The cast and creative team of THE KING AND I move later this week from rehearsal rooms to the stage of the Vivian Beaumont, but I find my mind drifting far far away, to the inspiration for the story: Anna Harriette Leonowens.
Here are some fast facts about Jonny, the character played by Mamoudou Athie in THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX: he is 21 years old, a writer, and a Christian.
Wandering around rehearsals seven years ago for LCT’s production of SOUTH PACIFIC, I often felt as if I were in a boot camp. With THE KING AND I, another comparison keeps coming to mind: a Hollywood studio.
LCT’s large rehearsal hall one morning this past week was as crowded as a cross-town bus at rush hour. The occasion was a meet-and-greet prior to the first full-scale rehearsal of THE KING AND I.
