We enjoyed another wonderful musical at Esplanade this afternoon. My first time to watch this musical was the film played on The Art Central TV, which was filmed in 1956 starred by Yul Brynner as the King and Deborah Kerr as Anna. I only knew it later that the film won 5 Academy Awards and was nominated for four more. Brynner won an Oscar as Best Actor for his portrayal, and Kerr was nominated as Best Actress. Though I can no longer see the same actors and actress on the stage, it was still a great experience to see this most longest-running musical with my eyes.
This is a fun musical with a lot of interesting cultural thinkging inside. I read many articles about the Anne and the King story. Apparently what we see on the stage is not a completely true stroy even it claimed to be based on the true story. Some people even think that it is a form of western culture chauvinism though the beautiful love stories and songs are touching our mind. And when watching the musical I gleamingly see the the old ansian country went through the change of human right equality and modernization.
I like the song Getting to Know You very much. It is a song sang together by Anna, the king's wives and children. I felt very pleased when they sang. I guess it is the attitute when we meet people. Get to know each other and like each other so that life is wonderful. And the famous song 'Shall We Dance?' , who can say they are not in love?
This is a fantastic musical for the beautiful stage sets, costumes, music and songs. Unlike the Phantom of the Opera, less fancy technology used and more things about true feelings. No wonder it has won so many awards and is still well-loved after being played for nearly 60 years.
