Broadway Review: The King & I starring Kelli O'Hara & Ken Watanabe

The King & I
Lincoln Center (Vivian Beaumont Theater)
Reviewed on Friday 25th March 2016
★★★★

Bartlett Sher's Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King & I sits beautifully at the Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. The show, which was last seen in the West End at the Palladium in 2000, follows a British schoolteacher's unexpected relationship with the King of Siam.

Open auditions announced for rumoured West End transfer of The King & I

Open auditions have been announced for the rumoured West End transfer of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King & I. 

Whilst exact details of the musical's London transfer have yet to be revealed, The Stage have published information for an upcoming open dance call. Click here for more.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, the Lincoln Centre's production has choreography by Christopher Gattelli - based on the original choreography by Jerome Robbins - and set design by Michael Yeargan.

GOSSIP: Kelli O'Hara to star in West End transfer of The King and I?

According to the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, Broadway megastar Kelli O'Hara is in "serious early talks" about starring in a possible West End transfer of The King and I. Bamigboye reports that the musical could open in the West End in late 2016 or early 2017.

Earlier this year O'Hara won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the musical's Broadway revival (which O'Hara continues to star in). 

O'Hara's Broadway credits include: The Bridges of Madison County, Nice Work If You Can Get It, South Pacific, The Pajama Game, The Light in the Piazza, Dracula the Musical, Sweet Smell of Success, Follies and Jekyll & Hyde

Broadway Review: The Bridges of Madison County - "One of the best pieces of theatre I have ever seen"

The Bridges of Madison County
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Reviewed on Saturday 5th April 2014 (matinee)

As I arrived at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre I was very excited to be seeing my first ever Broadway show, but I must admit I had absolutely no idea what to expect - I had never read the book or seen the movie and I knew very little about Jason Robert Brown's work. After taking my seat it didn't take long to absorb the simplistic set, I feared it was going to be a cheap and cheerful show but, my oh my, I have never been so wrong.