As BroadwayWorld reported last week, Paramount Pictures will remake Rodgers & Hammerstein s classic musical, The King and I, with the intention to reimagine this classic story with a contemporary perspective that explores diversity and the contrasting worldviews of the characters by drawing from real history and the musical.
Set in 1860s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.
Since the musical premiered on Broadway in 1951, it has enjoyed multiple iterations, including several revivals in New York and London, as well as a beloved Golden Age film, and other interpretations. We re recapping them below!
By The Associated Press Created: February 05, 2021 03:03 PM
Reactions to the death at 91 of Oscar winner and Sound of Music star Christopher Plummer: The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend. I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humor and fun we shared through the years. My heart and condolences go out to his lovely wife, Elaine, and his daughter, Amanda. - Plummer s Sound of Music co-star Julie Andrews, in a statement. He was a mighty force both as Man and Actor. He was an actor in the 19th century meaning of the word-his commitment to his profession. His art was total, theater being a constant and the most important part of the totality of his drive to engage with storytelling. He was fearless, energetic, courageous, knowledgeable, professional and a monument to what an actor can be. A Great Actor in the truest sense. - Helen Mirren, who co-starred with Plummer in his Oscar-nominated role o
Reactions to the death at 91 of Oscar winner and “Sound of Music” star Christopher Plummer:
“The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend. I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humor and fun we shared through the years. My heart and condolences go out to his lovely wife, Elaine, and his daughter, Amanda.” Plummer s “Sound of Music” co-star Julie Andrews, in a statement.
“He was a mighty force both as Man and Actor. He was an actor in the 19th century meaning of the word his commitment to his profession. His art was total, theater being a constant and the most important part of the totality of his drive to engage with storytelling. He was fearless, energetic, courageous, knowledgeable, professional and a monument to what an actor can be. A Great Actor in the truest sense.” Helen Mirren, who co-starred with Plummer in his Oscar-nominated role of Tolstoy in “The Last Station, in a written statement.