Betty white in king and I

[george porter martin]

Posted: 11/29/17 at 4:04pm

Does anyone remember, or know, who played the king with  Betty White on the road?  As a child... I played the crown prince when the tour hit the old Cass Theatre in Detroit. Great fun...great memories for me.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 11/29/17 at 4:19pm

What year?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 11/29/17 at 4:51pm

1959.  Ted Scott was her King. 

[Valentina3]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 12:04am

This sounds heavenly casting. I didn't know she could sing. Wait - could she sing? The King & I isn't exactly an easy score.

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 12:25am

Though no longer well known as a singer, White indeed sang quite well..: perhaps she still can.

Updated On: 11/30/17 at 12:25 AM

[RippedMan]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 12:57am

Ted Scott is like the whitest name ever. 

[Musicaldudepeter]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 8:22am

Anna is an easy sing, I would've thought. If Gertrude Lawrence - for whom it was written - could handle it, I'm sure anyone else could. Remember sometimes the keys have been elevated for the likes of Kelli O'Hara, etc. It's not the singing role in the show. 

[stageactor06]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 9:54am

Betty White - Getting to Know You

Updated On: 11/30/17 at 09:54 AM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 10:46am

Somewhere along the line I saw Betty White play Mrs. Anna. It was summer stock somewhere in the tree-state area. Believe it or not, Allen Ludden was the King. Let me try to find the program...

[Valentina3]

Posted: 11/30/17 at 11:25am

stageactor06 said: "Betty White - Getting to Know You"

I'm smiling from ear to ear. Thank you

Yeah I can see how this is much easier to sing (almost smooth and jazzy) than what the 2015 revival presented. I saw that with Marin and it felt a lot more difficult.

[Shelly9]

Posted: 12/31/21 at 3:30pm

Years ago, when I was in the King and I and Betty White was Anna, the King was Eric Rhodes -- this was in Massachusetts. She was one-of-a-kind!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 12/31/21 at 8:45pm

I saw her do the role at the Westbury Music Fair in the late 60 's. Allen Ludden was woefully miscast as the King.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 12/31/21 at 10:07pm

I remember her being in a production of DOLLY! as the lead at a summer stock place back in the 60s/70s. Anyone have a picture?

[Impeach2017]

Posted: 1/1/22 at 1:18am

Charles Korvin

[imeldasturn]

Posted: 1/1/22 at 3:37am

ACL2006 said: "I remember her being in a production of DOLLY! as the lead at a summer stock place back in the 60s/70s. Anyone have a picture?"