The Alex Theatre (Glendale, CA)
The King and I, 20th Century Fox's 1956 blockbuster, successfully adapted Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical to the screen. The film won five Academy Awards, and provided the role of a lifetime for Yul Brynner. This extravagant spectacle, filmed in glorious De Luxe color and CinemaScope 55, will be screened at Glendale's historic Alex Theatre, one of the nation's oldest surviving motion picture palaces.
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The last date listed for The King and I was Saturday July 25, 2009 / 2:00pm. (view all dates)
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First time seeing this movie on a big screen in Cinemascope. Wonderful colors and costumes. A fun time for the whole family and a Bugs Bunny cartoon started things off.
Beautiful on the big screen! I have never seen the film in its true glory, with the expansive, detailed shots. I went for the Uncle Tom's Cabin sequence and I was not disappointed. A moment when real stage magic, with choreography by Jerome Robbins, was captured on film.
It was great to see this on the big screen!
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The Alex Theatre is a historic, cultural and artistic treasure. Designed by architects Charles R. Selkirk and Arthur G. Lindley, the Alexander, as it was originally known, opened as a Vaudeville and silent movie theatre and later had a long career as a first run movie and major preview house. The theatre reopened in 1993 as a performing arts and entertainment venue.
Musical comedy star Mary Martin suggested Yul Brynner for the part of the King in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1951 adaptation of Anna and the King of Siam.
Appearing opposite Gertrude Lawrence during its historic Broadway run, Brynner would eventually appear in the title role almost 5000 times during his forty-year career.
When 20th Century Fox produced its lavish widescreen film version in 1956 it was Deborah Kerr who portrayed the English tutor in the blockbuster hit that garnered nine Academy Award® nominations. Among its five wins was Best Actor for the man who created the part.
Hit songs from the show include “Shall We Dance”, “Getting To Know You”, “Hello Young Lovers” and “I Whistle a Happy Tune”.
The King And I is presented in glorious De Luxe color and CinemaScope 55.
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