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18 SUMMER PROGRAM 2012
About Tonight
We’re thrilled to close out The Muny’s 94th season with our 12th production of
the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, The King & Iǡ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– „‡‹‰ ‹ ͳͻͷͷǡ ˆ‘—” years after its Broadway premiere.
Originally created as a star vehicle for the great Gertrude Lawrence, the
show drew its story and structure from the 1944 novel “Anna and the King of‹ƒdz ƒ† –Š‡ Š‹– ͳͻͶ͸ ϐ‹Ž ™Š‹ Š •–ƒ””‡† ‡š ƒ””‹•‘ ƒ† ”‡‡ —‡Ǥ Š‡
‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ •–ƒ‰‡ ’”‘†— –‹‘ ‘Ǧ•–ƒ””‡† ƒ ‘„• —”‡ ƒ –‘” ƒ‡† —Ž ”›‡”ǡ ™Š‘
‡˜‡–—ƒŽŽ› „‡ ƒ‡ •‘ ‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡† ™‹–Š –Š‡ ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ Š‡ ‹‰ –Šƒ– Š‡ •’‡– ƒ Žƒ”‰‡
’ƒ”– ‘ˆ Š‹• ƒ”‡‡” ’Žƒ›‹‰ –Š‡ ”‘Ž‡ –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†Ǥ ‹ ‡ Š‹• †‡ƒ–Š ‹ ͳͻͺͷǡmost productions have returned the emphasis of the show to Miss Anna’s story,
ƒ† ‹– Šƒ• „‡‡ ”‡†‹• ‘˜‡”‡† ƒ• ƒ –”—‡ ƒ•–‡”’‹‡ ‡ ‘ˆ †”ƒƒǡ —•‹ ƒ† †ƒ ‡Ǥ
—” ”‡ƒ–‹˜‡ –‡ƒ ”‡–—”• –‘ –Ǥ ‘—‹• ‹ –”‹—’ŠǤ ‘„ —‰‰‹‡”‘ ȋ†‹”‡ –‘”Ȍǡ ƒŽ’Š
‡”‹• ȋ Š‘”‡‘‰”ƒ’Š›Ȍǡ ‹ Šƒ‡Ž Š™‡‹ƒ”†– ȋ• ‡‹ †‡•‹‰Ȍǡ ƒ† ‘Š ƒ•‹–‡”
ȋŽ‹‰Š–‹‰Ȍ ”‡ƒ–‡† –Š‡ ‡’‡”–‘”› Š‡ƒ–”‡ ‘ˆ –Ǥ ‘—‹•ǯ• –Š”‹ŽŽ‹‰ ’”‘†— –‹‘ ‘ˆ
Sunday in the Park with George last spring. Their artistry is truly inspiring, and
their passion for our Muny production unceasing.
One cannot imagine two greater gifts to the Muny audience than Laura Michelle‡ŽŽ› ȋ ‹•• ƒȌ ƒ† ‡˜‹ ”ƒ› ȋ Š‡ ‹‰ ‘ˆ ‹ƒȌǤ •Ǥ ‡ŽŽ› ‹• ƒ ”‘ƒ†™ƒ› ƒ†
‘†‘ •–ƒ” ȋ•Š‡ ”‡ƒ–‡† –Š‡ ”‘Ž‡ ‘ˆ ƒ‘–Š‡” ‰Ž‹•Š ‰‘˜‡”‡•• ƒ• ƒ”› ‘’’‹•
‘ •–ƒ‰‡Ȍ ƒ† ”Ǥ ”ƒ› ”‡–—”• –‘ —• Šƒ˜‹‰ ‘ˆˆ‡”‡† ƒ Žƒ†ƒ” ’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ ‡ ƒ•
–Š‡ Dz ‰‹‡‡”dz ‹ ʹͲͲͳǯ• Miss Saigon Ǥ Š‡› ƒ”‡ ‡Ž‡ –”‹ –‘‰‡–Š‡”ǡ „”‹‰‹‰ ”‡ƒŽ Œ‘›
ƒ† ‹–‡ŽŽ‹‰‡ ‡ –‘ –Š‡‹” ™‘”Ǥ Š‡› ƒ”‡ ™‡ŽŽǦƒ– Š‡† „› ‘ƒ Ž‡†‹ŽŽƒ ȋ™Š‘
›‘— ƒ› ”‡‡„‡” ƒ• –Š‡ •–‹””‹‰ ‹ ‹ Miss SaigonȌǡ Žƒ ”‹ƒ‘ǡ ‘•Š—ƒ ‡Žƒ Cruz, and a wonderful discovery, Stephanie Park.‘‹‰Š– „‡Ž‹‡˜‡ ›‘—ǯ”‡ ‹ ˆ‘” Dz•‘‡–Š‹‰ ™‘†‡”ˆ—ŽǨdz
 ƒ ’‡”•‘ƒŽ ‘–‡ǡ ˆ‡Ž– ƒ Ž‹––Ž‡ Ž‹‡ ”•Ǥ ƒ ™Š‡ ƒ””‹˜‡†ǡ „—– –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– ›
ϐ‹”•– •‡ƒ•‘ǡ ›‘—” ƒ’’Žƒ—•‡ǡ Žƒ—‰Š–‡” ƒ† •—’’‘”– ‘ˆ ‘—” ƒ”–‹•–• ƒ† ’‡”ˆ‘”‡”•
Šƒ˜‡ ‘ ƒ•‹‘ƒŽŽ› ƒ†‡ ‡ ˆ‡‡Ž Ž‹‡ ƒ ‹‰Ǥ – Šƒ• „‡‡ ƒ ”‡ƒŽ Œ‘› Dz‰‡––‹‰ –‘ ‘™you.”Ž‘‘ ˆ‘”™ƒ”† –‘ •‡‡‹‰ ›‘— ƒ‰ƒ‹ ‡š– •—‡” ™Š‡ Š‡ —› ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‡• ‹–•
ͻͷ–Š ›‡ƒ”Ǩ
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š‡ —–‹˜‡ ”‘†— ‡”