Photo FeaturesA Look at Gertrude Lawrence, Angela Lansbury, Kelli O’Hara, and More in The King and ILook back at the different productions of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
By
Hannah Vine
March 29, 2018
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:
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Gertrude Lawrence, Angela Lansbury, Donna Murphy, and More in The King and I
Plus, we asked the cast and opening night guests to reenact the sobs and sniffles they hear in the audience at the musical adaption of Nicholas Sparks' tearjerker.