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The King and I Revival
The King and I Revival#75
Posted: 3/7/15 at 3:45am
I really love this interview Bartlett Sher, Michael Yeargan, and Catherine Zuber had in the recent Lincoln Center Theater Review.
http://www.lct.org/explore/magazine/king-and-i/
It's rather interesting that Sher wants THE KING AND I to be a balance of both spectacle and intimate. Plus the sketches that shows Zuber's costumes are wonderful and I can't wait until August when I'll be there.
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/18/10
The King and I Revival#76
Posted: 3/7/15 at 9:25am
What an interesting document and interview with Sher… It appears we're going to get a fine, clear-cut, simple, traditional but effective King & I… The sketches and design discussions brings to mind, for me anyway, the 1999 Jodie Foster movie Anna and the King… The design sounds fascinating and I can't wait to see photos of the show eventually.
I wonder how Sher approaches the scene changes, the 'front cloth' scenes, that type of traditional staging stuff? I also wonder how he will approach the opening scene with the boat? Exciting!
You can also tell that this production will be very different from Renshaw's 1996 lavish revival with Donna Murphy - this should be even more truthful to the original story.
We can expect a handful of Tonys I suspect!
The King and I Revival#77
Posted: 3/7/15 at 9:51am
Interesting that Kelli O'Hara and Donna Murphy will share the stage at the New York Pops gala on May 4th.
What are the chances that we won't hear anything from The King and I?
The King and I Revival#78
Posted: 3/7/15 at 11:14am
I also wonder how he will approach the opening scene with the boat? Exciting!
I am also curious as to how they will do this!
The King and I Revival#79
Posted: 3/7/15 at 8:11pm
Splurged and bought a ticket for the first preview, front row center.
BEYOND excited to finally see Kelli O'Hara live, and for this lavish production.
The King and I Revival#80
Posted: 3/8/15 at 1:47pmI just went looking for tickets and discovered that they are only on sale through early July. Is this a limited run? I was planning to see this on my August trip and am now trying to figure out if I should try to get to NYC earlier.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
The King and I Revival#81
Posted: 3/8/15 at 1:55pmNo, but I'm sure they want to see how it sells before releasing more tix.
The King and I Revival#82
Posted: 3/8/15 at 8:24pm
"No, but I'm sure they want to see how it sells before releasing more tix."
Has anyone heard anything about how long the leads are prepared to stay with the show?
The King and I Revival Preview Thread#83
Posted: 3/11/15 at 1:45am
Thursday night is the big night, I'm so excited to hear first preview thoughts.
Speaking of which, I've decided to make it a preview thread. Just in case.
The King and I Revival Preview Thread#84
Posted: 3/11/15 at 1:40pmGoing May 9! Very excited!
The King and I Revival Preview Thread#85
Posted: 3/11/15 at 4:45pmSo whose planning on going tomorrow night?
The King and I Revival Preview Thread#86
Posted: 3/11/15 at 4:51pmI'll be there and will post some intermission thoughts!
The King and I Revival Preview Thread#87
Posted: 3/12/15 at 2:40pm
Interesting, but I was reading this article in the NYTimes which stated that Watanabe was only in the show until July. Could that be why LCT hasn't released tickets beyond that date?
"By the end of February, when tech rehearsal had begun, Mr. Sher was still fretting, still revising. He was reminded that Mr. Watanabe’s contract runs out in July and that if the show is successful as everyone hopes, by May or June at the latest he needs to break in a replacement."
Anyone know why he's contracted for such a short run? Surely TKAI will run far longer.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/theater/ken-watanabe-moves-from-samurai-to-the-king-and-i.html?ref=theater&_r=0
The King and I Revival Preview Thread#88
Posted: 3/12/15 at 8:52pmIt's possible he has another project, like a movie.
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