Production Info

Opening March 29, 1951
Closing: March 20, 1954
Length of Run: 1246 perf.
Run Type: Open-ended

Location Info

Location: New York, NY

Credits Highlights

... Director	John Van Druten
... Choreography	Jerome Robbins

Cast

... Louis Leonowens	Sandy Kennedy
... Anna Leonowens	Gertrude Lawrence
... The Kralahome	John Juliano
... The King	Yul Brynner
... Tuptim	Doretta Morrow
... Lady Thiang	Dorothy Sarnoff
... Prince Chulalongkorn	Johnny Stewart
... Lun Tha	Larry Douglas
... Captain Orton	Charles Francis
... The Interpreter	Leonard Graves

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Musical Numbers

Act One

Overture .... Orchestra
I Whistle a Happy Tune .... Anna and Louis
My Lord and Master .... Tuptim
Hello, Young Lovers! .... Anna
The Royal Siamese Children .... Anna, The King, His Wives and Children
A Puzzlement .... The King
The Royal Bangkok Academy .... Anna and Pupils
Getting to Know You .... Anna, Wives, Children and Michiko
We Kiss in a Shadow .... Tuptim and Lun Tha
A Puzzlement (Reprise) .... Prince Chulalongkorn and Louis
Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? .... Anna
Something Wonderful .... Lady Thiang
Finale .... Entire Company

Act Two

Entr'acte .... Orchestra
Western People Funny .... Lady Thiang and Wives
I Have Dreamed .... Tuptim and Lun Tha
Hello, Young Lovers (reprise) .... Anna
The Small House of Uncle Thomas Ballet .... Narrator (Tuptim), Uncle Thomas, Topsy, Little Eva, Eliza, King Simon, Angel, Royal Dancers, Musicians and Drummer
Song of the King .... The King and Anna
Shall We Dance? .... Anna and The King
Finale .... Entire Company

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Trivia & History

Gertrude Lawrence was diagnosed with cancer during the run of the show. She began missing shows quite frequently and collapsed in her dressing room. She died in September 1952, buried in her pink satin ballgown from the show.