommy Gomez
Slave
 
Drummer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Leonard Graves
The Interpreter
 
Priest
Thomas Griffin
Royal Child
Geraldine Hamburg
Amazon
Maribel Hammer
Amazon
Marcia James
Wife
Margie James
Royal Child
 
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
John Juliano
The Kralahome
Sandy Kennedy
Louis Leonowens
Ruth Korda
Wife
Ina Kurland
Topsy
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Suzanne Lake
Wife
Norma Larkin
Amazon
Miriam Lawrence
Amazon
Baayork Lee
Princess Yaowlak
Barbara Luna
Royal Child
Nancy Lynch
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Alfonso Maribo
Royal Child
James Maribo
Royal Child
Gloria Marlowe
Wife
Jack Matthew
Priest
Carolyn Maye
Wife
Len Mence
Phra Alack
Helen Merritt
Wife
Michiko
Angel
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Helen Murielle
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Ed Preston
Priest
Orlando Rodriguez
Royal Child
Corrine St. Denis
Royal Child
 
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Johnny Stewart
Prince Chulalongkorn
Mar 29, 1951 - May 29, 1951
Nora Suarez
Royal Child
Prue Ward
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Bunny Warner
Royal Child
Phyllis Wilcox
Wife
Dusty Worrall
Uncle Thomas
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Yuriko
Eliza
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Understudies: Constance Carpenter (Anna Leonowens), Joseph Caruso (Lun Tha), Leonard Graves (The King of Siam), Norma Larkin (Lady Thiang), Gloria Marlowe (Tuptim), Jack Matthew (The Interpreter), Len Mence (The Kralahome, Captain Orton, Sir Edward Ramsey), Ed Preston (Phra Alack) and Herbie Walsh (Louis Leonowens)

St. James Theatre (Mar 29, 1951 - Mar 20, 1954)

Assistant Stage Mgr: Ed Preston
Press Representative: Peggy Phillips and Ben Kornzweig

Cast

Constance Carpenter
Anna Leonowens
Aug 16, 1952 - Dec 1953
Annamary Dickey
Anna Leonowens
Dec 1953 - Feb 16, 1954
Alfred Drake
During Yul Brenner's vacation
The King of Siam
Apr 06, 1953 - Jun 20, 1953
Celeste Holm
During Gertrude Lawrence's vacation
Anna Leonowens
Jul 01, 1952 - Aug 09, 1952
Patricia Morison
Anna Leonowens
Feb 17, 1954 - Mar 20, 1954
Stephanie Augustine
Tuptim
 
Narrator
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Patrick Adiarte
Royal Child
Beverly Alleman
Wife
Michael Allen
Musician
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
 
Louis Leonowens
Sara Aman
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Jamie Bauer
King Simon
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Otis Bigelow
Priest
 
Slave
 
Musician
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Dennis Bonilla
Royal Child
Thomas Bonilla
Royal Child
Yvette Cardinoza
Royal Child
Joseph Caruso
Lun Tha
Jackie Collins
Prince Chulalongkorn
May 30, 1951 - Jul 1951
Jenny Collins
Wife
John Connoughton
Louis Leonowens
Ronn Cummins
Louis Leonowens
Barbara Davenport
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Gemze de Lappe
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Bettina Dearborn
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Shellie Farrell
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Joan Fitzmaurice
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Joan Garcia
Royal Child
Murray Gitlin
Slave
Jeanne Grant
Wife
Carmen Gutierrez
Royal Child
Ina Hahn
Royal Child
Jacqueline Hairston
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Lorraine Havercroft
Royal Child
Julienne Hendricks
Wife
Rhoda Johannson
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Dania Krupska
Royal Child
Ina Kurland
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Lawrence Lee
Royal Child
Ronnie Lee
Prince Chulalongkorn
Jul 1951 - Oct 1952
Geraldine Lorente
Royal Child
Barbara Luna
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Carole Luna
Royal Child
Nancy Lynch
King Simon
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Lucinda Macy
Royal Child
Richard Mercado
Royal Child
Michiko
Royal Child
Sal Mineo
Prince Chulalongkorn
Anne Needham
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Barbara Norman
Royal Child
Claire Pasch
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Frances Russell
Amazon
Meryl Sargent
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Terry Saunders
Lady Thiang
Ruth Schoeni
Wife
Helena Schurgot
Wife
Jan Scott
Wife
Leon Shaw
Captain Orton
Toby Stevens
Princess Yaowlak
 
Royal Child
Tao Strong
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Beryl Towbin
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Marie Traficante
Wife
Prue Ward
Topsy
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Cordelia Ware
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Dusty Worrall
Royal Child
 
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Yuriko
Royal Child
 
Royal Dancer
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet
Standby: Annamary Dickey (Anna Leonowens)
Understudies: Ronald Batz (Louis Leonowens), Ina Hahn (King Simon), Suzanne Lake (Tuptim), Salvatore Mineo (Prince Chulalongkorn), Peter Monsen (Louis Leonowens), Robert Ozores (Prince Chulalongkorn), Ed Preston (The Kralahome), Helena Schurgot (Tuptim), Leon Shaw (Captain Orton, Sir Edward Ramsey) and Rex Thompson (Louis Leonowens)
music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
I Whistle a Happy Tune
Anna Leonowens and Louis Leonowens
My Lord and Master
Tuptim
Hello, Young Lovers
Anna Leonowens
March of the Siamese Children
Royal Children
A Puzzlement
The King of Siam
The Royal Bangkok Academy
Anna Leonowens and Pupils
Getting to Know You
Anna Leonowens, Royal Wives and Royal Children
We Kiss in a Shadow
Lun Tha and Tuptim
Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?
Anna Leonowens
Something Wonderful
Lady Thiang
Western People Funny
Lady Thiang and Royal Wives
I Have Dreamed
Lun Tha and Tuptim
The Small House of Uncle Thomas
Tuptim and Ensemble
Shall We Dance
Anna Leonowens and The King of Siam

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1952 Winner
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers

Best Actress in a Musical

1952 Winner
Gertrude Lawrence

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1952 Winner
Yul Brynner

Best Scenic Design

1952 Winner
Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner

Best Costume Design

1952 Winner
Costume Design by Irene Sharaff
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