KING AND I Revival a possibility
KING AND I Revival a possibility
#1KING AND I Revival a possibility
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#2KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:29pm
Danny Burnstein, but only if he plays it as Roman Bartelli AS the King. 
#2KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:34pmIt won't happen, well not next year, Warhorse is going to take New York by storm.
Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#3KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:38pm
Finally a role worthy of La Swit's talents!!!!!!!!
She'd be sensational as Mrs. Anna!
candydog2
Featured Actor Joined: 8/11/07
#4KING AND I Revival a possibility
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.
#5KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:52pmI would love to see Kate Baldwin in this. But any Anna would be amazing in a King and I at the Beaumont.
#6KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 7:53pmYES.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#7KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:00pm
LIKE.
A whole big bunch!
#8KING AND I Revival a possibility
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.
#9KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:14pmAmazing!!!!!!! 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.
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#10KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 8:36pmWell, 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?
#11KING AND I Revival a possibility
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.
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#13KING AND I Revival a possibility
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.
#15KING AND I Revival a possibility
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#16KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:01pmKate Baldwin gets my vote. Hands down the most glorious voice on Broadway today.
iluvtheatertrash
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#17KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:01pmKate Baldwin gets my vote. Hands down the most glorious voice on Broadway today.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#18KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:09pmHe 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
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/05
#19KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:11pmSounds like a win.
#21KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:13pmI think Laura Benanti would also be a beautiful Anna, but I still vote for Kate Baldwin.
#22KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:25pmDaniel 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
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/10
#23KING AND I Revival a possibility
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
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#24KING AND I Revival a possibility
Posted: 2/16/11 at 9:33pm
Tim Kang
Don't know if he can sing.
or speak-sing.
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