{"product_id":"rodgers-hammersteins-the-king-and-i-9781495056093","title":"Rodgers  Hammersteins The King and I","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eÊThe King and IÊ opened on Broadway on March 29  1951. The musical is based on a 1944 novel by Margaret Landon  ÊAnna and the King of SiamÊ  which in turn was adapted from the real-life reminiscences of Anna Leonowens  as recounted in her own books  ÊThe English Governess at the Siamese CourtÊ and ÊThe Romance of the HaremÊ.ÞIt is 1862 in Siam when an English widow  Anna Leonowens  arrives with her young son at the Royal Palace in Bangkok  having been summoned by the King to serve as tutor to his many children and wives. The King is largely considered to be a barbarian by those in the West  and he seeks Anna''s assistance in changing his image  if not his ways. With both keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values  Anna and the King grow to understand and  eventually  respect one another in a truly unique love story. Along with the dazzling score  the incomparable Jerome Robbins ballet ÊThe Small House of Uncle ThomasÊ is one of the all-time marvels of the musical sta","brand":"Hal Leonard Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885887402327,"sku":"9781495056093","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781495056093.jpg?v=1722538050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rodgers-hammersteins-the-king-and-i-9781495056093","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}