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Please remove this message once the article has been expanded. | The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The plot comes from the questionable autobiographical story of Anna Leonowens, who became governess(?) to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...
Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...
An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ...
For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ...
Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 book by Margaret Landon, a play and a 1946 movie. ...
Margaret Landon (September 7, 1903 - December 4, 1993) was an American writer who became famous for Anna and the King of Siam, her 1944 novel of the life of Anna Leonowens. ...
Anna Leonowens (November, 1831 - January 19, 1915) is chiefly famous for being the British governess portrayed in the musical The King and I. The play, based on adaptations of her factually slipshod memoirs, provides a fictionalised look at her life in the royal court of Siam (present-day Thailand). ...
King Mongkut (Rama IV), (October 18, 1804 – October 18, 1868) was king of Thailand from 1851 to 1868. ...
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Broadway The musical opened on Broadway on March 29, 1951 and starred Gertrude Lawrence as Anna, and a then mostly unknown Yul Brynner as the King. Brynner reprised the role twice on Broadway in 1977 and 1985. He often stated he was far too young for the role when he originated it and felt more comfortable in the part in later years. Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...
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1956 Film version Main Article: The King and I (1956 film) For other uses see The King and I The King and I is a 1956 musical film starring Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr. ...
The musical was filmed in 1956 with Brynner re-creating his role opposite Deborah Kerr. Brynner won an Oscar as Best Actor for his portrayal, and Kerr was nominated as Best Actress. The singing voice for Anna in the film was provided by Marni Nixon. See also: 1955 in film 1956 1957 in film 1950s in film years in film film // Events November 15 - The film Love Me Tender starring Elvis Presley (his first film) opens. ...
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Music Well-known songs from the musical include "Whistle a Happy Tune," "Hello, Young Lovers," and "Shall We Dance?" Two songs omitted in the film-version -- "My Lord and Master" and "Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?" -- were nonetheless included in the commercial soundtrack recording. (Interestingly, the song "Western People Funny," sung by Lady Thiang in the stage version, appears in the film only as orchestral background music.) The most colorful number in the musical, both musically and visually (to Western audiences), is the ballet "Small House of Uncle Thomas," choreographed by Jerome Robbins. A number in music is a self-contained piece that is combined with other such pieces in a performance. ...
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Plot Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. Mrs. Anna Leonowens, a widow from Wales, arrives in Bangkok with her young son to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when the house she was promised in the contract is not available, but is dissuaded from doing so when the King presents to her his children. The King eventually honors his promise of a suitable house. He also very much wishes to absorb western knowledge, but is sometimes conflicted over how to reconcile western ways with his own.
Meanwhile, a new (literate) slave for the king named Tuptim -- a gift from the king of Burma -- befriends "Mrs. Anna" and borrows her copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin. She transforms it into the Siamese ballet Small House of Uncle Thomas, which is presented amidst the welcoming of emissaries from Great Britain, making it clear she is unhappy being a slave to the King. After the performance, when she tries to escape with her lover, she is apprehended. Anna prevents the King from beating her, causing him to run away in shame and hide away for weeks. Uncle Toms Cabin Uncle Toms Cabin is a novel by American abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. ...
Anna, thinking that she can no longer be of any use, is just about to leave Siam when she is told that the King is dying. She decides to stay in order to help his young son, Crown Prince Chulalongkorn -- her favorite pupil -- to rule his people. His Majesty King Rama V of Siam, with his son, HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajirunnahis (portrait in National History Museum, Bangkok) King Chulalongkorn the Great or Rama V (royal name: Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua; Thai script: พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจà¸à¸¡à¹€à¸à¸¥à¹‰à¸²à¹€à¸ˆà¹‰à¸²à¸à¸¢à¸¹à¹ˆà¸«à¸±à¸§) (September 20, 1853 - October 23, 1910) was the fifth king of the Chakri dynasty...
(Incidentally, the portrayal in the musical suggests that Anna and the King are attracted to each other -- as best demonstrated in the number "Shall We Dance?" -- but her British upbringing prevents her from joining his harem.) A number in music is a self-contained piece that is combined with other such pieces in a performance. ...
Trivia - In Family Guy episode "The King Is Dead" Lois Griffin is named director of the Quahog Players theatre group production, and she decides to produce The King and I. However it turns out completely different from the original musical when Peter Griffin takes over the production.
- In 2005 the musical version came fourth in a BBC Radio 2 listener poll of the "Nation's Number One Essential Musicals" (wherein Nation refers to the United Kingdom). [2]
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Related film and television versions There are two non-musical films based upon this story. In 1946, Rex Harrison and Irene Dunne starred in the film Anna and the King of Siam. In 1999, 20th Century Fox released another film entitled Anna and the King. This version starred Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat. Also in 1999, an animated version of The King and I was released by Warner Bros.; it was also a musical, but except for using some of the songs, it was unrelated to the Rodgers and Hammerstein version. (Needless to say, there are considerable variations among the film versions of the story.) See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ...
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Anna and the King is a 1999 motion picture loosely based on the true story of Anna Leonowens, who was an English schoolteacher in Siam, now Thailand, in the 19th_century. ...
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A short-lived television series entitled Anna and the King was created in 1972, giving credit to Margaret Landon for the creation. Yul Brynner reprised his role in the series. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...
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Margaret Landon (September 7, 1903 - December 4, 1993) was an American writer who became famous for Anna and the King of Siam, her 1944 novel of the life of Anna Leonowens. ...
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