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1951 BROADWAY PRODUCTION
THEATRE: St. James Theatre
OPENED: March 29th 1951
CLOSED: March 20th 1954
PERFORMANCES: 1,246
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett
DIRECTOR: John Van Druten
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Jerome Robbins
SCENIC DESIGN: Jo Mielziner
COSTUME DESIGN: Irene Sharaff
LIGHTING DESIGN: Jo Mielziner
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Frederick Dvonch
ANNA LEONOWENS: Gertrude Lawrence
THE KING OF SIAM: Yul Brynner
TUPTIM: Doretta Morrow
LUN THA: Larry Douglas
THE KRALAHOME: John Juliano
LADY THIANG: Dorothy Sarnoff
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Robin Craven
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Sandy Kennedy
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Johnny Stewart
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1953 WEST END PRODUCTION
THEATRE: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
OPENED: October 8th 1953
CLOSED: 1956
PERFORMANCES: 926
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett
DIRECTOR: John Van Druten
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Jerome Robbins
SCENIC DESIGN: Jo Mielziner
COSTUME DESIGN: Irene Sharaff
LIGHTING DESIGN: Jo Mielziner
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Reginald Burston
ANNA LEONOWENS: Valerie Hobson
THE KING OF SIAM: Herbert Lom
TUPTIM: Doreen Duke
LUN THA: Jan Mazarus THE KRALAHOME: Martin Benson
LADY THIANG: Muriel Smith
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Ronald Leigh-Hunt
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Roy Grant
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Timothy Brooking
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1956 MOVIE
RELEASED: 29th June 1956
COMPANY: 20th Century Fox
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
SCREENPLAY: Ernest Lehman
DIRECTOR: Walter Lang
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Jerome Robbins
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Paul S. Fox/Walter M. Scott
COSTUME DESIGN: Irene Sharaff
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Alfred Newman
ANNA LEONOWENS: Deborah Kerr (sung by Marni Nixon)
THE KING OF SIAM: Yul Brynner
TUPTIM: Rita Moreno
LUN THA: Carlos Rivera
THE KRALAHOME: Martin Benson
LADY THIANG: Terry Saunders
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Geoffrey Toone
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Rex Thompson
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Patrick Adiarte
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1964 BROADWAY PRODUCTION
THEATRE: New York State Theatre, Lincoln Center
OPENED: July 6th 1964
CLOSED: August 8th 1964
PERFORMANCES: 40
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett
DIRECTOR: Edward Greenberg
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Yuriko/Jerome Robbins
SCENIC DESIGN: Paul C. McGuire
COSTUME DESIGN: Irene Sharaff
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Franz Allers
ANNA LEONOWENS: Rise Stevens
THE KING OF SIAM: Darren McGavin
TUPTIM: Lee Venora
LUN THA: Frank Poretta
THE KRALAHOME: Michael Kermoyan
LADY THIANG: Patricia Neway
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Eric Brotherson
LOUIS LEONOWENS: James Harvey
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Barry Rubins
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1973 west end PRODUCTION
THEATRE: Adelphi
OPENED: October 1st 1973
CLOSED: 1974
PERFORMANCES: unknown
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Sheila O'Neill
ANNA LEONOWENS: Sally Ann Howes
THE KING OF SIAM: Peter Wyngarde
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1977 broadway PRODUCTION
This production had a previous short engagement in 1982 at the Olivier Theatre.
THEATRE: Uris Theatre
OPENED: May 2nd 1977
CLOSED: December 30th 1978
PERFORMANCES: 695
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett
DIRECTOR: Yuriko
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Yuriko/Jerome Robbins
SCENIC DESIGN: Peter Wolf
COSTUME DESIGN: Stanley Simmons
LIGHTING DESIGN: Thomas Skelton
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: John Lesko
ANNA LEONOWENS: Constance Towers
THE KING OF SIAM: Yul Brynner
TUPTIM: June Angela
LUN THA: Martin Vidnovic
THE KRALAHOME: Michael Kermoyan
LADY THIANG: Hye-Young Choi
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: John Michael King
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Alan Amick
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Gene Profanato
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1979 west end PRODUCTION
THEATRE: London Palladium
OPENED: June 12th 1979
CLOSED: 1980
PERFORMANCES: 538
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett
DIRECTOR: Yuriko
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Jerome Robbins
SCENIC DESIGN: Peter Wolf
COSTUME DESIGN: Stanley Simmons
LIGHTING DESIGN: David Hersey
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Cyril Ornadel
ANNA LEONOWENS: Virginia McKenna
THE KING OF SIAM: Yul Brynner
TUPTIM: June Angela
LUN THA: Marty Rhone
THE KRALAHOME: John Bennett
LADY THIANG: Hye-Young Choi
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Paul Williamson
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Alasdair Cameron, Kevin Heuston, Mark Niall
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Richard Choo, James Hickling, Rossani Shamsuddin
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1985 broadway PRODUCTION
THEATRE: The Broadway Theatre
OPENED: January 7th 1985
CLOSED: June 30th 1985
PERFORMANCES: 191
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett
DIRECTOR: Mitch Leigh
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Jerome Robbins/Rebecca West
SCENIC DESIGN: Peter Wolf
COSTUME DESIGN: Stanley Simmons
LIGHTING DESIGN: Ruth Roberts
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Richard Parrinello
ANNA LEONOWENS: Mary Beth Peil
THE KING OF SIAM: Yul Brynner
TUPTIM: Patricia Welch
LUN THA: Sal Provenza
THE KRALAHOME: Jonathan Farwell
LADY THIANG: Erma-Estel LaGuerre
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Edward Crotty
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Jeffrey Bryan Davis
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Araby Abaya
OPENED: January 7th 1985
CLOSED: June 30th 1985
PERFORMANCES: 191
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett
DIRECTOR: Mitch Leigh
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Jerome Robbins/Rebecca West
SCENIC DESIGN: Peter Wolf
COSTUME DESIGN: Stanley Simmons
LIGHTING DESIGN: Ruth Roberts
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Richard Parrinello
ANNA LEONOWENS: Mary Beth Peil
THE KING OF SIAM: Yul Brynner
TUPTIM: Patricia Welch
LUN THA: Sal Provenza
THE KRALAHOME: Jonathan Farwell
LADY THIANG: Erma-Estel LaGuerre
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Edward Crotty
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Jeffrey Bryan Davis
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Araby Abaya
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1996 broadway PRODUCTION
THEATRE: The Broadway Theatre
OPENED: April 11th 1996
CLOSED: February 2nd 1998
PERFORMANCES: 780
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett/Bruce Coughlin
DIRECTOR: Christopher Renshaw
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Jerome Robbins/Rebecca West
SCENIC DESIGN: Brian Thomson
COSTUME DESIGN: Roger Kirk
LIGHTING DESIGN: Nigel Levings
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Michael Rafter
ANNA LEONOWENS: Donna Murphy
THE KING OF SIAM: Lou Diamond Phillips
TUPTIM: Joohee Choi
LUN THA: Jose Llana
THE KRALAHOME: Randall Duk Kim
LADY THIANG: Taewon Kim
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Guy Paul
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Ryan Hopkins
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: John Chang
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1999 movie
RELEASED: 28th May 1999
COMPANY: 20th Century Fox
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
SCREENPLAY: Arthur Rankin
ORCHESTRATIONS: Susan Sommer
DIRECTOR: Richard Rich
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Lee Martino
SENIOR LAYOUT ARTIST: Dennis Richards
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Alfred Newman
ANNA LEONOWENS: Miranda Richardson (sung by Christiane Noll)
THE KING OF SIAM: Martin Vidnovic
TUPTIM: Armi Arabe (sung by Tracy Venner Warren)
THE KRALAHOME: Ian Richardson
MASTER LITTLE: Darrell Hammond
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Sean Smith
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Adam Wylie
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Allen D. Hong (sung by David Burnham)
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2000 west end production
THEATRE: London Palladium
OPENED: May 3rd 2000
CLOSED: January 5th 2002
PERFORMANCES: 768 approx
MUSIC: Richard Rodgers
LYRICS: Oscar Hammerstein II
BOOK: Oscar Hammerstein II
ORCHESTRATIONS: Robert Russell Bennett/Bruce Coughlin
DIRECTOR: Christopher Renshaw
CHOROEOGRAPHER: Jerome Robbins/Lar Lubovitch
SCENIC DESIGN: Brian Thomson
COSTUME DESIGN: Roger Kirk
LIGHTING DESIGN: Nigel Levings
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: John Owen Edwards
ANNA LEONOWENS: Elaine Paige
THE KING OF SIAM: Jason Scott Lee
TUPTIM: Aura Deva
LUN THA: Sean Ghazi
THE KRALAHOME: Ho Yi
LADY THIANG: Taewon Yi Kim
SIR EDWARD RAMSAY: Robin Kermode
LOUIS LEONOWENS: Christoper Hawkins, Benjamin Ibbott
PRINCE CHULALONGKORN: Alexander Deng, Joseph Tadiar