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)
Class Slides (all)

 Links to Videos Referenced in Today's Class

• Performance of The King and I Revival cast on the 2015 Tony Awards Broadcast
• Two versions of "We Kiss in the Shadows":
  • ​Jose Llana and Cornelia Luna in the 1997 revival
  • Jelani Alladin and Matt Doyle in a "Rodgers and Hammerstein Go Pop" video
• Clips on YouTube from the 1956 Film
  • "March of the Siamese Children"
  • "Getting to Know You"
  • "Shall We Dance?"
• Preview of the upcoming broadcast of the 2018 London Palladium performance (PBS in November)

Class Evaluation

What worked?

• (not done due to running over time)

What would make it even better?

• not done