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Hoon Lee Is Broadway's Newest King of Siam

Lee joins Kelli O’Hara tonight in the Tony-winning ”King and I” revival at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre.

Hoon Lee as the King of Siam in The King and I.
Hoon Lee as the King of Siam in The King and I, now running at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.
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Broadway vet Hoon Lee (Pacific Overtures) joins the Broadway cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I tonight at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Lee takes on the role of the King of Siam, replacing Jose Llana, who played his final performance on September 27. Ken Watanabe originated the part in this revival when it opened earlier this year.

Directed by Bartlett Sher, The King and I also stars Kelli O'Hara and Ruthie Ann Miles in their 2015 Tony Award-winning performances as Anna Leonowens and Lady Thiang. The principal company also includes Ashley Park as Tuptim, Conrad Ricamora as Lun Tha, Edward Baker-Duly as Sir Edward Ramsey, Jon Viktor Corpuz as Prince Chulalongkorn, Murphy Guyer as Captain Orton, Jake Lucas as Louis, Paul Nakauchi as Kralahome, Marc Oka as Phra Alack, Betsy Morgan (standby for Kelli O'Hara).

The ensemble is made up of Aaron J. Albano, Adriana Braganza, Amaya Braganza, Billy Bustamante, LaMae Caparas, Hsin-Ping Chang, Andrew Cheng, Lynn Masako Cheng, Olivia Chun, Ali Ewoldt, Ethan Halford Holder, Cole Horibe, MaryAnn Hu, James Ignacio, Christie Kim, Kelvin Moon Loh, Sumie Maeda, Paul HeeSang Miller, Rommel Pierre O’Choa, Kristen Faith Oei, Autumn Ogawa, Yuki Ozeki, Stephanie Jae Park, Diane Phelan, Sam Poon, William Poon, Brian Rivera, Bennyroyce Royon, Lainie Sakakura, Ann Sanders, Ian Saraceni, Atsuhisa Shinomiya, Michiko Takemasa, Kei Tsuruharatani, Christopher Vo, Rocco Wu, and Timothy Yang.

The King and I features sets by Michael Yeargan, costumes by Catherine Zuber, and lights by Donald Holder (all three nominated for 2015 Tony Awards); and sound by Scott Lehrer (2015 Drama Desk Award nomination). The production, which features an orchestra of 29 conducted by music director Ted Sperling, is performed with the musical’s original 1951 orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and dance and incidental music arranged by Trude Rittmann.

For tickets to The King and I, click here.

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