The King and I

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Event The King and I
Venue The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 4 January 1992
Opening Date 4 January 1992
Last Date 15 February 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "Centred around a widowed English teacher who arrives in Siam to teach the royal brood".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Intercultural
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Judelex Arenas Actor Lun Tha
Jennifer Chang Actor Topsy (Uncle Thomas)
Michael Chang Actor Phra Alack
Paolo de la Fuente Actor Prince Chululongkorn
James Nanda Edwards Actor
Fo Actor Little Eva (Uncle Thomas)
Scott Folley Actor Louis
Danielle Goullet Actor
Nick Jones Actor Louis (shared role)
Rohan Kodituwakku Actor Prince Chululongkorn (shared role)
Christine Mahoney Actor Anna (Understudy)
Tony Marinyo Actor King of Siam
Dina McPherson Actor Uncle Thomas
Hayley Mills Actor Anna Leonowens
Cindy Pan Actor Angel George (Uncle Thomas)
Louie Reyes Actor Lady Thiang
Christina Tan Actor Eliza (Uncle Thomas)
Bevan Wilson Actor Captain Orton/Sir Edward Ramsey
Shu-Cheen Yu Actor Tuptim
Warwick Yuen Actor Interpreter
William Zappa Actor The Kralahome
Darien Sticklen Assistant Director
Robert Gavin Assistant Musical Director
Ken Wilby Associate Designer
Oscar Hammerstein II Book and Lyrics Librettist
Melanie Atma Chorus
Simone Baker Chorus
Anneka Baughan-Gallagher Chorus
Dennis Cabrera Chorus
Carolyn Chew Chorus
Paul Cordeiro Chorus
Katrina Knowles Chorus
Tyron Marais Chorus
Clarissa Miranda Chorus
Roanne Monte Chorus
Kris Schumacher Chorus
Chai Som Chorus
Lita Stathis Chorus
Michael Tan Chorus
Hai Yan Yang Chorus
Richard Rodgers Composer
Roger Kirk Costume Designer
Christopher Renshaw Director
Nigel Levings Lighting Designer
Peter Casey Musical Director
Brian Thomson Set Designer
Margaret Landon Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The Australian premiere opened in South Austtalia in June, 1991. Tour includes Queensland in Jul 1991, Western Australia in Aug 1991, New South Wales in Oct 1991 and Victoria in Dec 1991.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Web
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record January 1992
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 13322