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Daniel Dae Kim wows 'em in UK King and I revival - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
- Daniel Dae Kim wows 'em in UK King and I revival - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
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Daniel Dae Kim wows 'em in UK King and I revival - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
august > December 12th, 2008, 07:58 PM
According to Playbill, Daniel will play the King of Siam in a revival of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. A Swiss-born British stage actress named Maria Friedman will co-star as Anna, and it will run for 20 performances only in the Royal Albert Hall, June 12-28.
The original opened on Broadway in 1951 and ran for 1,246 performances, winning Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Featured Actor in a Musical. -
Daniel Dae Kim wows 'em in UK King and I revival - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
august > June 20th, 2009, 05:16 PM
Article on the production with quotes from Daniel and cool photos, at BBC.co.uk.
Excerpts:
Quote:"I am bound to be compared to other people who have played the king, but I will bring something different to it," he says defiantly.
"It always makes me laugh that in productions of the King and I, every single person who played the king either shaved their head or put on a bald cap and I thought if that's not a lasting testament to the work of one actor then I don't know what is."
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Best known for his role as Korean-speaking character Jin Kwon in Lost, many will be surprised to discover the 40 year old received his acting training on the stage and has performed Shakespeare, Beckett and Chekhov.
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"I was looking around for the right opportunity and this one came along," he says.
"This is a dream role - for an Asian American man there aren't many roles that are written for us where we play royalty, where we are leaders."
![[Image: _45932786_daekim_466.jpg]](http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45932000/jpg/_45932786_daekim_466.jpg)
From one review here:
Quote:
Dae Kim (best known for playing Jin in Lost) successfully portrays the uncertainty felt by a man who is keen to modernise his country but fearful of the consequences of doing so. Nevertheless, though he is all too quick to fall back on the ‘divine right of kings’ when things go against him, we can still appreciate that he is ultimately an humanitarian rather than a barbarian.
Another from the Guardian:
Quote:....the evening's strength lies in the quality of the singing. Maria Friedman - kitted out in a crinolined ballgown that looks like a golden tent - sings immaculately and suggests a growing affection for Daniel Dae Kim's admirably burly, intransigent monarch.
And from the Telegraph:
Quote: There is fine work, too, from Daniel Dae Kim (best known for the cult TV series Lost) as the King. Eclipsing memories of Yul Brynner, who toured in the role for decades, Kim combines authority and even cruelty with a touching vulnerability. Better yet there is a palpable sexual spark as well as antagonism between king and tutor, especially when they perform a wild polka during Shall We Dance?
And from Broadway World:
Quote:. Daniel Dae Kim delivers his majestic comic lines well, and has a surprisingly melodic singing voice (though somewhat youthful-sounding for the role).
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Daniel Dae Kim wows 'em in UK King and I revival - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
august > May 21st, 2016, 04:25 PM
He's doing the role on Broadway now, for an 8-week run at the Lincoln Center, taking over for Ken Watanabe! :bg: :clap: :hellohands: -
Daniel Dae Kim wows 'em in UK King and I revival - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
Michael > May 22nd, 2016, 03:07 AM
I think we can try an IMG embed now.
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Daniel Dae Kim wows 'em in UK King and I revival - et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
badlands > August 8th, 2016, 09:03 PM
It looks cool. He is such a hunk and handsome,too. If there is a reboot on Mulan, then he should Shang.