Research Catalog

Title

The king and I [excerpts] [videorecording] / stage direction by Arthur Storch ; music by Richard Rodgers ; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; choreography by Jerome Robbins, staged by Patricia Weber.

Publication

1989 or 1990.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
• Kantrowitz, Jason.
• Landon, Margaret, 1903-1993.
• Moore, John Jay.
• Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993.
• Robbins, Jerome,
• Robertson, Liz.
• Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
• Simmons, Stanley.
• Storch, Arthur, 1925-2013.
• Weber, Patricia.

Description

1 videocassette (32 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation.

Series Statement

Rudolf Nureyev Collection.

Genre/Form

• Musicals.
• Video.

Note

• Title from accompanying data sheet.

Credits (note)

• Based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the king of Siam ; scenery, John Jay Moore ; costumes, Stanley Simmons ; original costumes, Irene Sharaff ; lighting, Jason Kantrowitz.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance, location not identified, in 1989 or 1990.

Call Number

*MGZIA 4-4114 RNC

Title

The king and I [excerpts] [videorecording] / stage direction by Arthur Storch ; music by Richard Rodgers ; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ; choreography by Jerome Robbins, staged by Patricia Weber.

Imprint

1989 or 1990.

Series

Rudolf Nureyev Collection.

Event

Videotaped in performance, location not identified, in 1989 or 1990.

Credits

Based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the king of Siam ; scenery, John Jay Moore ; costumes, Stanley Simmons ; original costumes, Irene Sharaff ; lighting, Jason Kantrowitz.

Performer

Performed by Rudolf Nureyev (the king of Siam), Liz Robertson (Anna), and others.

Summary

Scenes featuring Rudolf Nureyev in the title role. The camera focuses mainly on Nureyev, with the other characters audible from off-camera . The first segment (ca. 14 min.) is an excerpt from Act I, running from the king's conversation with Anna in his private chamber to the prayer to Buddha, led by the king. The second segment (ca. 18 min.) is from Act II, beginning with a conversation between the king, Anna, and Sir Edward Ramsay, and closing with the king's exit after his failure to punish Tuptim for her attempted elopement. It includes the number "Shall we dance?"

Local Subject

Musical comedies. The king and I.

Added Author

Nureyev, Rudolf, 1938-1993. Performer

Robertson, Liz. Performer

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Composer

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Librettist

Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960. Lyricist

Storch, Arthur, 1925-2013. Director

Robbins, Jerome, choreographer.

Weber, Patricia.

Moore, John Jay. Designer

Simmons, Stanley. Costume designer

Kantrowitz, Jason. Lighting designer

Landon, Margaret, 1903-1993. Author

Added Title

Gift of the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation.

Research Call Number

*MGZIA 4-4114 RNC