KING AND I Revival a possibility

[othell]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#1

Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:23pm

According to an article on BWW, there is a possibility that Lincoln Center could bring us a revival of THE KING AND I next year helmed by Bartlett Sher. It sounds like it could be great, so who would be perfect in the leading roles? I could see Kate Baldwin as Anna, but I cannot think of anyone for the King-- any ideas? https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/RIALTO_CHATTER_Bartlett_Sher_to_Helm_THE_KING_AND_I_at_Lincoln_Center_Next_Season




Updated On: 2/16/11 at 07:23 PM

[nasty_khakis]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#2

Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:29pm

Danny Burnstein, but only if he plays it as Roman Bartelli AS the King.

[Phantom of London]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#2

Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:34pm

It won't happen, well not next year, Warhorse is going to take New York by storm.

[Dollypop]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#3

Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:38pm

Finally a role worthy of La Swit's talents!!!!!!!!

She'd be sensational as Mrs. Anna!

"Long live God!" (GODSPELL)

[candydog2]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#4

Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:45pm

One of my favourite shows so I'd love for it to happen, although the chances of me being in New York at the time that it's open are very slim.

Casting though..... oh the possibilities....

Maybe Susan Egan as Anna? A departure from the traditional Anna I know and I know that with two young children she's unlikely to be going back to Broadway anytime soon, but she has such a lovely voice that would suit Anna's range beautifully.

[givesmevoice]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#5

Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:52pm

I would love to see Kate Baldwin in this. But any Anna would be amazing in a King and I at the Beaumont.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[bwayphreak234]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#6

Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:53pm

YES.

"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "

[dramamama611]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#7

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:00pm

LIKE.

A whole big bunch!

If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it? These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.

[singtopher]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#8

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:04pm

Well if it's Sher and the Beaumont, I can only assume Kelli O'Hara will come with the package.

I think Kate Baldwin is a great idea, though.

"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it." -Stephen Colbert

[sweetchocolatechip]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#9

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:14pm

Amazing!!!!!!! I hope it happens. My first broadway show at 11years old in 1985 was The King and I!! Seeing Yul Brynner on stage and the production started my love for broadway ever since.

"Be the change you wish to see in the World"~~Ghandi "If music be the food of love, play on." -- William Shakespeare---

[Roscoe]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#10

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:36pm

Well, okay, I guess, but I doubt that lightning will strike twice. THE KING AND I? Really? Can't they think of something more interesting to do?

"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/

[givesmevoice]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#11

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:42pm

Well if it's Sher and the Beaumont, I can only assume Kelli O'Hara will come with the package.

That's what I figured, too.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[Reginald Tresilian]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#12

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:43pm

Singtopher, my thought exactly.

[winston89]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#13

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:45pm

I do think that War Horse is going to take NYC by storm. That is why they placed it as the second show of the season at Lincoln Center. That way/if and when it does sell out it can play well for a year a la South Pacific. If there is a revival of The King and I at Lincoln Center, the earliest I can see it happening is fall of 2012.

"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear" Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll

[Reginald Tresilian]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#14

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:47pm

Daniel Dae Kim as the king?

[PalJoey]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#15

Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:57pm

I think Bartlett Sher would do a sumptuous (and intelligent) job with this show.

I wonder if they would keep the Jerome Robbins "Small House of Uncle Thomas" ballet or re-conceive it.

[iluvtheatertrash]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#16

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:01pm

Kate Baldwin gets my vote. Hands down the most glorious voice on Broadway today.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

[iluvtheatertrash]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#17

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:01pm

Kate Baldwin gets my vote. Hands down the most glorious voice on Broadway today.

"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman

[nasty_khakis]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#18

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:09pm

He loves Kelli, Laura Benanti, and Victoria Clark. I'd put money down on two of those three being at least in the final call back. haha

[ThankstoPhantom]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#19

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:11pm

Sounds like a win.

How to properly use its/it's: Its is the possessive. It's is the contraction for it is...

[adamgreer]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#20

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:12pm

B.D. Wong as the King?

[givesmevoice]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#21

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:13pm

I think Laura Benanti would also be a beautiful Anna, but I still vote for Kate Baldwin.

When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain. -Kad

[boyfromoz2]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#22

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:25pm

Daniel Dae Kim was the King in the 2009 Royal Albert Hall Production, and he was pretty bad. Frequently off-tune, out of time and breath and just a whole lotta posing with his six-pack out. Great to look at, but not to listen to.

[SondheimFan5]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#23

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:32pm

I always see Anna as older (35-40s) so Victoria Clark could work better than Kelli who I think would be great in another few years.

AND isn't Sher attached to the Funny Girl revival too?

[CurtainPullDowner]

KING AND I Revival a possibility#24

Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:33pm

Tim Kang
Don't know if he can sing.
or speak-sing.