The+King+and+I

**__The King and I [] __**
[] //**The King and I**// is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II based on the book //Anna and the King of Siam// by Margaret Landon. The plot comes from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, who became school teacher to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s. Leonowens' story, //The English Governess at the Siamese Court,// was autobiographical, although its objective accuracy is questionable. The musical opened on Broadway in 1951 and was the sixth collaboration for the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It ran for 1,246 performances, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical, among other awards. It spawned numerous revivals and a popular 1956 film version (Korey Hanover 10-6-09)