REVIEW: The King And I, London Palladium ✭✭✭✭✭
Douglas Mayo reviews Bartlett Sher’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I at the London Palladium.
Douglas Mayo reviews Bartlett Sher’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I at the London Palladium.
Ruthie Ann Miles will reprise her Tony Award-winning, critically acclaimed performance as Lady Thiang in the West End Production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I when it opens at the London Palladium on 21 June 2018.
The Lincoln Centre production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I starring Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe transfers to the London Palladium in 2018.
Together with set designer Michael Yeargan, costume designer Catherine Zuber and choreographer Christopher Gattelli, Bartlett Sher has completely reimagined and reinvigorated Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical both for the vast space that is the Vivian Beaumont stage and for the 21st century. It is a triumph in every respect: gorgeous to look at, immaculate to listen to and something wonderful to experience. Watanabe commendably makes the King his own special, unique creation. As Anna, Kelli O’Hara is incomparable.