Description: Elaine Paige THE KING AND I West End 12.5"x20" Window Card on heavy glossy paper stock 2000. Relative to breaking the mold of a production legacy, this KING AND I was part of the moving forward from the Yul Brynner/Jerry Robbins lock-hold on the show and opening the door to the next generations of artistic exploration. In New York, Donna Murphy would leave her mark on the show in this same iteration. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The first major revival to break away from the original staging and interpretation was an Australian production directed by Christopher Renshaw, starring Hayley Mills as Anna, in 1991. Renshaw pointedly ignored the printed stage directions in the script when reshaping the piece into what he called "an authentic Thai experience". The production had a more sinister Siamese setting, a less elegant but more forceful Anna, and a younger King (Tony Marinyo). The attraction between Anna and the King was made explicit. Renshaw "cut a few lines and lyrics, and translated others into Thai to reinforce the atmosphere of a foreign land", and all Asian roles were played by Asian actors. He also asked choreographers Lar Lubovitch and Jerome Robbins to create a "spiritual" ballet, for the King's entrance in Act 1, and a procession with a sacred white elephant in Act II. According to Renshaw, "The reds and golds were very much inspired by what we saw at the royal palace", and set and costume elements reflected images, architecture and other designs in the palace and elsewhere in Bangkok. For example, the stage was framed by columns of elephant figures, a large emerald Buddha loomed over Act I, and hundreds of elephant images were woven into the set. Renshaw said, "The elephant is regarded as a very holy creature ... they believe the spirit of Buddha often resides in the form of the elephant. The production opened on May 3, 2000 at the London Palladium, directed by Renshaw and choreographed by Lubovitch, and using the Kirk and Thomson designs.[127] It reportedly took in £8 million in advance ticket sales.[128] The cast included Elaine Paige as Anna and Jason Scott Lee as the King, with Sean Ghazi as Luan Tha and Ho Yi as the Kralahome.[129] Lady Thiang was, again, played by Taewon Yi Kim, of whom The Observer wrote, "Her 'Something Wonderful' was just that."[127] The show was nominated for an Olivier Award for outstanding musical.[130] Later in the run, Lee was replaced as the King by Paul Nakauchi.[131] The revival was generally well received. The Daily Mirror said: "The King and I waltzed back to the West End in triumph last night."[132] The Daily Express noted, "Love it or loathe it, The King and I is an unstoppable smash."[132] Variety, however, noted a lack of chemistry between the leads, commenting that "there’s something not entirely right in Siam when the greatest applause is reserved for Lady Thiang".[133] Replacements included Josie Lawrence as Anna, Keo Woolford as the King[134] and Saeed Jaffrey as the Kralahome. The show closed on January 5, 2002 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
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