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."Long Runs on Broadway", Playbill, December 23, 2012 (compare show names with closing dates at IBDB) A London run and U.S. national tour followed,"The King and I Trivia, see March 22, 1954", Rodgers and Hammerstein.com, accessed December 26, 2012 and subsequent productions have earned further theatre awards.
Original Broadway production Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 1951 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards Best Musical Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II 1952 Tony Award Best Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Gertrude Lawrence Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Yul Brynner Best Scenic Design Jo Mielziner Best Costume Design Irene Sharaff
1977 Broadway revival Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 1977 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical The King and I (1977–1978; awards tab), Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 23, 2013 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Yul Brynner Outstanding Actress in a Musical Angela Lansbury (1978)
1979 West End revival Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 1979 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical Virginia McKenna "Olivier Awards – Best Actress Winners" WestEndtheatre.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013
1985 Broadway revival Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 1985 Tony Award Special Tony Award Yul Brynner Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Mary Beth Peil Best Direction of a Musical Mitch Leigh
1996 Broadway revival Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 1996 Tony Award Best Revival of a Musical Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Lou Diamond Phillips Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Donna Murphy Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Joohee Choi Best Direction of a Musical Christopher Renshaw Best Scenic Design Brian Thomson Best Costume Design Roger Kirk Best Lighting Design Nigel Levings Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical The King and I (1996; awards tab), Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 23, 2013 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Lou Diamond Phillips Outstanding Actress in a Musical Donna Murphy Outstanding Director of a Musical Christopher Renshaw Outstanding Set Design Brian Thomson Outstanding Costume Design Roger Kirk Outstanding Lighting Design Nigel Levings Theatre World Award Joohee Choi Lou Diamond Phillips
2000 West End revival Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 2001 Laurence Olivier Award Outstanding Musical Production "Olivier Winners 2001" WestEndtheatre.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013 Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Taewon Yi Kim Best Set Design Brian Thomson Best Costume Design Roger Kirk
2015 Broadway revival Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 2015 Tony Award Best Revival of a Musical McRady, Rachel. "Tony Awards 2015: Complete List of Winners!", Us Weekly magazine, June 7, 2015 Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Ken Watanabe Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Kelli O'Hara Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Ruthie Ann Miles Best Direction of a Musical Bartlett Sher Best Scenic Design Michael Yeargan Best Costume Design Catherine Zuber Best Lighting Design Donald Holder Best Choreography Christopher Gattelli Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outstanding Sound Design Scott Lehrer 2016 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album David Lai & Ted Sperling (producers)
2018 West End revival Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 2018 Laurence Olivier Award Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival "Nominations for the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard", Olivier Awards, accessed September 15, 2021 Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Ken Watanabe Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Kelli O'Hara Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Ruthie Ann Miles Theatre Choreographer Christopher Gattelli Best Costume Design Catherine Zuber
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