THE RECORD BREAKING NUMBER ONE BOX OFFICE HIT RETURNS TO UK CINEMAS 4 APRIL 2019
NewsNews 15th February 2019 Jon Dingle 0
Howard Panter for Trafalgar Theatre Productions, GWB Entertainment, BookMyShow, Tokyu Theatre Orb, Tulchin/Bartner and David Lazar in association with KHAM Inc. and Trafalgar Releasing
Proudly Present
The Lincoln Center Theater
production of
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S
THE KING AND I: FROM THE LONDON PALLADIUM
starring Academy Award nominee Ken Watanabe and Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara
Following 2018’s record breaking global cinema release of The King and I: From the London Palladium, this unmissable majestic production returns to cinemas around the UK for one night only on 4 April 2019. Receiving both critical and audience acclaim, the film achieved the highest box office globally for a stage to screen event release of 2018.
The multiple Tony award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical is directed by Tony Award-winner Bartlett Sher, which first opened on Broadway in 2015 for a critically acclaimed 16 month run at The Lincoln Center Theater, this was followed by an unprecedented record-breaking sold out USA tour. The show then transferred to the London Palladium in June 2018, with the three original Broadway lead actors reprising their starring roles – Tony Award-winner (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for The King and I) Kelli O’Hara, Tony and Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe and Tony Award-winner (Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for The King and I) Ruthie Ann Miles.
The production is also about to embark on an international tour opening in Manchester in April 2019, before playing key UK cities and then a major presentation at TOKYU Theatre Orb in Tokyo in Summer 2019. Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe will reprise their roles once again for the Tokyo presentation. Further international dates are to be announced shortly.
With one of the finest scores ever written including; Whistle a Happy Tune, Getting to Know You and Shall We Dance, and featuring a company of over 50 world-class performers, THE KING AND I: FROM THE PALLADIUM is a testament to the lavish heritage of gloriously romantic musical theatre – it is the greatest musical from the golden age of musicals.
WHAT THE PRESS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE KING AND I:
“Five stars for a sumptuous King and I. Book Now. It’s a hit”
★★★★★
The Times
“The evening belongs to Kelli O’Hara”
★★★★★
Sunday Express
“We left the London Palladium on a bright cloud of music – joyous!”
★★★★
Daily Mail
“Looks and sounds ravishing. Complete rapture”
★★★★
Daily Telegraph
“The screened version of the Palladium run brings a completely new perspective to the show, not only delivering a true reflection oft he live experience, but enhancing it beyond expectations.”
BroadwayWorld.com
“A superlative capture of a splendid production bringst he Rogers and Hammerstein classic to a new audience.“
Sydney Arts Guide
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