Sixty-seven years ago today, a cow play was staged at St. James's Theatre on Broad Street, a three-year-long, 1,246-in-one performance, and an astonishing "five-for-five" at the Tony Awards next year, followed by four rehearsals, gertrude lawrence, yul brynner, angela lansbury, donna Murphy, ken watanabe, kelli o'hara generations of stage celebrities of different nationalities have performed in the play... Many fans have guessed that it is richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein II's masterpiece , "The King and Me". Today we will appreciate several versions of the king and i from different eras, as well as those vivid stage images.
Original 1951:
Gertrude Lawrence, an artist known in the Anglo-American theater world. Anna, the female number one actress in the play, was irreputably awarded the 1952 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Three months after winning the laurel, cancer took her life, and "The King and I" became her last work.
Yul Brynner, a legendary dramatist. Born in Vladivostok, Russia, he spent his youth in Harbin, then went to Paris, France, and came to the United States in 1940, gradually emerging on Broadway. He is the "King of Siam" for three generations – 4625 times in the original 1951, the 1977 retelling, and the 1985 remake.
Stills from the original 1951 classic
1977 typography:
Yul Brynner played The King of Siam in a 1977 retelling
The famous Angela Lansbury also played the role of Anna
1985 remake:
In 1985, the "old and strong" King of Siam was still played by Yul Brynner. For this role, he staged a "hat trick", this time playing with him is Mary Beth peil. Three months after the end of this retelling, Yul Brynner passed away, and it can be said that the role of King of Siam accompanied him through half his life.
1996 remake:
The new king Lou Diamond Phillips took over the scepter. Donna Murphy, who plays Anna, won Best Actress in a Musical in 1996.
2015 Remake:
Entering the 21st century, Anna's performance task with the king fell on the shoulders of Kelli O'hara and Watanabe Ken. At the 69th Tony Awards, Kelli O'hara was voted Best Actress in a Musical. Ken Watanabe, the first Japanese actor to be nominated for a Tony Award, was diagnosed with stomach cancer in February 2016 and took just a month off before returning to the Broadway stage to continue playing male number one. The charm of this drama and this role can be seen.
This retelling was also very rewarding at the 69th Tony Awards ceremony. Best Supporting Actress in a Musical was also won by Ruthie Ann Miles, who played Mrs. Thiang.
"The King and I"
In the future, this classic drama will be rehearsed many times and will last forever. The collision of Eastern and Western civilizations will not end, so this drama appears in any era, and it will glow with new brilliance and bring new thinking because of the characteristics of the times. That's what makes the show great.