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The King and I

Broadway Theatre, (1/7/1985 - 6/30/1985)
Preview:Dec 26, 1984 Total Previews:16
Opening:Jan 7, 1985   
Closing:Jun 30, 1985 Total Performances:191


Category: Musical, Comedy, Drama, Revival, Broadway
Setting: The 1860s. In and around the King's palace, Bangkok, Siam.





by opening date



Produced by The Mitch Leigh Company; Associate Producer: Manny Kladitis

Music by Richard Rodgers; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Musical Director: Richard Parrinello; Based on the novel "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon

Directed by Mitch Leigh; Original choreography by Jerome Robbins; Choreography reproduced by Rebecca West

Scenic Design by Peter Wolf; Costume Design by Stanley Simmons; Based on original designs by Irene Sharaff; Lighting Design by Ruth Roberts; Sound Design by Scott Marcellus

Executive Producer: Milton Herson; General Manager: Manny Kladitis; Company Manager: Abbie M. Strassler

Production Supervisor: Conwell Worthington II; Production Stage Manager: Kenneth L. Peck; Stage Manager: John M. Galo and Charles Reif

Musical Coordinator: Martin Grupp; Associate Conductor: Al Cavaliere

Casting: Mark Reiner; General Press Representative: Solters / Roskin / Friedman, Inc.; Advertising: Showbizads; Press Representative: Joshua Ellis


Opening Night Cast

Yul Brynner The King of Siam  
Mary Beth Peil Anna Leonowens   
Araby Abaya Prince Chulalongkorn  
Alis-Elaine Anderson Ensemble  
Gary Bain Domasin Ensemble  
Max Barabas Ensemble  
Marla F. Bingham Ensemble  
Kathy Lee Brynner Lead Royal Dancer  
 Eliza
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet 
 
Michael Bulos Ensemble  
Joyce Campana Ensemble  
Cornel Chan Ensemble  
Amy Chin Ensemble  
Young-Hee Cho Ensemble  
Lisa Chui Ensemble  
Mariann Cook Ensemble  
Edward Crotty Sir Edward Ramsey  
Mark Damrongsri Ensemble  
Kaipo Daniels Ensemble  
Jeffrey Bryan Davis Louis Leonowens  
Carolyn DeLany Ensemble  
Evelina Deocares Little Eva
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet 
 
 Ensemble  
Burt Edwards Captain Orton  
Jonathan Farwell The Kralahome  
Kate Gwon Ensemble  
Deborah Harada Topsy
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet 
 
 Ensemble  
Stanley Earl Harrison Ensemble  
Thomas Heath Ensemble  
Janet Jordan Ensemble  
Irma-Estel LaGuerre Lady Thiang  
Valerie Lau-Kee Ensemble  
Jae Woo Lee The Interpreter  
Tracie Mon-Ting Lee Ensemble  
Andre Lengyel Ensemble  
Yvette Laura Martin Princess Yaowlak  
Suzen Murakoshi Ensemble  
Michelle Nigalan Ensemble  
Sal Provenza Lun Tha  
Hope Sogawa Uncle Thomas
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet 
 
 Ensemble  
Ron Stefan Ensemble  
Steven Tom Ensemble  
Luke Trainer Ensemble  
Patricia Weber Fan Dancer  
 Angel
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet 
 
Patricia Welch Tuptim  
Rebecca West Simon of Legree
"Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet 
 
Annie Woo Ensemble  
Sylvia Yamada Ensemble  


Standby: Jonathan Farwell (The King of Siam).

Understudies: Maria F. Bingham (Uncle Thomas), Michael Bulos (Prince Chulalongkorn), Joyce Campana (Lady Thiang), Young-Hee Cho (Little Eva), Mariann Cook (Anna Leonowens), Edward Crotty (Captain Orton), Kaipo Daniels (The Interpreter), Carolyn DeLany (Tuptim), Evelina Deocares (Lead Royal Dancer), Burt Edwards (Sir Edward Ramsey), Deborah Harada (Angel, Fan Dancer), Thomas Heath (Lun Tha), Thom Cordeiro Kam (Simon of Legree), Jae Woo Lee (The Kralahome), Tracie Mon-Ting Lee (Princess Yaowlak), Sandy Sueko (Topsy), Luke Trainer (Louis Leonowens), Sylvia Yamada (Eliza).