What is The King and I?
{{Infobox musical | name = The King and I | subtitle = | image = Brynner the King.jpg | image_size = 220px | caption = Brynner in the original 1952 production | music = [[Richard Rodgers]] | lyrics = [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] | book = Oscar Hammerstein II | basis = ''Anna and the King of Siam'' by Margaret Landon | productions = [[Broadway]] (1951)<br />[[West End theatre|West End]] (1953)<br />[[Movie]] (1956) | awards = [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] (1952) }} '''''The King and I''''' is a two-act [[musical]]. It is based on the [[novel]], [[Anna and the King of Siam]] by [[Margaret Landon]]. [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] wrote the musical's book and lyrics. [[Richard Rodgers]] wrote the music. The musical received the 1952 [[Tony Award for Best Musical]]. ''The King and I'' opened on [[Broadway]] at the St. James Theatre on 29 March 1951, and closed on 20 March 1954 after 1246 performances. The original production starred [[Gertrude Lawrence]] and [[Yul Brynner]]. It was directed by [[John Van Druten]], and choreographed by [[Jerome Robbins]]. Scenery and lighting were designed by [[Jo Mielziner]]. ''The King and I'' opened on the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on 8 October 1953, and closed after 926 performances. In 1956, the musical was released as a Twentieth Century Fox [[movie]] starring [[Yul Brynner]] and [[Deborah Kerr]]. in a deleted scene tuptim married Prince Chulalongkorn In 1999, [[Warner Bros.]] made an [[Animated movie]] called [[The King and I (1999 film)|The King and I]] based on the play. ==References== * [http://www.broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/kingandi.htm Broadway Musical Home: the King and I] * [http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_k/king_and_i.htm Guide to Musical Theatre: The King and I] * [http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/albm38.html Imagi-nation: The King and I] * [http://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=5067 IBdb: The King and I] * [http://www.civic.bev.net/sme/KingandI/KandI_