Awards for The King and I
The following tables list the major theatre awards and nominations received with respect to major market productions of the musical The King and I, by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
The musical premiered on March 29, 1951 at Broadway's St. James Theatre. The musical won Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Actress (for Gertrude Lawrence) and Best Featured Actor (for Yul Brynner). It played for 1,246 performances.[1] A London run and U.S. national tour followed,[2] and subsequent productions have earned further theatre awards.[3]
Awards and nominations
- Original Broadway production
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Tony Award | Best Musical | Won | [3] | |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | Gertrude Lawrence | Won | |||
| Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical | Yul Brynner | Won | |||
| Best Scenic Design | Jo Mielziner | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Irene Sharaff | Won | |||
- 1977 Broadway revival
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated | [4] | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Yul Brynner | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Angela Lansbury (1978) | Nominated | |||
- 1979 London revival
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress in a Musical | Virginia McKenna | Won | [5] |
- 1985 Broadway revival
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Tony Award | Special Tony Award | Yul Brynner | Won | [3] |
| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Mary Beth Peil | Nominated | |||
| Best Direction of a Musical | Mitch Leigh | Nominated |
- 1996 Broadway revival
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Won | [3] | |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Lou Diamond Phillips | Nominated | |||
| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | Donna Murphy | Won | |||
| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Joohee Choi | Nominated | |||
| Best Direction of a Musical | Christopher Renshaw | Nominated | |||
| Best Scenic Design | Brian Thomson | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Roger Kirk | Won | |||
| Best Lighting Design | Nigel Levings | Nominated | |||
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won | [6] | ||
| Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Lou Diamond Phillips | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Donna Murphy | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Director of a Musical | Christopher Renshaw | Won | |||
| Outstanding Set Design | Brian Thomson | Won | |||
| Outstanding Costume Design | Roger Kirk | Won | |||
| Outstanding Lighting Design | Nigel Levings | Nominated | |||
| Theatre World Award | Joohee Choi | Won | [6] | ||
| Lou Diamond Phillips | Won | ||||
- 2000 London revival
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Laurence Olivier Award | Outstanding Musical Production | Nominated | [7] | |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Taewon Yi Kim | Nominated | |||
| Best Set Design | Brian Thomson | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Roger Kirk | Nominated | |||
- 2015 Broadway revival
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Pending | [8] | |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Ken Watanabe | Pending | |||
| Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical | Kelli O'Hara | Pending | |||
| Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Ruthie Ann Miles | Pending | |||
| Best Direction of a Musical | Bartlett Sher | Pending | |||
| Best Scenic Design | Michael Yeargan | Pending | |||
| Best Costume Design | Catherine Zuber | Pending | |||
| Best Lighting Design | Donald Holder | Pending | |||
| Best Choreography | Christopher Gattelli | Pending | |||
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Pending | [9] | ||
| Outstanding Sound Design | Scott Lehrer | Pending | |||
References
- ↑ "Long Runs on Broadway", Playbill, December 23, 2012 (compare show names with closing dates at IBDB)
- ↑ "The King and I Trivia, see March 22, 1954", Rodgers and Hammerstein.com, accessed December 26, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Search past winners—The King and I". Tony Awards. American Theatre Wing. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
- ↑ The King and I (1977–1978; awards tab), Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 23, 2013
- ↑ "Olivier Awards – Best Actress Winners" WestEndtheatre.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The King and I (1996; awards tab), Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 23, 2013
- ↑ "Olivier Winners 2001" WestEndtheatre.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013
- ↑ Announcement of nominations
- ↑ List of nominations