The King and I

The Kimmel Center presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, directed by Baayork Lee. Set in the 1860’s in the exotic capital city of Bangkok, The King and I is the timeless love story between a powerful and stubborn king and a determined governess named Anna. Based on the real life adventures of English widow Anna Leonowens, and the best-selling 1944 novel, Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. Despite their differences, Anna the The King of Siam fall in love.