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THE KING AND I Cast Honor Jose Llana By Posing With New Poster Outside Lincoln Center

By: Jul. 15, 2015
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THE KING AND I honors its new king!

Lincoln Center Theater's brand new revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's cherished classic musical The King and I starring Kelli O'Hara welcomed a brand new King with the kick-off of Jose Llana's run in the show this week and a new series of photos of the cast honoring him is now available to view, showcasing Llana in costume and in character on a new poster and the cast convening to pose in real life alongside it in Lincoln Center.

Llana shared the photos of the cast posing with the poster on Facebook writing, "Courtesy of one of my amazing Royal daughters, Princess Olivia. @singoliviac,' followed by "Repost from @james_ignacio with @repostapp - more fun from my royal children!---Welcome to the team! @thejosellana! #newking #kingandibway - at The King and I at Lincoln Center Theatre."

Follow Jose Llana on Facebook here.

Earlier this week, Llana utilized his Instagram account to post heartwarming photos and more in anticipation of his new role, as BroadwayWorld reported here, as well as a first look at his solo poster for the show, available here.

Of note, Llana stepped into the role of the King on July 14.

The official description of RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S THE KING AND I is as follows: "Tony Award® winner Kelli O'Hara (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific) stars in a magnificent new Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved The King and I.. Tony winner Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) directs this classic tale of a British schoolteacher's unexpected relationship with the imperious King of Siam. Featuring a cast of more than 50, choreography based on the original by Jerome Robbins, and a score of treasured songs including "Getting to Know You," "I Whistle a Happy Tune" and "Shall We Dance?" in their glorious, original orchestrations, Lincoln Center Theater's new staging of The King and I invites you to get to know this inspiring and enchanting musical classic."

More information on THE KING AND I is available at the official site here.

Jose Llana currently stars on Broadway as the King in THE KING AND I and has participated in numerous notable mainstage productions including RENT, WONDERLAND, FLOWER DRUM SONG and more in addition to HERE LIES LOVE, SATURN RETURNS, THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO, FALLING FOR EVE and more Off-Broadway and beyond.

View the new photos of the cast with the poster for Jose Llana in Lincoln Center Theater's THE KING AND I below.

Photo Credits: Facebook

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