Whistle a Happy Tune: Tickets Now Available for The King and I, Starring Kelli O'Hara & Ken Watanabe

Tickets are now on sale for the Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I. The Lincoln Center production, directed by Bartlett Sher, will star Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe. Performances begin at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on March 12, 2015.

The King and I tells the story of Anna (O’Hara), a British governess who tries to help an Eastern king (Watanabe) come to terms with the modern world. The show first opened on Broadway on March 21, 1951 and earned five Tony Awards including Best Musical. The musical has received three Broadway revivals, most recently in 1996 with a production starring Donna Murphy and Lou Diamond Phillips.

The King and I will open officially on April 16. Complete casting will be announced later.