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Show version a unique theatrical Some tickets are still available for all performances, said Gail Plummer, Festival manager. "King and I" Musical Set Monday In U. Stadium; Runs Thru July 7 nsen "The King and I," justly ranked as one of the most colorful of all Broadway musicals, opens in the University of Utah Stadium Bowl Monday. (July 2) Performances will continue through Saturday, July 7, with curtain time at 8:30 p.m. Patricia Morison will star as Mrs. Anna, English school teacher to the wives and children of a proud but conscientious Siamese king of the 1806s. The role of the King will be sung by Jose Duval and that of his "number one wife" by Dorothy Sarnoff. Miss Morison and Miss Sarnoff have sung in U. Summer Festivals before, the former In 1952's "Kiss Me, Kate" and the latter in "Faust" in 1950. Production director is 'Dr. C. Lowell Lees with Maurice Abra-vanel Abra-vanel as musical director and Willam F. Christensen as choreographer. chore-ographer. Favorite tunes such as "Shall We Dance," "Hello, Young Lovers," Lov-ers," "We Kiss in a Shadow," "Whistle a Happy Tune" and many others highlight the score of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Also featured is the famous "Uncle Tom's Cabin" ballet sequence, se-quence, one of the great modern ballets of the American theatre. "This is the cleanest, most refreshing re-freshing musical play to come from Broadway in many years," said Dr.. Lees. "We have a cast that has been hand-picked by Rodgers and Hammerstein, so we can promise unforgettable entertainment." enter-tainment." The play is based on the bestseller best-seller "Anna and the King of Siam" which was made into a movie and then appeared in new form on Broadway and is now being be-ing filmed again in the play |
