Overview
The King and I is packed with emotion, cultural differences, understanding, respect, caring, and filled with some of the most beautiful songs created by Rodgers and Hammerstein. You will be enchanted by the March of the Siamese Children, amused by Getting To Know You and dazzled by Shall We Dance. The King and I received Tony Awards in 1952 for Best Musical and again in 1996 for Best Revival proving the staying power of this diverse story. At the end of this delightful evening you will Whistle A Happy Tune.
In Depth
East versus West makes for a dramatic, richly textured and ultimately uplifting tale of enormous fascination. It is 1862 in Siam when an English widow, Anna Leonowens, and her young son arrive at the Royal Palace in Bangkok, having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a barbarian by those in the West, and he seeks Anna’s assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love story. Along with the dazzling score, the incomparable Jerome Robbins ballet, ‘The Small House of Uncle Thomas,’ is one of the all-time marvels of the musical stage. -source-
Directed by Lynn Sears.
- October 25, 2012 – 7PM
- October 26, 2012 – 7PM
- October 27, 2012 – 7PM
- October 28, 2012 – 2PM