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The King and I (1996 Broadway revival cast)

Varèse Sarabande 5763. Released October 1, 1996. United States.

Released
October 1, 1996
Territory
United States
Label as printed
Varèse Sarabande 5763
Catalogue number
5763
Format
Unknown

What it documents no production attributed

This recording is filed against The King and I. Nothing on the record says which staging of it was recorded. Here is every staging we hold.

1951 St. James Theatre Original · opened March 29, 1951 1,246 perf.
1977 Uris Theatre Revival · opened May 2, 1977 695 perf.
1985 Broadway Theatre Revival · opened January 7, 1985 191 perf.
1996 Neil Simon Theatre Revival · opened April 11, 1996 · running when this was released 780 perf.
2000 London Palladium Original
2015 Revival Revival 538 perf.
2018 London Palladium Transfer
2024 Dominion Theatre Original

A lead, not an answer. One staging was running on the release date and no other was. That makes it the obvious candidate and it is not proof: a cast album can be issued years after a run, reissued under a new sleeve, or recorded by a company that never played the theatre. This falls out for 44 of the 237 recordings held; for the rest the dates rule nothing in or out.

Track listing none held

No track listing is held for this recording, or for any of the other 236. The running order is usually printed on the back of the sleeve. We hold no photograph of the back of this one. 127 of the 237 recordings have a back sleeve on file; this is not among them, so the running order is not in anything we hold.

Other recordings of The King and I22 held

no art held
The King and I (1951 original Broadway cast) Decca Records DL 9008. 1951
The King and I: From the Sound Track of the Motion Picture
The King and I: From the Sound Track of the Motion Picture Capitol Records W-740. 1956
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The King and I (1951 original Broadway cast) Decca Records DL 79008. 1959
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The King and I Columbia Masterworks OS 2640. 1964
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The King and I (1977 Broadway revival cast) RCA Red Seal ABL1-2610. 1977
The King and I (1977 Broadway revival cast)
The King and I (1977 Broadway revival cast) RCA Red Seal RCD1-2610. 1985
The King and I: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The King and I: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Capitol Records CDP 7 46632 2. 1987
The King and I
The King and I Philips 438 007-2. October 6, 1992
no art held
The King and I Sony Broadway SK 53328. 1993
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The King and I: From the Sound Track of the Motion Picture Broadway Angel ZDM 64693. 1993
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The King and I (1964 studio cast) Sony Broadway SK 53328. March 9, 1993
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The King and I (1951 original Broadway cast) MCA Records MCAD-10049. March 30, 1993
no art held
The King and I TER MUS C N20. 1994
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The King and I Jay Records M-2-0775; Showstoppers! M-2-0775. April 16, 1995
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The King and I Toshiba Records TOCT-10181; Toshiba Records TOCT-10182. February 18, 1998
no art held
The King and I Sony Classical SK 63386. March 19, 1999
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The King And I: Music From The Motion Picture (Remastered 2001) Angel Records. January 1, 2001
The King and I: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The King and I: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Angel Records 27351. March 13, 2001
no art held
The Broadway Musicals Series: The King and I Prism Leisure PLATCD 730. June 5, 2002
no art held
The King and I: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Broken Audio. October 6, 2011
no art held
The King and I Decca Broadway. June 2, 2015
The King and I (The 2015 Broadway Cast Recording)
The King and I (The 2015 Broadway Cast Recording) Decca Broadway 00602547372048. June 9, 2015

Separate releases, not necessarily separate recordings. A reissue, a foreign pressing and an original can all appear here as three rows, because what we hold is releases and the field that would distinguish them is not held.

What this page does not know

  • Which production this documents, or whether it documents one at all.
  • What is on it. No track listing, no running time, no side breaks.
  • Who sings. No performer is credited on any recording we hold, so the cast of the album and the cast of the stage production are never compared.
  • The format. Whether it was vinyl, CD, cassette or download is not known.
  • Where to buy, rent or borrow it. No purchase link is held for any recording.

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