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The King and I, a musical about Mongkut of Siam by Rodgers and Hammerstein, premiered on Broadway.
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The King and I
Musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, premiered in 1951
The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mongkut
King of Siam from 1851 to 1868
Mongkut was the fourth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama IV. He reigned from 1851 until his death in 1868.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rodgers and Hammerstein
20th-century American songwriting team
Rodgers and Hammerstein was a theater-writing team of composer Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and lyricist-dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), who together created a series of innovative and influential American musicals. Their musical theater writing partnership has been…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Broadway theatre
Type of theatre in New York City
Broadway theatre, or Broadway, is a theatre genre that consists of the theatrical performances presented in 41 professional theaters, each with 500 or more seats, in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)