The King and I (1977 Cast)
When the original King and I opened in 1951, it starred Gertrude Lawrence, for whom Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written the lead role of Anna Leonowens. The name of Yul Brynner – the King – was billed below the title. But after the superb 1956 film version starring Deborah Kerr, all that audiences remembered was Brynner, whose commanding presence made him a star of the first magnitude. Upon his return to Broadway at the Uris in May 1977 for a run of 719 performances, his name was above the title, and his co-star’s (Constance Towers first, then Angela Lansbury) was below, in smaller type. More modern recording techniques make this cast album one of the best. First LP release: November 1977.
Track List:
1. Overture
2. Arrival at Bangkok - I Whistle a Happy Tune
3. My Lord and Master
4. Hello, Young Lovers
5. March of the Siamese Children
6. Children Sing, Priests Chant
7. A Puzzlement
8. The Royal Bangkok Academy
9. Getting to Know You
10. So Big a World
11. We Kiss in a Shadow
12. A Puzzlement (Reprise)
13. Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?
14. Something Wonderful
15. Finale To Act I
16. Western People Funny
17. Dance of Anna and Sir Edward
18. I Have Dreamed
19. Song of the King
20. Shall We Dance?
21. Finale
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