A Look at Gertrude Lawrence, Angela Lansbury, Kelli O’Hara, and More in The King and I

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Photo Features A Look at Gertrude Lawrence, Angela Lansbury, Kelli O’Hara, and More in The King and I Look back at the different productions of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

By Hannah Vine

March 29, 2018

Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe Paul Kolnik

Take a look back at The King and I onstage—from the original Broadway production with Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner (which opened March 29, 1951), to revivals starring Constance Towers, Angela Lansbury, Donna Murphy, and more. The most recent Broadway revival, the 2015 Lincoln Center Theater staging at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, won four Tony Awards, including Best Revival and Best Actress in a Musical to star Kelli O'Hara.

Flip through photos of the past productions below:

Gertrude Lawrence, Angela Lansbury, Donna Murphy, and More in The King and I

Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner in the original 1951 Broadway production — Gertrude Lawrence, Angela Lansbury, Donna Murphy, and More in The King and I

The original Broadway production opened March 29,1951 at the St. James Theatre.
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Gertrude Lawrence in the original 1951 Broadway production

Charles Francis, Gertrude Lawrence and Sandy Kennedy in the original 1951 Broadway production

Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence in the original 1951 Broadway production

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Gertrude Lawrence, Angela Lansbury, Donna Murphy, and More in The King and I

Gertrude Lawrence, Angela Lansbury, Donna Murphy, and More in The King and I

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