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In a study of banned and challenged picture and primary books because of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/ questioning ( LGBTQ) concerns covering the twenty years (1989–2009) for which data was available, King & King was fourth on the list after Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite (1st), Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman (2nd) and And Tango Makes Three by Peter Parnell (3rd). [20] In their list of all banned and challenged books for 2000–2009, King & King is 20th out of 100. [21] In time for Banned Books Week (last week of September) in 2005, the ALA introduced Banned Books bracelets featuring covers of the popular challenged books, King & King is one of the six offered in children's sizes. [22] ALA banned books in all categories Productions [ edit ] Original productions [ edit ] The King and I opened in 1951 at the St. James Theatre (seen in 2006).

Giving God rule over our lives is not meant to be a fearful thing, though. In fact, letting God take His rightful place in our hearts is the beginning of a wonderful new life. For this King longs to be in close relationship with each of His people. Another U.S. national tour began in mid-2004, directed by Baayork Lee (who appeared in the original production at age 5), with choreography by Susan Kikuchi, reproducing the Robbins original. Sandy Duncan again starred as Anna, while Martin Vidnovic played the King. He had played Lun Tha in the 1977 Broadway production and voiced the King in the 1999 animated film. Stefanie Powers took over for Duncan throughout 2005. [137] Near the end of the tour in November 2005, Variety judged that Lee had successfully "harnessed the show's physical beauty and its intrinsic exotic flavor." [138] The pair discussed having an Act 1 musical scene involving Anna and the King's wives. The lyrics for that scene proved to be very difficult for Hammerstein to write. He first thought that Anna would simply tell the wives something about her past, and wrote such lyrics as "I was dazzled by the splendor/Of Calcutta and Bombay" and "The celebrities were many/And the parties very gay/(I recall a curry dinner/And a certain Major Grey)." [31] Eventually, Hammerstein decided to write about how Anna felt, a song which would not only explain her past and her motivation for traveling with her son to the court of Siam, but also serve to establish a bond with Tuptim and lay the groundwork for the conflict that devastates Anna's relationship with the King. [18] [31] "Hello, Young Lovers", the resulting song, was the work of five exhausting weeks for Hammerstein. He finally sent the lyrics to Rodgers by messenger and awaited his reaction. Hammerstein considered the song his best work and was anxious to hear what Rodgers thought of it, but no comment came from Rodgers. Pride kept Hammerstein from asking. Finally, after four days, the two happened to be talking on the phone about other matters, and at the end of the conversation, Rodgers stated, very briefly, that the lyric was fine. Josh Logan, who had worked closely with Hammerstein on South Pacific, listened to the usually unflappable writer pour out his unhappy feelings. It was one of the few times that Hammerstein and Rodgers did not display a united front. [32] Casting and auditions [ edit ] Yul Brynner in the original production of The King and I

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When Brynner opened in the original production in 1951, he was the newcomer and Gertrude Lawrence the established star. Now, 33 years and 4,300 performances later, he is the king of the mountain as well as the show... The genius of his performance – and it must be some sort of genius to maintain a character this long – is its simplicity. There is not a superfluous expression nor a vague gesture. And if at times, the arms on hips posture, the shining dome and fierce expression remind one of Mr. Clean, it should be remembered that Brynner was there first. [105]

Holtzmann initially wanted Cole Porter to write the score, but he declined. She was going to approach Noël Coward next, but happened to meet Dorothy Hammerstein (Oscar's wife) in Manhattan. Holtzmann told Dorothy Hammerstein that she wanted Rodgers and Hammerstein to create a show for Lawrence, and asked her to see that her husband read a book that Holtzmann would send over. In fact, both Dorothy Rodgers and Dorothy Hammerstein had read the novel in 1944 and had urged their husbands to consider it as a possible subject for a musical. [8] Dorothy Hammerstein had known Gertrude Lawrence since 1925, when they had both appeared in André Charlot's London Revue of 1924 on Broadway and on tour in North America. [12] Rodgers (left) and Hammerstein Guernsey, Otis L. and Jeffrey Sweet (eds.) " The King and I", The Best Plays of 1989-1990: The Complete Broadway and Off-Broadway Sourcebook, p. 397, Hal Leonard Corporation (1990) ISBN 1557830916 Steve Rotheram, the mayor of the Liverpool city region, also expressed concern. “At a time when thousands of families in our region are trying to make ends meet amidst the cost of living crisis – and charities are taking most of the strain doing invaluable work helping those struggling to eat and keep the lights on – it appears millions of pounds that should have made its way to vulnerable people, is not,” he said. The duchy collects bona vacantia assets from residents of the ancient county palatinate of Lancashire – a territory that includes Lancashire and parts of Merseyside, Cheshire and Cumbria.

Stevenson, Deborah. "King & King." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 55.11 (2002): 400. ProQuest Central, Research Library. Web. Top ten most frequently challenged books of 2004: Out of 547 challenges reported to the Office for Intellectual Freedom", American Library Association. Oklahoma House Pases Anti-Gay Lit Resolution". American Libraries. May 13, 2005. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011 . Retrieved May 4, 2021. a b c d e Turner Trice, Dawn (March 12, 2003). "Some Parents Don't like Twist in Fairy Tale". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved May 4, 2021.

Hammerstein found his "door in" to the play in Landon's account of a slave in Siam writing about Abraham Lincoln. This would eventually become the narrated dance, " The Small House of Uncle Thomas". Since a frank expression of romantic feelings between the King and Anna would be inappropriate in view of both parties' upbringing and prevailing social mores, [18] Hammerstein wrote love scenes for a secondary couple, Tuptim, a junior wife of the King, and Lun Tha, a scholar. In the Landon work, the relationship is between Tuptim and a priest, and is not romantic. The musical's most radical change from the novel was to have the King die at the end of the musical. [19] Also, since Lawrence was not primarily a singer, the secondary couple gave Rodgers a chance to write his usual "soaring" romantic melodies. [20] In an interview for The New York Times, Hammerstein indicated that he wrote the first scene before leaving for London and the West End production of Carousel in mid-1950; he wrote a second scene while there. [21]Carolyn Caywood, "Using the OIF Database for 'What's So Scary about Tango'", Intellectual Freedom Roundtable of the American Library Association. Gans, Andrew. "Darren Lee and Helen George Are The King and I in U.K. Tour Beginning February 4", Playbill, February 4, 2023 The production was reproduced on Broadway, opening on April 11, 1996, at the Neil Simon Theatre, starring Donna Murphy as Anna, who won a Tony Award for her performance, and Lou Diamond Phillips as the King, [56] with Randall Duk Kim as the Kralahome, Jose Llana as Lun Tha, Joohee Choi as Tuptim and Taewon Yi Kim as Lady Thiang. Jenna Ushkowitz made her Broadway debut as one of the children. [121] The production was nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning best revival and three others, with acting nominations for Phillips and Choi, [56] who each won Theatre World Awards, [122] and seven Drama Desk Awards, winning for Outstanding Revival of a Musical; Renshaw won for his direction. [122] The production was praised for "lavish... sumptuous" designs by Roger Kirk (costumes) and Brian Thomson (sets), who both won Tony [56] and Drama Desk Awards for their work. [122] [123] Faith Prince played the role of Anna later in the run, followed by Marie Osmond. [124] The revival ran on Broadway for 780 performances, and Kevin Gray replaced Phillips. [72] [125] The production then toured in the U.S., starring Mills and Victor Talmadge. Other Annas on this tour included Osmond, Sandy Duncan, Stefanie Powers and Maureen McGovern, who ended the tour in Chicago in June 1998. [124] [126] and Mary, as husband and wife, reigned jointly until Mary's death in 1694. William then reigned alone until his own death in 1702.