1-3: Photos by Joan Marcus

Review Excerpts

“‘SYLISH PRODUCTION RE-CREATES THE MAGIC’…You won’t wat to take your eyes off Murphy and Phillips but most of the featured roles are handled quite well, too Taewon Kim makes a stately Lady Thiang, Joohee Choi portrays ill-fated Tuptim as a broken blossom who flowers only in song, and Randall Duk Kim is a tough Kralahome….”
               -Michael Summers, THE STAR-LEDGER (4/12-18/1996)

“‘LONG LIVE ‘THE KING AND I,’ DAZZLING THAI HIGH’….There are indeed moments when this production is almost unbearably beautiful….From the 11 children who take your breath away with their individualized entrances in the ‘March of the Siamese Children’ to the major secondary roles of Lady Thiang (Taewon Kim) and the court major domo or Kralahom (Randall Duk Kim), this is a carefully assembled bouquet of talents….”
               -Jacques le Sourd, DAILY TIMES – WESTCHESTER (4/12/1996)