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The King and I

(Original Broadway Production, 1951)

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Production Information
Opening:March 29, 1951
Closing:March 20, 1954
# Performances:1246
Theatres:St. James Theatre
(3/29/1951 - 3/20/1954)
St. James Theatre
(3/29/1951 - 3/20/1954)
Production Type:Original Production
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Open Run
Market:Broadway
Intermissions:1
 
Production Staff
Robert Russell Bennett
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Orchestrator
John Van Druten
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Director
Frederick Dvonch
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Musical Director
Jo Mielziner
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Lighting Designer
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Scenic Designer
Jerome Robbins
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Choreographer
Irene Sharaff
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Costume Designer
John Van Druten
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Director
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Michiko
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Royal Dancer
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Angel (ballet)
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Angel
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Yuriko
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Eliza
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
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Royal Dancer
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Eliza (ballet)
Stephanie Augustine
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Wife
Doria Avila
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Musician
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
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Slave
Doris Avila
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Slave
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Musician (ballet)
Nora Baez
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Princesses & Princes
Jamie Bauer
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Royal Dancer (ballet)
....
Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Lee Becker
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Royal Dancer (ballet)
....
Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Yul Brynner
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The King
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The King of Siam
Mary Burr
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Royal Dancer (ballet)
....
Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Duane Camp
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Priest
Constance Carpenter
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Anna Leonowens (Understudy)
Joseph Caruso
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Priest
....
Lun Tha (Understudy)
Raul Celada
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Musician (ballet)
....
Musician
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
....
Slave
Crisanta Cornejo
....
Princesses & Princes
Cristanta Cornejo
....
Royal Child
Rodolfo Cornejo
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Princesses & Princes
....
Royal Child
Robert Cortazal
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Princesses & Princes
....
Royal Child
Robin Craven
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Sir Edward Ramsey
Beau Cunningham
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Musician (ballet)
....
Musician
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
....
Slave
Gemze De Lappe
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Royal Dancer
....
King Simon (ballet)
Andrea Del Rosario
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Princesses & Princes
....
Royal Child
Corinne St. Denis
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Princesses & Princes
....
Royal Dancer (ballet)
Corrine St. Denis
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Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
....
Royal Child
Larry Douglas
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Lun Tha
Shellie Farrell
....
Little Eva (ballet)
....
Little Eva
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Charles Francis
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Captain Orton
Marilyn Gennaro
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Royal Dancer (ballet)
....
Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Evelyn Giles
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Royal Dancer (ballet)
....
Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Tommy Gomez
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Drummer (ballet)
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Drummer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
....
Slave
Leonard Graves
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Priest
....
The Interpreter
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The King of Siam (Understudy)
Thomas Griffen
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Princesses & Princes
Thomas Griffin
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Royal Child
Geraldine Hamburg
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Amazon
Maribel Hammer
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Amazon
Marcia James
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Royal Dancer (ballet)
....
Wife
Margie James
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Princesses & Princes
....
Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
....
Royal Child
John Juliano
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The Kralahome
Sandy Kennedy
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Louis Leonowens
Ruth Korda
....
Wife
Ina Kurland
....
Topsy (ballet)
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Topsy
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Suzanne Lake
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Wife
Gemze de Lappe
....
King Simon
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Norma Larkin
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Amazon
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Lady Thiang (Understudy)
Gertrude Lawrence
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Anna Leonowens
Miriam Lawrence
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Amazon
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Amazon
Baayork Lee
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Princess Ying Yaowalak
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Princess Yaowlak
Barbara Luna
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Princesses & Princes
....
Royal Child
Nancy Lynch
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Royal Dancer (ballet)
....
Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Alfonso Maribo
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Princesses & Princes
....
Royal Child
James Maribo
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Princesses & Princes
....
Royal Child
Gloria Marlowe
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Wife
....
Tuptim (Understudy)
Jack Matthew
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Priest
....
The Interpreter (Understudy)
Jack Matthews
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Priest
Carolyn Maye
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Wife
Len Mence
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Phra Alack
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Captain Orton (Understudy)
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Sir Edward Ramsey (Understudy)
....
The Kralahome (Understudy)
Helen Merritt
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Wife
Doretta Morrow
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Narrator (ballet)
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Narrator
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
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Tuptim
Helen Murielle
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Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Helen Murrielle
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Royal Dancer
....
Royal Dancer (ballet)
Ed Preston
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Priest
....
Phra Alack (Understudy)
Orlando Rodriguez
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Princesses & Princes
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Royal Child
Dorothy Sarnoff
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Lady Thiang
Johnny Stewart
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Prince Chulalongkorn
Nora Suarez
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Royal Child
Herbie Walsh
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Louis Leonowens (Understudy)
Prue Ward
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Royal Dancer (ballet)
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Royal Dancer
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
Bunny Warner
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Princesses & Princes
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Royal Child
Phyllis Wilcox
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Wife
Dusty Worrall
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Uncle Thomas (ballet)
....
Uncle Thomas
("Small House of Uncle Thomas" Ballet)
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