Through the years, the various revivals on Broadway. Starring Yul Brenner & Constance Towers, Rudolf Nureyev & Liz Robertson, Donna Murphy & Lou Diamond Phillips.
@cbiswhite technically, Nureyev was mostly a Tatar on both sides so technically he was Euro-Asian, not a Siamese on any account but neither was Chow Yun Fat
I saw both of these productions and they were both incredible -- and completely different from each other. Thank you for sharing this wonderful (if all too brief) footage!!!
Why did Nureyev play the King? By the time he was in the revival, the show was already a hit, so why did the producers feel the need to cast a white man in the role of an Asian man?
I like the 1977 revival commercial better i even got to see Yul brynner 2 years ago in the 1956 film adaptation of the Rogers and Hammerstein Musical after seeing a little bit of a production from MTW at the Carpenter at Cal State long Beach for an invitational field trip 3 years ago
First one is so right that no one could play the role like Brynner could, no wonder every revival with him was a sell-out.
Anynom 2 weeks ago
@cbiswhite technically, Nureyev was mostly a Tatar on both sides so technically he was Euro-Asian, not a Siamese on any account but neither was Chow Yun Fat
Targisvear 10 months ago
@ItalianDivo101 Yeah, it's like, "Come see the show or 12 children will cry."
fossefan 1 year ago
I saw both of these productions and they were both incredible -- and completely different from each other. Thank you for sharing this wonderful (if all too brief) footage!!!
Triority 1 year ago
Why did Nureyev play the King? By the time he was in the revival, the show was already a hit, so why did the producers feel the need to cast a white man in the role of an Asian man?
cbiswhite 3 years ago
Yule Brenner - what a wonderful actor and it was absolutely fabulous to see him in person in this play!
mdkarr 3 years ago
I like the 1977 revival commercial better i even got to see Yul brynner 2 years ago in the 1956 film adaptation of the Rogers and Hammerstein Musical after seeing a little bit of a production from MTW at the Carpenter at Cal State long Beach for an invitational field trip 3 years ago
Manueltube3 3 years ago
YULE! *cries* RIP
MichaelCrawfordsFan 3 years ago
OMG, that last commercial is TERRIBLE! LoL, it seems to exploitative!
ItalianDivo101 3 years ago
:DD!
my favorite show ever.
i wish it was still playing.
suicidalmickeymouse 4 years ago