Production Info
Opening
March 29, 1951
Closing:
March 20, 1954
Length of Run:
1246 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Director
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Choreography
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Cast
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Louis Leonowens
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Anna Leonowens
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The Kralahome
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The King
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Tuptim
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Lady Thiang
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Prince Chulalongkorn
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Lun Tha
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Captain Orton
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The Interpreter
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Musical Numbers
Act One
- Overture .... Orchestra
- I Whistle a Happy Tune .... Anna and Louis
- My Lord and Master .... Tuptim
- Hello, Young Lovers! .... Anna
- The Royal Siamese Children .... Anna, The King, His Wives and Children
- A Puzzlement .... The King
- The Royal Bangkok Academy .... Anna and Pupils
- Getting to Know You .... Anna, Wives, Children and Michiko
- We Kiss in a Shadow .... Tuptim and Lun Tha
- A Puzzlement (Reprise) .... Prince Chulalongkorn and Louis
- Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? .... Anna
- Something Wonderful .... Lady Thiang
- Finale .... Entire Company
Act Two
- Entr'acte .... Orchestra
- Western People Funny .... Lady Thiang and Wives
- I Have Dreamed .... Tuptim and Lun Tha
- Hello, Young Lovers (reprise) .... Anna
- The Small House of Uncle Thomas Ballet .... Narrator (Tuptim), Uncle Thomas, Topsy, Little Eva, Eliza, King Simon, Angel, Royal Dancers, Musicians and Drummer
- Song of the King .... The King and Anna
- Shall We Dance? .... Anna and The King
- Finale .... Entire Company
Additional Musical Numbers Lists
No additional musical numbers lists yet.
Trivia & History
Gertrude Lawrence was diagnosed with cancer during the run of the show. She began missing shows quite frequently and collapsed in her dressing room. She died in September 1952, buried in her pink satin ballgown from the show.
Audio Clips
Production Info
Opening
March 29, 1951
Closing:
March 20, 1954
Length of Run:
1246 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Venues
Main Run
Tryout
Audio Recordings
Commercial Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (1951)
Sandy Kennedy , Gertrude Lawrence , Yul Brynner , Doretta Morrow , Dorothy Sarnoff
Private Recordings
- No private audio listed yet.
Broadcast Recordings
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Archival Recordings
- No archival audio listed yet.