MUSIC BY RICHARD RODGERS
BOOK AND LYRICS BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
BASED ON ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM BY MARGARET LANDON
ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY BY JEROME ROBBINS
DIRECTED BY LESLIE ANN RIVERS
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY KEN HARDIN
DANCE DIRECTION BY GEORGE JAYNE
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.
The Cast of The King & I | |
Charactors | Actors |
King | Jared Lee |
Anna Leonowens | Grace Fae |
Lady Thiang | Sharon Heinz |
Tuptim | Lyra Dominguez |
Lun Tha | Ron Sasaki |
Kralahome | Hock Tjoa |
Louis Leonowens | Grant Hempy |
Prince Chululongkorn | Andrew Sasaki |
Captain Orton, Sir Edward Ramsay | Keith Porter |
Court Dancer, Eliza | Natalie Bernad |
Court Dancer, Simon of Legree | Allison Chan |
Royal Wife, Uncle Thomas | Erin Cummiskey |
Royal Wife, Topsy | Olivia Pritchett |
Royal Wife, Little Eva | Kelly Rowe |
Royal Wife, Angel | Lisa Moon |
Phra Alack | Virgil Wong |
Priest, Ensemble | Andrew Sanith |
Interpreter, Ensemble | John King |
Priest, Ensemble | Kevin Freeman |
Ensemble | Libby Tjoa |
Prince | Tynan Douros |
Princess | Bella Moon Drake |
Princess | Jozi Gullickson |
Princess Ying Yaowlak, Buddha | Xochitl Husted |
Princess | Anna O'Neill |
Prince | Jack O'Neill |
Princess | Brie Parker |
Prince | Matthew Parks |
Princess | Aneka Torgrimson |