Lee (Pacific Overtures, Yellow Face, , "Banshee") succeeds (Here Lies Love), who departed the production Sept. 27. earned a Tony Award nomination for originating the role in the revival. Lee co-stars with 2015 Tony-winning Best Actress in a Musical . The cast also features Here Lies Love alumni and Tony winner , who play Lun Tha and Lady Thiang, respectively.
, who earned a Tony Award for the 2008 Broadway revival of South Pacific, directed The King and I, which opened April 16 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater and won the 2015 Tony Award as Best Revival of a Musical.
The principal cast also includes (Mamma Mia!) as Tuptim, (Peter and the Starcatcher) as Sir Edward Ramsey, (A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Prince Chulalongkorn, (South Pacific) as Captain Orton, Jakes Lucas (Newsies) as Louis, Paul Nakauchi (Chu Chem) as Kralahome and Marc Oka (Anything Goes) as Phra Alack.
Also featured are Edward Baker-Duly, Jon Viktor Corpuz, Murphy Guyer, , Paul Nakauchi, , , LaMae Caparas, , , , , , , Takemasa, , , , , , , , , , , , , Misa Iwama, , Christie Kim, , , , , , , MaryAnn Hu, , Christopher Vo, , , and . The revival has choreography by Tony Award winner (South Pacific, Newsies) based on the original choreography by . The original orchestrations are also being used with dance and incidental music arranged by Trude Rittmann.
The King and I reunites Sher with his Tony-winning South Pacific creative team, including scenic designer , costume designer , lighting designer , sound designer and musical director . Casting is by Telsey + Company/Abbie Brady-Dalton, CSA.
The and musical, based on the life of Anna Leonowens as well as Margaret Landon's 1944 novel "Anna and the King of Siam," includes classics such as "Hello Young Lovers," "I Whistle A Happy Tune," "Shall We Dance?" and "Getting To Know You."
The original production opened March 29, 1951, at the . It starred and and ran for 1,246 performances. The King and I has been revived on Broadway three times; the most recent production starred and .
According to LCT, "Set in 1860's Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher, whom the imperious King brings to Siam to tutor his many wives and children."
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