The King and I (Broadway) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (2,259)
See it if You want to see what you thought to be a creaky old musical transformed into an utterly relevant and challenging piece of theatre. Wow!
Don't see it if You're looking for fluff or something lighthearted. This is a powerful production that has mined the truest elements of the piece. Just go.
See it if You are a fan of R & H, enjoy elaborate staging and beautiful costumes
Don't see it if You aren't a R & H fan
See it if You love Rogers and Hammerstein and love the Lincoln Center experience with their wonderful stage.
Don't see it if You don't like musicals.
See it if Want to see the BEST show on Broadway right now. It's better than Hamilton! It's done to a T, & still feels original. Kelli O Hara is a GEM!
Don't see it if hate musicals or R&H because there is no way not to be entertained.
See it if You want to see a masterpiece of entertainment
Don't see it if Your too lazy to go to Lincoln center
See it if You love exquisite staging, costumes, and glorious singing. This is one of the best shows I have ever seen. Pure perfection on Broadway.
Don't see it if Go see it!!
See it if You like a classic done well
Don't see it if You don't enjoy old classics
See it if You want to see a phenomenal production of a great show. Great cast. Bartlett Sher's direction is magical, great tech.
Don't see it if There's no reason not to see it.
Critic Reviews (31)
"From the very first moments of Lincoln Center’s ravishing 'The King and I,' it feels like a privilege just to be sitting in the audience...And so it goes, each scene flowing seamlessly, and splendidly, into the next, allowing for the breathtaking spectacle this musical deserves...However, the ballet brings home a fact that is hard to deny: It encourages us to identify with the prevailing world view – that European morality and culture are superior to any other."
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"Sher once again reveals the musical’s own enormous qualities without imposing an arbitrary interpretation..Seven years, it’s too long to wait for another reunion of Rodgers and Hammerstein, LTC, and Sher."
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"This 'King and I' is excellent...The production has the epic sweep that the authors intended...Sher and his leading players also investigate undercurrents of romance and physical attraction which were not evident in the original production...Sparks fly."
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"There are moments in 'The King and I' that may leave you grinning so hard your face will hurt. Then suddenly, without warning, you'll be fighting off tears...'The King and I' still has much to tell us about our differences and shared interests — about all the beautiful and new things we can learn from each other."
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"Director Bartlett Sher's sweepingly romantic production aches with deep, unforced understanding of the story's East/West cultural divide while luxuriating in the sumptuous pleasures of the classic...Nothing overshadows the staggering wealth of the songs...How good to be getting to know the show all over again."
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"Anna is summoned by the king to help modernize Siam. Her impact ends up being more personal than expected -- that’s a notion the musical presents eloquently...'The King and I' requires a regal, charismatic leading lady, and it has one who's just about perfect."
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"'The King and I' is getting an elegant, thoughtful revival courtesy of Lincoln Center Theater. There's an opulent, almost operatic feel to this production, and the music and dancing are richly presented...the production feels fresh and yet familiar, too."
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"This musical is so glorious that I was moved to tears on a few occasions...By the closing number, I was weeping for the beauty of it all — that I get to sit in a beautiful theater on a hot July afternoon and watch some of the best stage artists in the country present a fully realized, perfect incarnation of a classic show. It made me feel lucky to be alive. Theater, folks! It’s a powerful thing."
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