The King and I - 1951 - Overture

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 19 Nov 2001

The King And I
Overture

Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

First Performance in U.S.A.
at the
St. James Theatre
New York
March Twentyninth
Nineteen fiftyone

First Performance in England
at
The Theatre Royal
Drury Lane,
London
October Eighth,
Nineteen fiftythree

On March Tenth, Nineteen fiftyfour,
Twentieth Century Fox film
corporation studio chief,
Darryl F. Zanuck,
announced that his company
would film the famed stage hit.

The King And I premiered at
Graumann's Chinese Theatre
in Hollywood on June Twentyeigthth,
Nineteen fiftysix

It was a critical success,
gaining no less than
Nine Academy Award nominations
and winning five of those.

The book and lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
were based on
'Anna and The King of Siam'
by Margaret Landon.

The original Show in England
was presented by
Williamson Music Limited

Sequence and Karaoke by
Dr. James PittPayne in London U.K.

Soft karaoke
Words
synth str 1 treble
synth str 1 bass
synth str 1 mid range
fr hrn
Lyric Line
brass
pizz str
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The King and I 1951 Overture
Music by Richard Rodgers
© 1951 Williamson Music Inc.
Sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Monday 19 Nov 2001 at 22.44
in association with Doug Grierson
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© James Pitt-Payne, London UK, 2001
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File Label KAI_00