Class Preparation

• Read Chapter 7 ("Parallel Wives") of Purdum's Something Wonderful. Also read the part of Chapter 9 ("Beyond Broadway") about the making of the film of The King and I (pages 243-247).

Handouts

• Class Slides (handout) 
• Text-heavy Slides (enlarged)
• Class Slides (all)
• The King and I: Selected Lyrics

 Links to Videos Referenced in Today's Class

Clips on YouTube from the 1956 Film:

• "March of the Siamese Children"
• "Getting to Know You"
• “A Puzzlement”
• "Shall We Dance?"

Additional Videos:

• A recording (with still photos) of Deborah Kerr and Marni Nixon (dubbing some parts) singing “Shall I Tell You What I think of You?” (recorded for the 1956 movie, but never filmed): LINK
• Jose Llana and Cornelia Luna singing “We Kiss in A Shadow” in the 1997 Broadway Revival:  LINK
• Performance of The King and I Revival cast on the 2015 Tony Awards Broadcast LINK
• Kelli O’Hara and the children from the cast of the 2015 revival sing “Getting to Know You” on the “Kelly and Michael” TV show: LINK
• A more modern take on “We Kiss in A Shadow” featuring Jelani Alladin and Matt Doyle in a “Rodgers and Hammerstein Go Pop” video: LINK

Audio-Only Links:

• Gertrude Lawrence singing “I Whistle a Happy Tune” LINK
• Julie Andrews singing “Hello Young Lovers” LINK
• Ben Kingsley & Julie Andrews singing “Song of the King” LINK
• Kelli O’Hara singing “Shall I Tell You What I Think of You?” in the 2015 Broadway revival LINK
• Ruthie Ann Miles sings “Something Wonderful” in the 2015 Broadway Revival: LINK

Articles:

• Scott Miller, “Inside The King and I.”  Excerpt (expanded and revised) from Deconstructing Harold Hill by Scott Miller (Heinemann Publishing, 1999). LINK:
  
• Sarah Williams, "The Real Thai Story of The King and I. (Culture Trip, 11 July 2018): LINK:
  

Class Evaluation

What worked?

• Julie Andrews!

What would make it even better?

• Skip talking about suggestions for improvement to leave more time for the subject.