The King and I
The King and I, currently playing at the London Palladium, is a great production, but a very questionable musical. When I saw the show, I really wanted to be able to enjoy it without hesitat…
The King and I, currently playing at the London Palladium, is a great production, but a very questionable musical. When I saw the show, I really wanted to be able to enjoy it without hesitat…
Anna Leonowens' memoirs inspired a novel, which then inspired the films and musical that popularized the story. A dive into the actual facts of her life, however, reveals many things outside…
A CLASSIC OF POWER, PUZZLEMENT AND A DIFFICULT WOMAN     Sometimes less is more and understatement gives a show its sharpest edge. Which is not to suggest, perish t…
This week in the life of Seth Rudetsky, Seth shares stories from Judy Kuhn’s time in King and I, Paul Castree’s crazy audition for Tommy Tune, and more.
I auditioned for the current West End production of The King and I. But I very nearly didn’t go. My (extremely) long-suffering
Bartlett Sher's production of the Broadway Classic The King and I, presented in Toronto by Mirvish Theatre, makes a valiant effort to deliver a polished, old-fashioned musical for audiences,…
When two completely different worlds collide, can true love and acceptance conquer all? That is the question raised in the classic tale of The King and I, a musical based on a true sto…
Director Bartlett Sher dusted off the dated musical for an acclaimed revival that played Broadway and London before arriving for a run at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre.
Francesca Peschier writes on the swooshing skirts and sumptuous spectacle of this "commendably self-aware" revival of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. The post Review: The King and I at …
London's credentials as a major performing arts capital, if not the world's best (sorry New York) are clear this coming week. Roger Waters, The Cure, Eric Clapton and Santana all have concer…
BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature…
According to Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail, the Tony Award-winning revival of The King and I, which recently began an acclaimed West End run featuring original stars Kelli O'Hara and Ken W…
Bartlett Sher again directs the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II classic.
Hard hats on. Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, the latest Broadway juggernaut to take a trip across the Atlantic, has
Good morning BroadwayWorld Today's top stories read the reviews for The King and I in the West End, starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe, and more
The multi Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's The King and I has transfered from Broadway to London this month following a critically acclaimed 16 month run at New Yor…
The West End has been eagerly awaiting the multi-award-winning production of The King And I. And last night, it finally arrived. The post Watch: The King And I opening night appeared fir…
Bartlett Sher's production, first seen on Broadway, is a winning blend of lavishness and nuance
Photographer Tristram Kenton visits The King and I star Kelli O’Hara as she is fitted into her character Anna’s iconic ballgown before
A golden production helmed by the incomparable Kelli O'HaraShall we dodge? (One, two, three) No, the brilliance of Bartlett Sher's Tony-winning Lincoln Center revival " first seen on Br…
By Douglas Mayo Douglas Mayo reviews Bartlett Sher’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I at the London Palladium. This post REVIEW: The King And I, London Pall…
There's a smack of imperial condescension in Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical, but this is a culturally cogent account from Bartlett Sher
Following a hit run at New York's Lincoln Center Theater in 2015, Bartlett Sher's production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic makes its way to London's West End for a limited run at th…
London PalladiumThe Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical comes to the West End with fine acting, handsome staging and inescapable overtones of western imperialismThis 1951 R…